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Inonickname ads
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:09 am
by john bunsenburner
This is really really weird but I have noticed Inonickname has two ads that only appear with him all the time. I have taken screen shots. It seems weird, i thought id point it out, just in case.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:12 am
by inonickname
Yep, they are in my sig.
If they actually offend anybody, I'm happy to remove them.
The first was on spudfiles, the second while doing a search.
Edit: other way around now.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:15 am
by john bunsenburner
Oh, so they are on pusrpose?
I see, i assumed you had a bug of some sort
Oh well, ignore the thread then
This is the perfect example for an:
EPIC FAIL
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:25 am
by inonickname
I just hope you didn't click the link to buy HIV Aids..
(neither are links, just images)
Edited the aids one to fit in better..
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:00 am
by pizlo
Hahah, those adds are Roflmao.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:22 am
by Technician1002
pizlo wrote:Hahah, those adds are Roflmao.
Same here.. Very funny.
I hope Google has a sense of humor. When doing gag ads, it may be best to make a close but not the same logo for the fake ad as a parody item. Using the Google trademark for their ads may be an issue. Tread carefully. In these days of IP protection and copyright, not all companies are understanding of the joke. Below is an example. It looks like a major brand, but it's parody and the name has been changed.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:56 am
by Velocity
Maybe he did change it...Ads by GoogIe
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:57 pm
by Moonbogg
I'll take HIV AIDS for $1,200.00
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:45 pm
by mark.f
Uh, those aren't fake ads at all. They were 100% real, and inonickname took screenshots of them to display the glorious technological innovation that is Google Ads.
Seriously, pay enough attention to the ads and stranger ones will appear.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:00 pm
by Hotwired
It's just embarrassing sometimes the kind of garbage that pops up in those generated ads.
If you are desperate enough to click on them you get a load of rubbish.
Still, somehow, it makes money. Amazing.
I see my creation is still being looked at
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:13 pm
by jrrdw
Oh dear, take no offense to me locking this but we don't need a 3 page discussion on a sig. We now know what it is.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:12 am
by PCGUY
The ads are funny, but they can be very confusing if just slipped into your signature like that. As you can see, it prompted a whole topic about it.
You can keep "a funny" in your signature, but please try to make it more obvious as to what it is. Add some text or a box or something, just so it doesn't look like LIVE ad on the page that will get people confused. Make it clear it's "a funny".