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I've found that the problem with using Google's services is that it's very hard to get any sort of direct, 1x1 support from them.

by obtino 16y ago

Klinky 16y ago
This is very true. It's hard to get anyone via e-mail, on the phone or in their forums when you have questions about their product services or when a problem arises. This is especially concerning when money is involved such as AdSense, AdWords or Google Checkout. They are also big enough that they don't really have to care if they lose you as a customer, especially if you're a small fry just starting out.
- yanw 16y ago
  Adwords recently added phone support.
  - gcb 16y ago
    Recently? They are a billion dollar product for some time.
  - tlianza 16y ago
    It's the only call I've ever made to customer service that actually asked me to leave a message and they'd call me back. Yes, really. Oh, and they didn't.
- LostInTheWoods2 16y ago
  The problem can be seen across all Google services. They just don't make it easy to contact them when there is a problem. My favorite example is an Orkut application that I developed that I no longer wanted to support. Could I delete the app? No. Could I contact Orkut to take the app down? No. Did I keep receiving e-mails from Orkut that the app was broken? Yes. Eventually their automated system realized something was wrong and took the app down. I would have gladly fixed it had there been a way to do so.
  - kpreid 15y ago
    I have noticed Google has one service which has responsive support: Google Project Hosting. <http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting&#62 http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting> It may be just due to low volume of requests.
akarambir 16y ago
atleast google is not like other big organisations that not even reply. In this case mistake was of these developers that they themselves violates terms and conditions and want some special treatment. I've personally used Google Adsense and they always get in contact with me if there's some problem.
- Klinky 16y ago
  There are also many AdSense accounts that get shutdown for very vague reasons without warning. The appeals form is basically linked to an automated denial e-mail. Google is definitely not a "people" company & seems to rely & trust their algorithms & computer systems over anything else.

I've found that the problem with using Google's services is that it's very hard to get any sort of direct, 1x1 support from them.

by obtino 16y ago

I've found that the problem with using Google's services is that it's very hard to get any sort of direct, 1x1 support from them.

Klinky 16y ago

This is very true. It's hard to get anyone via e-mail, on the phone or in their forums when you have questions about their product services or when a problem arises. This is especially concerning when money is involved such as AdSense, AdWords or Google Checkout. They are also big enough that they don't really have to care if they lose you as a customer, especially if you're a small fry just starting out.

yanw 16y ago
Adwords recently added phone support.
- gcb 16y ago
  Recently? They are a billion dollar product for some time.
- tlianza 16y ago
  It's the only call I've ever made to customer service that actually asked me to leave a message and they'd call me back. Yes, really. Oh, and they didn't.
LostInTheWoods2 16y ago
The problem can be seen across all Google services. They just don't make it easy to contact them when there is a problem. My favorite example is an Orkut application that I developed that I no longer wanted to support. Could I delete the app? No. Could I contact Orkut to take the app down? No. Did I keep receiving e-mails from Orkut that the app was broken? Yes. Eventually their automated system realized something was wrong and took the app down. I would have gladly fixed it had there been a way to do so.
- kpreid 15y ago
  I have noticed Google has one service which has responsive support: Google Project Hosting. <http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting&#62 http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting> It may be just due to low volume of requests.

akarambir 16y ago

atleast google is not like other big organisations that not even reply. In this case mistake was of these developers that they themselves violates terms and conditions and want some special treatment. I've personally used Google Adsense and they always get in contact with me if there's some problem.

Klinky 16y ago
There are also many AdSense accounts that get shutdown for very vague reasons without warning. The appeals form is basically linked to an automated denial e-mail. Google is definitely not a "people" company & seems to rely & trust their algorithms & computer systems over anything else.