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(53,794 posts)
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:59 AM Dec 2016

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You could give as little as five dollars and become PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #1
I will consider that. I thought it was important to share info with DU that we most likely are . . . brush Dec 2016 #2
We've had trolls here since the site began in 2001. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #7
I didn't call anyone a troll. I suggested what you said has been going on since '01 still is. brush Dec 2016 #10
What?! You mean there are trolls on this site?!! Right now?!!! Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #12
What's with the snark? It's not called for. Others who have interacted with a particularly . . . brush Dec 2016 #15
And you're accusing that poster for being responsible for you seeing Michelle Malkin ads here. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #16
Again I didn't accuse anyone of being a troll. I observed repeated appearances of Malkin ads after brush Dec 2016 #23
What's ironic is the more often you type her name the more often you'll see the ads. Agschmid Dec 2016 #27
It doesn't work like that melman Dec 2016 #3
Others differ with your take on how it works brush Dec 2016 #6
Well they're wrong melman Dec 2016 #9
Well how does it work? brush Dec 2016 #11
I'm not an expert melman Dec 2016 #14
Reminds me of the PURPLE VIBRATOR Wars of DU2!!! MADem Dec 2016 #4
Not complaining about DU, just trying to figure out what triggered the Malkin ad since there was . . brush Dec 2016 #8
Did someone else mention her? That's all it takes! MADem Dec 2016 #18
How did I manage to miss that one? Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #13
You were around back then! MADem Dec 2016 #17
But it's true. rug Dec 2016 #20
GAAAH--I think that's the one! MADem Dec 2016 #21
Stop it! The more you talk about it the more it mutates. rug Dec 2016 #22
LOL--now that would have been hilarious on a banner headline! nt MADem Dec 2016 #24
The ads are triggered by words mentioned on this site. marybourg Dec 2016 #5
Use AD blocker. I don't see any ads here and am not a star member. Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #19
So you are good with depriving DU revenue? Kilgore Dec 2016 #26
lol! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #28
Because you don't use ad blocker. Coyotl Dec 2016 #25
After your op here and a number of your replies,.... NCTraveler Dec 2016 #29
Click on the damn things, make her fund this site. Remember, only 1 click counts every 24 hours. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #30

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
1. You could give as little as five dollars and become
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:13 AM
Dec 2016

a star donor and never see ads again.

Just a suggestion.

brush

(53,794 posts)
2. I will consider that. I thought it was important to share info with DU that we most likely are . . .
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:20 AM
Dec 2016

still being trolled by pretend progressives.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
7. We've had trolls here since the site began in 2001.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:50 AM
Dec 2016

That's got nothing to do with the nature of the Google pop up ads.

Also, disagreeing with someone is not grounds for calling them a troll. If you think someone's a troll, contact the admins with your concerns.

brush

(53,794 posts)
10. I didn't call anyone a troll. I suggested what you said has been going on since '01 still is.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:53 AM
Dec 2016

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
12. What?! You mean there are trolls on this site?!! Right now?!!!
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 03:02 AM
Dec 2016

What an amazing discovery you've made. Better tell Skinner to get on it right away.

brush

(53,794 posts)
15. What's with the snark? It's not called for. Others who have interacted with a particularly . . .
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 03:15 AM
Dec 2016

fervent Trump voter defender know what I'm talking about.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
16. And you're accusing that poster for being responsible for you seeing Michelle Malkin ads here.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 03:44 AM
Dec 2016

Why don't you debate that person on the issues, or else inform the admins that you think he's a troll, rather than throw out baseless accusations that are physically impossible.

brush

(53,794 posts)
23. Again I didn't accuse anyone of being a troll. I observed repeated appearances of Malkin ads after
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:44 PM
Dec 2016

interacting more than once with a trump voter defender. Could be a coincidence but it kept happening.

If you didn't participate in any of the threads you don't have any idea of the amount of push back that came from many other DUers against the persistence of the trump voter defender.

