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Post by angielouise on Jan 19, 2007 14:27:51 GMT -8
Hi I was just wondering if anyone has any control over the sort of things that are advertised in that Google ad's banner just underneath the gerbie on the keyboard at the top of the screen? I just saw an ad for small animal guilotines for lab use!  I don't suppose anything can be done, but I thought I'd mention it. I've seen quite a few inappropriate adverts considering this is an animal lovers forum. Angela |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jan 19, 2007 14:33:00 GMT -8
I think it's just an automated script that scans the page content and picks ads that "match". I've seen the guillotines ad several times. I just ignore that whole bar.  |
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Post by raggyheed on Jan 19, 2007 15:06:40 GMT -8
As far as i know they just work on keywords not the content of the
add, iv'e seen some weird adds there.
marc
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Post by whitmoregirl on Jan 19, 2007 20:28:16 GMT -8
Ah the google ads, a never-ending source of fun should I decide to notice it |
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Post by solitairedaxel on Jan 19, 2007 20:46:17 GMT -8
odd...I used to see Google ads at the top of the page but now I don't?  I guess either Opera hides them or Kaspersky does... |
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Post by pepandmax on Jan 20, 2007 15:32:19 GMT -8
I'm using Firefox, and I have an add-on/extension that blocks them.
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Post by ashgerbil on Jan 21, 2007 8:15:25 GMT -8
sometimes it can be pretty amusing though, i had one the other day which was an ad for different coloured maggots keeps me entertained *shrug* |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jan 21, 2007 20:36:34 GMT -8
What've you got for Firefox that blocks banners, Nicole? I've got pop-ups blacked, but nothing for banners. That would certainly be useful.
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Post by raggyheed on Jan 22, 2007 10:53:13 GMT -8
As a fisherman coloured maggots makes sense to me ;D but, not
on this Forum.
marc
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Post by kelis on Jan 22, 2007 14:52:53 GMT -8
lol ;D I guess I can see fisherman using colored maggots. Imagine what the fish must think when they see neon maggots floating about! Most of the banners on my page are about gerbils. |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Jan 23, 2007 11:39:15 GMT -8
We have indeed no control on the adds by google. They select add by searching for keywords, as you have discovered. Like when you're talking about a ban on hunting, you are likely to find adds for hunting trips, etc. So sometimes you will see adds that you don't like. But we cannot do anything about it.
Peter
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Post by me on Jan 23, 2007 15:58:35 GMT -8
Get FireFox and the NoScript add on and you won't see any ads anywhere. ;D
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Post by raggyheed on Jan 23, 2007 17:27:29 GMT -8
Personally Adds don't bother me, i have no popups, sometimes they
are usefull, for links to sites so, i'll be leaving mine on, i'd only be
bothered if, i frequented porn sites, which i don't, that's when the
Adds and, popups would bother me, because thats when the really
dodgy Adds and, popups start.
marc
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Post by gerbilluv10 on Jan 23, 2007 17:49:35 GMT -8
I absalutly HATE popups! They drive me nutti!  This site doesn't give me any though!  ~Shelby |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Feb 10, 2007 6:56:09 GMT -8
I don't like pop-ups either. But those google-ads don't bother me. In fact I'm happy with them! Why? Because of them this forum is totally free! |
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I guess either Opera hides them or Kaspersky does...
This site doesn't give me any though! 