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Topic: Automatic Ad Links
CalvinMaker
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Member # 2032
posted April 13, 2004 02:34 PM
I take it the that the board is now automatically changing key words typed into ad links? A couple I've seen: hotel server ::waits to see if they turn into links::
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CalvinMaker
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Member # 2032
posted April 13, 2004 02:36 PM
Hrm. Hotel didn't seem to work. Maybe it was hotels.
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vwiggin
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posted April 13, 2004 02:36 PM
*blows out the candles and makes a wish* Heidi Klum Heidi Klum Heidi Klum
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peter the bookie
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posted April 13, 2004 02:37 PM
we can so make a game out of this. Do you think it's hotels, accomodations, rooms? Is it frequency of a word appearing or a combination of words?
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Dagonee
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posted April 13, 2004 02:38 PM
Interesting. I'll see your Heidi Klum with a Swimsuit Issue.
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vwiggin
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posted April 13, 2004 02:38 PM
Maybe victoria's secret?
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peter the bookie
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Member # 3270
posted April 13, 2004 02:40 PM
So now it's a fight to see who's ad wins? Why don't you guys stay where you are for a minute while we see if we can influence the google ad's plans . Surely we can make room for everyone's interest eventually. [ April 13, 2004, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: peter the bookie ]
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Nato
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posted April 13, 2004 02:41 PM
CM, I doubt it's Hatrack's fault, more likely some program you unknowingly installed on your computer. I recommend running Spybot Search and Destroy: here Ad-Aware here and/or Hijack This (higher level tool) here or here I don't think Hatrack is doing anything besides the Google Ad-things at the bottom of the page.
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peterh
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posted April 13, 2004 02:42 PM
Hmmmm, so it's based on post content, eh. *Runs back here *
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CalvinMaker
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Member # 2032
posted April 13, 2004 02:43 PM
Dang. I didn't realize there were ad programs that did that. I have Ad-Aware already. I'll run it.
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pooka
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posted April 13, 2004 04:06 PM
I want a book on white trash cooking. Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam We love spam, Beautiful spam. Spam spam spam spam. I don't know, does an ad for the "Carter Center" count? I can help wage peace! [ April 13, 2004, 04:07 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]
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