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Re: They aren't appropriate[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#9)
by wantobe on Sun Dec 05, 2004 at 04:39:24 AM PDT

Originally, my problem with these ads in particular was that two were listed at Spyware Warrior (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm ) as rogue or suspect (Spyhunter and Adware Spy). Since then, I've discovered that they've moved Spyhunter off of the "bad" list because the company has stopped the most obnoxious of their advertisements. They still don't recommend the product, but it's not considered one of the bad products. Adware Spy is still considered rogue, however.

My point was that the ads usually seem to be directed towards the companies that are targeted in a particular article. That means you're unlikely to get many click throughs for them, therefore the site isn't getting supported the way it could with better placed ads.

However, if you get credit just for having the ads up even when you don't get click-throughs, then I'm all for it, and I apologize for the original complaint. If you're ranting about HP and getting revenue from HP ads that aren't going to generate even one click-through, it's good irony.


Rob Miles
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There are 10 kinds of people in the world; those who understand binary and those who don't.
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