Weird Ads on the Site

[AnonyPoni 564]

I legitly saw this on our Forums.... I think Ad Choices needs to figure out what ponies we are talking about

Kinda creepy, these ads...

Equine Frozen Semen
Equine Reproduction Specialists Worldwide Affiliate Lab Network
www.selectbreeders.com
Equine Insurance
Horse Mortality, Major Medical Specialists On Hand, On-Line Quotes
www.BroadstoneEquine.com

I AM NOT ADVERTISING ANYTHING!

[Shankveld 4,945]

LMAO! This made me laugh that's what we get for having a pony forum ;p ~

[False Perception 482]

Great, now my history looks...

 

creepy.

 

EDIT: Do you think we could get screenshots?

Edited July 7, 2012 by frenzyhero

[Starshine 16,330]

At least it's better than that one time those filthy ads linked me to a man-horse-love site

[AnonyPoni 564]

I am somewhat surprised this was moved to the feedback section. I though that it was just something for us to laugh at...this is good still. Maybe we can get some ACTUAL pony merchandise in the adds

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,520]

I legitly saw this on our Forums.... I think Ad Choices needs to figure out what ponies we are talking about

Kinda creepy, these ads...

Equine Frozen Semen

Equine Reproduction Specialists Worldwide Affiliate Lab Network

www.selectbreeders.com

Equine Insurance

Horse Mortality, Major Medical Specialists On Hand, On-Line Quotes

www.BroadstoneEquine.com

 

I AM NOT ADVERTISING ANYTHING!

 

I moved this thread to feedback and blocked both selectbreeders.com and broadstoneequine.com from advertising on my network. Those don't look like the kinds of ads MLP Forums should be running, especially the first one.

 

At least it's better than that one time those filthy ads linked me to a man-horse-love site

 

If you see any ads that unsettle you (or that have no business showing up on an MLP forum community), please let me know and I'd be more than happy to make sure they never appear on MLP Forums again.

[Starshine 16,330]

Sweet! I never know you can block certain advertisement on googleads

 

If you see any ads that unsettle you (or that have no business showing up on an MLP forum community), please let me know and I'd be more than happy to make sure they never appear on MLP Forums again.

 

When I see that link again, I'll come to you running

[AnonyPoni 564]

I moved this thread to feedback and blocked both selectbreeders.com and broadstoneequine.com from advertising on my network. Those don't look like the kinds of ads MLP Forums should be running, especially the first one.

 

 

 

If you see any ads that unsettle you (or that have no business showing up on an MLP forum community), please let me know and I'd be more than happy to make sure they never appear on MLP Forums again.

 

 

 

 

But anyway, thanks for that. It would be nice to have Real MLP ads.

[False Perception 482]

I just think it's funny, Imagine if those fanfics about ponies able to browse our 'net were true... there would be so much free porn and black market trading for them.

[Bohtty 1,775]

Aren't the adsense ads based off your browsing history?

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,520]

Aren't the adsense ads based off your browsing history?

 

Sort of. AdSense ads are based on several factors. Two of them are:

• the content on the page/website that you are seeing the ads on
• the content of pages/websites that you have visited before which also display AdSense ads

Google doesn't have access to your browser's browsing history, so the AdSense system relies to a great degree on tracking which other sites you have seen AdSense advertising on. This often has the effect of the same ad "following" you from site to site (there's an ad from a certain hosting company that I see everywhere after reading about them on WebHostingTalk, for example ).

 

There's also Google Magic involved, but you get that with everything Google does.

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Feld0 thank you for using your ban cannon to ban bad chizz. you are the best Mod EVER!!

[Doctor XFizzle 8,651]

Aren't the adsense ads based off your browsing history?

 

If that's the case, some people among us have some explainin' to do!

[Guest]

I have never seen ads like that, but then again I don't think I have anything related to that in my search history either...

 

If that's the case, some people among us have some explainin' to do!

 

[AnonyPoni 564]

I have never seen ads like that, but then again I don't think I have anything related to that in my search history either...

 

 

 

 

Last time I checked, I wasn't a horse breeder...

[Guest]

Last time I checked, I wasn't a horse breeder...

 

I know, to be honest I don't keep a browsing history at all!

 

The thing is with these Ad word detector things, is that the person setting up the list can make it so that just having a browsing history with the words "pony, equine, horse, philly, colt, stallion, etc." will bring up their Ad.

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,520]

I know, to be honest I don't keep a browsing history at all!

 

The thing is with these Ad word detector things, is that the person setting up the list can make it so that just having a browsing history with the words "pony, equine, horse, philly, colt, stallion, etc." will bring up their Ad.

 

Did I mention that Google does not have access to your browsing history?

 

Sort of. AdSense ads are based on several factors. Two of them are:

• the content on the page/website that you are seeing the ads on
• the content of pages/websites that you have visited before which also display AdSense ads

Google doesn't have access to your browser's browsing history, so the AdSense system relies to a great degree on tracking which other sites you have seen AdSense advertising on. This often has the effect of the same ad "following" you from site to site (there's an ad from a certain hosting company that I see everywhere after reading about them on WebHostingTalk, for example ).

 

There's also Google Magic involved, but you get that with everything Google does.

 

[Guest]

Did I mention that Google does not have access to your browsing history?

 

*facehoof*

 

I'm tired, words starting to blend together.

 

Also I wouldn't put it past Google to do it anyway. *paranoid glance*

[HunterTSN 1,444]

I believe that google chrome has an add blocker, I know it works for youtube commercials but it might cut out other adds too

[letterone 1,203]

Never have I gotten ads like that... oh wait... I have AdBlock on.

 

...IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M IMPATIENT WITH YOUTUBE OKAY?!

At least it's better than that one time those filthy ads linked me to a man-horse-love site

 

[Croaks 251]

Need a glove?

Call this number!

 

Or something like that.

[Jokuc 8,172]

lmao, that's actually hilarious! xD

[Pinkazoid 3,493]

 

 

But anyway, thanks for that. It would be nice to have Real MLP ads.

 

They should just make a thread for all the mlpforums meme's.....maybe one for just Feld0 xD

[ThatOnePwny 59]

I'd say these ads are...interesting.

 

Now that I've turned ads on, I don't see anything wrong like that. I also don't see things I'd want to buy...Maybe you should try to get them to display MLP merchandise ads or something? *shrug* I dunno. Just a suggestion.

Edited July 9, 2012 by ThatOnePwny

[Mindrop 412]

Google uses you IP address and the sites it access/searches for to target what ads you get. In this case, it connected ponies, with horse breading. An odd connection, but totally legit by search perimeters.

 

My current adds seem to be connected to scholarship searches I just did. Both are for donating to different organizations. Doctors without boarders, and a donate your care to the veterans (which does not look legit).