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Khorium
04-14-2009, 01:08 PM
http://bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com/CDN/123221/google_728x90_3_02-24-09.gif
Khorium
04-14-2009, 01:09 PM
sorry. Posted this without adding my comment. How is this ad relevant to the content on this page? Isn't there supposed to be some intelligence in how these are placed?
Ronnie Dobbs2
04-14-2009, 01:10 PM
Wait for it... wait for it...
Castlerock
04-14-2009, 01:11 PM
firefox whores in 5... 4... 3...
BrianD
04-14-2009, 01:12 PM
FOFC has ads? I don't see them in my FireFox browser.



Ask and ye shall receive...
sterlingice
04-14-2009, 01:13 PM
...
JonInMiddleGA
04-14-2009, 01:13 PM
Wait for it... wait for it...

Allow me.

Banner ads? What are these banner ads of which you speak? I've never seen a banner ad here, although I do use Firefox so that might have something to do with it.
MikeVic
04-14-2009, 01:16 PM
What's Firefox? Does no one use Netscape anymore?
DeToxRox
04-14-2009, 01:17 PM
What's Firefox? Does no one use Netscape anymore?

Oh fuck. Cue Lathum. He is going to rage on you to the point that the keys on his Compaq Presario melt.
Khorium
04-14-2009, 01:17 PM
Allow me.

Banner ads? What are these banner ads of which you speak? I've never seen a banner ad here, although I do use Firefox so that might have something to do with it.

i know. but the IT nazis here won't let me run Firefox.

I wasn't trying to complain, i just thought it was peculiar.
MikeVic
04-14-2009, 01:20 PM
Weird banner ad for FOFC though.
Passacaglia
04-14-2009, 01:24 PM
I heard firefox doesn't really work.
spleen1015
04-14-2009, 01:28 PM
Soooooooo....

I use Firefox and I still see those ads. Help a brother get rid of them.
Logan
04-14-2009, 01:31 PM
Soooooooo....

I use Firefox and I still see those ads. Help a brother get rid of them.

Try right-clicking and "adblock image" or whatever.
Subby
04-14-2009, 01:31 PM
Soooooooo....

I use Firefox and I still see those ads. Help a brother get rid of them.
Be smarter.
spleen1015
04-14-2009, 01:33 PM
Be smarter.

Been trying my whole life. There is no hope for me.

Turns out I didn't have Adblock Plus enabled.
cthomer5000
04-14-2009, 01:34 PM
Well... do they work?!!!
Maple Leafs
04-14-2009, 01:37 PM
Actually, this is an example of an ad that is served based on a user's browsing history. This is becoming a common practice in the banner ad industry. For example, if I visit a site like MLB.com and then come here, I might see a baseball-related ad. If somebody else was on NFL.com instead, they'd get football content. It's a way to make sure the ads are relevant to the user's interest.

In this case, the ad you're talking about is only served to people who've previously viewed lip-fetish porn sites.

So... hope that clear everything up.
Ronnie Dobbs2
04-14-2009, 01:38 PM
Now I'm upset that I block ads :(
SackAttack
04-14-2009, 01:45 PM
What's hilarious is, I don't see the image in the main post. This must be from a source I've previously blocked.
Khorium
04-14-2009, 01:50 PM
Actually, this is an example of an ad that is served based on a user's browsing history. This is becoming a common practice in the banner ad industry. For example, if I visit a site like MLB.com and then come here, I might see a baseball-related ad. If somebody else was on NFL.com instead, they'd get football content. It's a way to make sure the ads are relevant to the user's interest.

In this case, the ad you're talking about is only served to people who've previously viewed lip-fetish porn sites.

So... hope that clear everything up.

ok. that made me laugh. :lol:
Lathum
04-14-2009, 01:52 PM
Oh fuck. Cue Lathum. He is going to rage on you to the point that the keys on his Compaq Presario melt.

I use firefox and never went into a rage despite one person in particular attempting to bait me.
Dr. Sak
04-14-2009, 01:54 PM
Actually, this is an example of an ad that is served based on a user's browsing history. This is becoming a common practice in the banner ad industry. For example, if I visit a site like MLB.com and then come here, I might see a baseball-related ad. If somebody else was on NFL.com instead, they'd get football content. It's a way to make sure the ads are relevant to the user's interest.

In this case, the ad you're talking about is only served to people who've previously viewed lip-fetish porn sites.

So... hope that clear everything up.

No wonder you never get ads with the Stanley Cup in them...
sterlingice
04-14-2009, 01:59 PM
Actually, this is an example of an ad that is served based on a user's browsing history. This is becoming a common practice in the banner ad industry. For example, if I visit a site like MLB.com and then come here, I might see a baseball-related ad. If somebody else was on NFL.com instead, they'd get football content. It's a way to make sure the ads are relevant to the user's interest.

In this case, the ad you're talking about is only served to people who've previously viewed lip-fetish porn sites.

So... hope that clear everything up.

No wonder you never get ads with the Stanley Cup in them...

This exchange just made the thread worthwhile :D

SI
Khorium
04-14-2009, 02:05 PM
No wonder you never get ads with the Stanley Cup in them...

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