Gotta Laugh at those Google Ads!

[newey]

Obviously, there is some software somewheres that attempts to ascertain the topic of our threads, and then posts a correspondingly relevant banner ad. A topic mentioning Teles will generate a bunch of Tele ads, for example.

But the software is easily confused. I notice that, whenever "grounding" of a guitar is discussed, we seem to get the same ad, over and over, for some mega-industrial style grounding straps.

Had a laugh this morning re-reading an old post where Unk was discussing his "native language being Merkin" (i.e., "American"). Another member thought that was a reference to a Merkin, a Medieval type of wig for one's nether regions.

At the top of the page was an ad for women's wigs!

Now, since I mentioned "wigs", we'll probably get the same banner ad above this thread.

I wonder if there's a magic number of references that have to be made before the software kicks an ad in. If I repeat the word "Tele" 20 times in a row, will that knock out the wig ad?

EDIT: After further reflection, this board has a bunch of aging long-haired rockers, now losing their hair . . .Maybe the ad for women's wigs wasn't so off the wall after all! ;D

2nd EDIT: Now I see this post about banner ads generated an ad to make your own banner ads!

[lpf3]

;D ;D ;D

Boy did you open a can o' worms ;D

Shortly after signing up here at GN2 I noticed one of those ads - "Get A Free American Standard Telecaster " . Of course I clicked on it ( thinking " boy these guitar nuts are cool " ;D) It was a market research survey , & I went thru several pages of products where I was to click yes or no regarding my interest . I clicked no to all of them , only to be told I had to click yes to at least one . So I clicked on , and applied for , and was approved for a Discover card . ;D
Wasn't over . Several pages later I realized it would be cheaper just to buy a Tele , so I gave up & closed out of it .
You shoulda seen my Spam folder ! Every day I had to delete a couple hundred ads . Now ( months later ) the ads have slowed to a crawl......

The Discover card ? Yeah , I got it - just ask Stew Mac , Warmoth, Guitar Parts Resource , About right ....................


Whew .



lpf3

[cynical1]

Download Firefox 3

Install

Download add-on AdBlock +

Re-start Firefox.

No more banners for wigs, depilatories, charge cards or Viagra.

Life is good.

Happy Trails

Cynical1

[lpf3]

cyn -

Thanks for the links , sounds like a great idea -

But before I do that I just wanna wait & see if I won the Les Paul Goldtop . ;D

-lpf3

[newey]

see if I won the Les Paul Goldtop . ;D

Congratulations! You DID win!

However, it should be noted that this is a blonde toupee formerly worn by Les. ;D ;D