Mesothelioma, Debt, Lawsuits Tops Google AdWords List

By consumerist.com March 27, 2006

Seen via Boing Boing, seen via Battelle, this list of the top Google AdWords. We’re not ashamed to admit that we’re amazed at the strong showing of mesothelioma on the list… hell, we had to look it up. Who knew absestos huffers were such a lucrative clientele? The rest of the list, of course, is an interesting vivisection of the American psyche: debt and lawsuits are the biggest businesses.

The Top 10 Google AdWords are:

    $54.33 mesothelioma lawyers
    $47.79 what is mesothelioma
    $47.72 peritoneal mesothelioma
    $47.25 consolidate loans
    $47.16 refinancing mortgage
    $45.55 tax attorney
    $41.22 mesothelioma
    $38.86 car accident lawyer
    $38.68 ameriquest mortgage
    $38.03 mortgage refinance

Updated: Highest Paying AdSense Keywords [C-Wire] (via Boing Boing)

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Comments

  1. The Comedian says:
    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    For kicks I googled the number one word combination, chose the first ad, and I was met with this tidbi:.

    “Mesothelioma is a form of malignant cancer caused by toxic asbestos exposure and the estimated number of recently diagnosed patients in Connecticit mushrooms more each year.”

    (Bold emphasis added by me.)

    Yup, just what I need, a personal injury lawyer who can’t be bothered to spell my state’s name correctly.

  2. Mr. Moto says:
    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    How does this work? If I search on “ameriquest mortgage” does google make $38? Does ameriquest get billed for it?

  3. GenXCub says:
    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    I heard on NPR a couple of weeks ago at the major fraud that has been going on with lawyers canvassing the public about Asbestosis, and then “diagnosing” the same people with Silicosis to get another lawsuit out of it since the lung x-rays on both conditions are very similar.

    these ads may be in trouble!