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Ads? What?

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 1:52 pm
by Kazer0
Whya re there ads on the forum now? It makes it look stupid. If they stay, im making a new template so its not so ugly.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 2:28 pm
by Da_Goat
It would look better on the bottom, just above the copyright stuff.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 3:15 pm
by wardrich
:O i noticed that too!

K0: make a pretty frame for it with blinky lights and buzzers... lol


-Richard-

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 4:16 pm
by jmmijo
The ads are being served by Google too :cry:

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 5:40 pm
by emmzee
Gee such whiners! :P Okay fine I'll move 'em to the bottom ;)

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 8:26 pm
by wardrich
yay... bottom ads! (Why'd ya decide to add them anyway?)

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:34 am
by emmzee
Errr ... I like money? :P I more was interested in how well the Google ads would target each page that they're on. The ad code is supposed to scan the text of each page and display ads relevant to that page. They seem to work fairly well, I figured I might as well leave 'em on the pages. :)

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 11:35 am
by Da_Goat
The one on this page is advertising hair growth products.....

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 11:44 am
by jmmijo
Too bad you can't modify the code a little to target Retro gaming in general or perhaps even retro DOS gaming more specifically :D

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 2:24 pm
by Dogbreath
I'm glad Google made the effort, but I doubt if I really need candle-shades... :rolleyes:

Oh well, the ads don't bother me, just as long as you don't put in pop-ups.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 2:24 pm
by emmzee
Yeah if anyone figures out how it's getting the "hair growth products" targeting I'd love to hear it ... :o :shifty: :huh:

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 2:27 pm
by Dogbreath
heh, after you mentioned that you "like money" the ad for this post changed to a charity site... this may turn out to be quite a bit of fun, actually.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 3:07 pm
by wardrich
Scans text eh?


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sorry, just screwin with the ads... rofl


-Richard-

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 3:48 pm
by Da_Goat
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....it's still at hair products........

What kind of hair are they talking about? :o

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:21 pm
by Dogbreath
Google doesn't sponcer sex-related ads I don't think... though they started up with "hair gel-volume increasement" stuff... :huh:

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 6:02 pm
by Splodginator
Although they do sponsor Mr T, and...
Google Ads wrote:Voodoo Spells
For love, luck, money, and more. Absolutely guaranteed!

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 7:35 pm
by nastypoisonspikes
hmm ... how much money do you make off those ads, emmzee?

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:11 pm
by wardrich
sensors sex eh?

how about this...

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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:23 pm
by Da_Goat
"Voodoo Spells"

"Powerful Love Spells"

Hmm....

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 10:37 pm
by jmmijo
Everytime I post it's the Peace Corps and the Habitat for Humanity gig. Hmm I wonder if somebody is trying to tell me something :huh: