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bowens43

(16,064 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:12 AM Feb 2012

Are you kidding me? Newt for President ads on DU WTF????

I felt bad because I have strongly criticized the President here. Now DU is posting ads for Newt for President 2012.

Isn't advocating for someone other then the Democratic nominee a VIOLATION of DUs rules???

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Are you kidding me? Newt for President ads on DU WTF???? (Original Post) bowens43 Feb 2012 OP

I think it's funny they're wasting money posting ads on DU. Richardo Feb 2012 #1

Not sure it's a waste of money... Quantess Feb 2012 #5

The site gets MONEY for it. MONEY. MADem Feb 2012 #2

How could you not be aware of how ads are placed here? onenote Feb 2012 #3

DU doesn't control the ads... JHB Feb 2012 #4

Google automation. Not DU. Blame Google, the largest spam advertiser. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #6

Better Wasted Here... KharmaTrain Feb 2012 #7

Richardo

(38,391 posts)

1. I think it's funny they're wasting money posting ads on DU.

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:19 AM

Feb 2012

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

5. Not sure it's a waste of money...

Reply to Richardo (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:46 AM

Feb 2012

the conservative ads are targeted to the RW lurkers. We have a lot of them, didn't you know?

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. The site gets MONEY for it. MONEY.

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:20 AM

Feb 2012

So, they take that MONEY and they laugh all the way to the bank.

Is that ad going to sway you? I mean, come on.

onenote

(42,704 posts)

3. How could you not be aware of how ads are placed here?

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:40 AM

Feb 2012

Its been discussed ad nauseum and you've been around for awhile.

JHB

(37,160 posts)

4. DU doesn't control the ads...

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:43 AM

Feb 2012

...and they're showing up here because Newt is mentioned so many times. That's just the way the ad service's programming works.

This isn't something new, y'know.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

6. Google automation. Not DU. Blame Google, the largest spam advertiser. nt

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:48 AM

Feb 2012

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)

7. Better Wasted Here...

Reply to bowens43 (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:55 AM

Feb 2012

I don't see those ads (membership has its privilidges)...but if I did (and I've seen them on other "liberal" and "progressive" sites) I'd make sure to click on it at least 10 times or more. On the average each click costs Cadrich or whomever at least 25 to 50 cents. So I feel I've forced the slimebucket to spend 5 buck or so in a place he stands little chance of getting anything but ridiculed and away from more effective places. The more people who click through the most money is given to DU...think of it as helping the site...

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