On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 05:27:15PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr - Debian Project Leader wrote: > Michael Banck pointed out on IRC that I should explain what google ads > actually are. The basic idea behind google ads is that you don't > simply show random ads, but ads which fit in very well with the > contents of the page - therefore, the likehood that the ad is of > relevance to the view ofer the page is quite high. > > More information can be found at https://www.google.com/adsense/ > > Let me quote one paragraph which summarizes it fairly well: > > | When your content changes, so do your ads. > > | Google AdSense technology goes beyond simple keyword or category > | matching. We work hard to understand your content and deliver ads that > | are precisely targeted to specific pages, automatically, no matter how > | many thousands of pages your site may have, or how specialised or > | broad your content. As your content changes, Google's ads change to > | match.
Don't fall for google mumbo-jumbo. Thanks to the great Google AdSense, you can find advertisements about 'ostricht plume hat' on a news about RedHat. See <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in debian-curiosa. Since it is randomized, you cannot even know what your own site advertise! I wonder what would fit quite well with a flamewar about hot-babe. The main beneficiaries of this wonderful technology is the Google shareholders. The main victims are the poor souls that don't know how to block them. I hope someday browsers will be configured by defaut to block all ads. I am very happy Debian does not follow the sad example of gentoo.org which has literaly sold the main page. Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here.