Fox Nation ad on DU (wtf?)

[groundloop]

I noticed that one of the google ads at the bottom of a discussion was for Fox Nation. Hmmmmmm.

[lamp_shade]

1. You don't have a star.

[meegbear]

2. I noticed that you haven't donated to DU ...

if you did, you'd have access to an option to hide the google ads at the bottom of a discussion. Hmmmmmm.

[question everything]

15. So now you are passing judgment on others' financial condition?

I have donated on behalf of many DUers who could not afford to donate so that they would have a star, and this was before the current jobless situation.

Similarly, I do not pass judgment on anyone who shops at Walmart, realizing that this is the best they can do.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Click it.

They're paying for it... hahahahaha.. and even better...it goes to DU

Every time one of those McCain ads pops up, I click em all.
What fun ! Hee hee hee.

(and its one small way those who haven't been able to renew their stars can give back)

[zeemike]

10. I'm with you.

I take pleasure that these people are giving money to DU.

[hootinholler]

12. Absolutely!

Make them pay! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

-Hoot

[billyoc]

4. What about it?

[blogslut]

5. Are you familiar with how Google ads work?

People who purchase Google ads do so through the Google AdWords program. They purchase exposure based on keywords. For example, the kids @ Fox fly their ads on sites where the name of their network is mentioned.

As for sites that display Google ads, the process of filtering out unwanted ads is done manually. DU can only filter out unwanted ads after they have been displayed and brought to the adminisrator's attention.

Now that you have brought the ad to attention, there's a wonderful way to aggressively diminish your personal exposure to Google ads - buy a membership to Democratic Underground.

This PSA brought to you by GROVELBOT.

[azul]

13. A deeper peeper

By Maija Palmer

Published: April 15 2009 03:00 | Last updated: April 15 2009 03:00

Twenty-five years on from the spectre evoked in 1984 , the extent to which big governmental and corporate brother is watching you is biggest of all online. Anyone who Googles for a website, looks up a friend on Facebook or browses the books on Amazon.com is likely to have those actions recorded and stored on a database somewhere.
~snip

When an internet user visits any website containing a Google ad, the visit will be recorded and used to compile a profile that will then be deployed to direct future advertising to the user. Anyone who, for example, surfs a number of sites related to do-ityourself projects will be noted as a home improvement fan and will begin to see advertising for paint and power tools turn up on all manner of sites.
~snip


Sites such as Facebook and Flickr store billions of photos of people. Facebook says more than 1bn are uploaded every month. Face.com, an Israeli company, is launching facial recognition software that can sift through these better. Internet-connected mobile handsets such as the iPhone are capable of tracing someone's location at any time.

Collecting information is itself hardly new but in the past it has been labour-intensive and limited. It has never before been possible to collect so much information about so many people and use it so easily. "There has been a transfer of control over our personal information," says Mr Rotenberg of Epic. "Individuals are not easily able to control the information or opt out, which means these issues need to be raised as broader public policy issues or in the courts." Epic recently filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission over Google's "cloud" computing service, which provides storage and programming capacity on the company's servers.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9682b48-2953-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

[The_Commonist]

6. If you donate to DU...

...Fox won't have to!

[Zywiec]

7. Just use Firefox with Adblock and you won't see ads on any site. n/t

[L. Coyote]

8. Click it and Fox money goes to DU!

Of course, that would be a $0.20 fraud.

[Starry Messenger]

9. The Saddleback Church ads get me too.

That and the ones for Purpose Driven Life. I only see them when logged out, though.

[onenote]

11. and did it cause you (or any other DUer) to run out and become a faux fan?

Doubtful. So what's the issue?

[polmaven]

14. I saw a TV ad

for Fox, specifically mentioning "The No Spin Zone" on MSNBC last week....It was on between Hardball and Countdown....I couldn't believe it! That sure slipped past someone!

[question everything]

16. I was surprised to see an ad for CNN Anderson Cooper on MSNBC

but, I suppose, advertisers know where the audience is.

[lamp_shade]

17. You'll also see ads for Rachel's show played on Fox.

[polmaven]

18. Really?

I didn't know that! Actually, I won't see them...My clicker jumps out of my hand if I try to punch that number.

[lamp_shade]

19. I watch occasionally for my own warped and sadistic amusement.

But, yea, I've seen ads 2-3 times for Rachel's show.

[adamuu]

20. I'm sure it's on purpose

The rivalry between the two networks, and Billo and Olbermann in particular, is sincere. However, from a network programming perspective, perpetuating the rivalry brings entertainment value that helps both shows (perhaps one slightly more than the other, but still).