I can and will continue to share my observations with others despite what you think.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
27. What's ironic is the more often you type her name the more often you'll see the ads.
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:09 PM
Dec 2016
 

melman

(7,681 posts)
3. It doesn't work like that
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:25 AM
Dec 2016

Nobody else on here could have any impact on what ads you're served.

brush

(53,794 posts)
6. Others differ with your take on how it works
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:49 AM
Dec 2016
 

melman

(7,681 posts)
9. Well they're wrong
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:52 AM
Dec 2016

Because that is not how it works.

brush

(53,794 posts)
11. Well how does it work?
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:55 AM
Dec 2016
 

melman

(7,681 posts)
14. I'm not an expert
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 03:05 AM
Dec 2016

I just know what others post can't affect your ads.

Here's some info on how it works: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7029660

MADem

(135,425 posts)
4. Reminds me of the PURPLE VIBRATOR Wars of DU2!!!
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:30 AM
Dec 2016

Someone was bullshit that an ad popped up for a purple vibrator...and complained about it. So everyone started making purple vibrator jokes, and as a consequence, that ad kept popping up. The more it got mentioned, the more it appeared.

Same deal with ANN COULTER--you keep mentioning her, and the Google analytics figures it out, and you would see ads for her books all the time, right here on good old LIBERAL DU!

Send a donation in, though--and you won't have to see the ads. This really is one of the best news aggregators in town--it's timely, it's user-friendly, and it is curated by people who share your perspectives. What more could anyone ask?

brush

(53,794 posts)
8. Not complaining about DU, just trying to figure out what triggered the Malkin ad since there was . .
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:51 AM
Dec 2016

no mention of her in my posts.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
18. Did someone else mention her? That's all it takes!
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:44 AM
Dec 2016

It's like Beetlejuice! All you have to do is say her name THREE TIMES.......



Seriously, it's not what you alone say--it's what everyone says. If we're all talking about what an asshole so-and-so is, the next thing ya know, there's an ad on the sidebar for so-and-so's book.

I haven't seen ads here in over a decade--I have to log out to see them.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
13. How did I manage to miss that one?
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 03:04 AM
Dec 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)
17. You were around back then!
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:41 AM
Dec 2016

I thought it was hilarious....and that purple device was especially amusing in a banner ad! Like a psychedelic submarine, getting underway! There was no missing it, either!

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
20. But it's true.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:59 AM
Dec 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)
21. GAAAH--I think that's the one!
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:02 AM
Dec 2016

Ha ha ha!!! It was lurid and long, but it wasn't surfacing in the display pic!!!



Those were the days....

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
22. Stop it! The more you talk about it the more it mutates.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:05 AM
Dec 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)
24. LOL--now that would have been hilarious on a banner headline! nt
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 10:28 AM
Dec 2016

marybourg

(12,633 posts)
5. The ads are triggered by words mentioned on this site.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:45 AM
Dec 2016

"Trump" is one of those words. Ads from sites for or against Trump, if they are clients of the agency that provides ads to this site (and from which this site profits), will appear.

A donation will make them go away (and help this site replace the money from the ads.)

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
19. Use AD blocker. I don't see any ads here and am not a star member.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:45 AM
Dec 2016

Kilgore

(1,733 posts)
26. So you are good with depriving DU revenue?
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:06 PM
Dec 2016

Although not pleasant, my annoyance is offset by knowing Im supporting DU

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
28. lol!
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:14 PM
Dec 2016
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
25. Because you don't use ad blocker.
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 11:57 AM
Dec 2016

Adblock Plus - Surf the web without annoying ads!
https://adblockplus.org/

This is why my ad revenue has fallen to below 10% of what it used to be.
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
29. After your op here and a number of your replies,....
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 01:49 PM
Dec 2016

Plan on seeing some more of those ads.

No one here supports Trump.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
30. Click on the damn things, make her fund this site. Remember, only 1 click counts every 24 hours.
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 03:14 PM
Dec 2016

.


Go one click into the landing page, so there is no question that is was a valid ad redirection.


No mater how many times you go to an ad, in any given day, at night the clicks are resolved to prevent gaming.


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