Fewer "adult" banner ads

[coolkayaker1]

Please keep in mind that the UU forums rely on ad revenue as our primary means of support. Using ad blockers of any kind dwindles the amount somewhat.

Does actually clicking the banner ad help UU, seeso?

 

[tigersister]

I constantly get ads for "male enhancement" pills ...
... now I think about it, my wife uses my computer a lot

Maybe she's sneaking it into your food?

 

[stevepetergal]

google also thinks i'm a young german female who is into productivity apps and computers, so go figure.

YOU'RE NOT?! Uh... ignore my last PM.

 

[tigersister]

I mostly get ads for culinary school, a local car dealership, online discount eyeglasses, and charity organizations for providing clean water in third world countries.

 

[Skitzic]

I got Helzberg Diamonds, a local dentist, ebay, and another jewelry site.

 

[xommen]

I just got an add for the new car I already ordered, talk about wasted resources .

 

[Susie A]

All these banner ads for "cougars" and single men or women looking to hook up for affairs - is that the proper image for the ukulele community? They're pretty trashy - not pornographic, but of questionable taste and morality. Maybe you ought to filter what sort of ads you want to host.

I never get any inappropriate banners. I thought they were based on your browser history? I get REI, camping, home improvement, etc.

 

[Wicked]

I never get any inappropriate banners.

"Inappropriate" is a relative term.

 

[tigersister]

I never get any inappropriate banners. I thought they were based on your browser history? I get REI, camping, home improvement, etc.

Oh, that reminds me, I get Lowe's ads too.

 

[seeso]

Does actually clicking the banner ad help UU, seeso?

It does, yes. Thanks for asking!

 

[UkeKiddinMe]

Continually restarting the page, I get:

- Febreze
- The March For Innovation
- Easy Ukulele Lessons
- iGrow Hair Laser

 

[itsme]

Sometimes ads are targeted by keywords in the thread.

Today I've seen LazyBoy furniture, recording equipment, guitar lessons, parenting and other pretty much innocuous stuff.

 

[coolkayaker1]

It does, yes. Thanks for asking!

Thank you. There you have it folks, support UU, click the banner a couple times a day.

I'm not even in the market for a cougar, but what the hey...(click, click)

 

[Wicked]

I'm not even in the market for a cougar, but what the hey...(click, click)

Oh, no! You are going to artificially inflate the Cougar Marketplace!

I think that Adam Smith is going to have to redefine the "Invisible Hand" after this.

 

[teruterubouzu]

Thank you. There you have it folks, support UU, click the banner a couple times a day.

I'm not even in the market for a cougar, but what the hey...(click, click)

But they can't ask for clicks because it will make the Googlers angry!

 

[seneystretch]

But they can't ask for clicks because it will make the Googlers angry!

If Google decides too many clicks are fraudulent, or even artificially inflated, or there is a coordinated campaign to click, AdWords will simply be cut off.

Thou shall not mess with the Google dragon, for thou art crunchy and tasty with ketchup.

 

[coolkayaker1]

Thou shall not mess with the Google dragon, for thou art crunchy and tasty with ketchup.

Please, Mr. Google dragon, know that I --not UU--suggested the clicks.

Revised suggestion: click if one is in the market for a cougar. Cougars are good, especially when purchased through a Google banner.

 

[stevepetergal]

Uh...what's the opposite of a cougar. (I'm pretty old y'know)

 

[Skitzic]

Uh...what's the opposite of a cougar. (I'm pretty old y'know)

I think that is called a Baracuda?

I'm not up to date on all the hip lingo these days.

 

[coolkayaker1]

A opposite one I don't know, Steve. I just know the good old fashioned Cougar. Available through Google banners.