tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post495646093888164577..comments2023-11-05T04:40:23.785-07:00Comments on Rusty Idols: False AdvertisingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-39824356895030523112009-05-29T16:17:31.742-06:002009-05-29T16:17:31.742-06:00I suspect the Google system simply matches up word...I suspect the Google system simply matches up words like gmail does - so my blog is based in 'Calgary', the post mentioned 'abortion' and a 'clinic' - and that was enough of a linkage of terms to cause the system to produce that ad. I've done posts on Afghanistan and seen recruitmant ads for the military - something that almost made me get around to cancelling adSense earlier. I've done posts on drug legalization and seen ads for drug treatment centers pop up. <br /><br />If you have gmail check the advertising some time - you'll see it corresponds with the content of your emails which I find more creepy than useful.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-89360950737524698472009-05-29T13:28:25.598-06:002009-05-29T13:28:25.598-06:00Just to be sure I understand, does "AdSense was re...Just to be sure I understand, does "AdSense was referring my readers to the Calgary Crisis Pregnancy Center" mean that the AdSense engine can't tell the difference between real and phony medical care? It seems likely to me that the CPC folks deliberately set up their AdWords purchase to reach pro-choice sites. That would certainly be in character for them.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034634859678437796noreply@blogger.com