Archive for the ‘Ads’ Category

Why I Use 10MinuteMail.com

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Unfortunately, many websites that collect email addresses do so without your best wishes in mind. Case and point: I decided to help meetup.com this evening by clicking on one of their sponsored ads. Because of the way Google AdWords/AdSense works, the ad hoster may not get any revenue ...

Launchy is Cheeky

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I was reading Life Hacker's Best of the Best today and came across Launchy, a Windows application launcher, so I decided to check it out. I run NoScript at work for security purposes so I was greeted with the following image. And I quote: "This is where Ads would go, ...

Can I Please Switch?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Kara and I currently have GEICO insurance, but after I saw this Mrs. Butter-worth commercial today I am seriously considering switching. This must be one of the world's worst commercials. No related posts.

Oprah Winfrey Wannabe

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

As I was playing WoW this morning I noticed a very suspicious name for a character: Ophera Windfury, the Innkeeper. The question is, was it paid placement or blatant humor. No related posts.

Optimus Prime Strikes Again

Friday, October 12th, 2007

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Cool Boy Scouts Ads

Friday, August 17th, 2007

The president of my company has a longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts. We are happy to present three new Boy Scouts ads (seen below). If you like these ads please vote on YouTube! Cub Scouts - Leaf Rubbing Cub Scouts - Model Plane Cub Scouts - Cookies No ...