Nov
18
All can now invite AdSense advertisers
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Posted today on the AdSense Blog
Gain more advertisers right from your site
Many of you have been asking for the ability to sign up advertisers directly from your pages. Starting now, you can do just that with Onsite Advertiser Sign-Up. Using this feature, your ad units will display an ‘Advertise on this site’ link that takes interested advertisers to a landing page where they can quickly create an AdWords account and ad targeting your site. Ads created through this channel will automatically target your site and only your site. More advertisers competing for your ad space means more revenue for you.
With customization instructions here on how to implement the code.
So what it adds up to is recruiting AdWords customers for advertising on the content network. There’s no bounty or commission offered apparently, so I guess it prevents Google from being considered being a merchant in the affiliate marketing business. 
There’s some heated discussion on this at WebmasterWorld, hot on the must_read list for today. As incrediBill points out, we’re opted in for it by default - seen at the bottom of our Account page.
I’ve already opted out, as usual taking a wait and see view of everything until more facts are in. Meantime, I see no sense to it as far as there being an advantage for us as publishers.