Sometimes it’s fun to be on a social network. You get to see what your friends are up to, and catch up on current events, and best of all, keep track of your kids and their friends. The worst part about it is the ads. Sure, I understand that’s an income generator for the network, but sometimes their ad placement leaves me wondering. This is what came up, after I had clicked on a link on YouTube:
Uh, excuse me?? Credit card application and boudoir photography? And for those of you wondering, the video was Still Alive from the “Portal” videogame. I still can’t get that earworm out of my head. And what Portal and the cake being delicious and moist has to do with boudoir photography and American Express, I still don’t know.
Unless it’s a lie π
September 27th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
This was a triumph.
September 27th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
can’t figure out what is up with my gravatar????
September 27th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
FOH, looks like the pic you used for your gravatar isn’t on your profile. Go to your gravatar, and click on “manage my gravatars” and try again.
September 27th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
“Uh, excuse me?? Credit card application and boudoir photography?”
The photographer takes credit cards. Cash is good too. No checks, please.
September 27th, 2011 at 3:02 PM
You can put anything on the card these days!So, when are you getting your pictures done?
September 27th, 2011 at 6:32 PM
About a quarter to never??? π
September 27th, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Don’t they tailor the ads to the computer user who’s visiting? Lots of overseas sites show ads for Australian goods and services when I click on them
September 27th, 2011 at 6:32 PM
Usually they do, myra, which is why this combo perplexed me π
September 27th, 2011 at 9:53 PM
The cake is a lie!!
September 27th, 2011 at 9:55 PM
And btw, not only does GLaDOS “just want me gone”, but I “Saved Science” as well…
π
September 29th, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Get the adBlock addon for Firefox. I don’t see ads on YouTube at all.