When Ads by Google Go Wrong
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In the second episode of second season Mad Men have shown actions of advertising agency after air crash “Flight 1″ (1 march 1962). They have cancelled an own air-company advertising campaign, in order to avoid relations with accident in people subconsciousness.
Saw that episode and experienced similar things when I worked in advertising. Even though internet advertising is “wining” and traditional advertising is in decline, there are things a human being can think to do that an algorithm cannot.
Finally got rid of your serif headers. I am pleased.
Cause we all know that ultimate goal in life is to please me.
What I find equally detestable and problematic is when the content management systems that run most newspaper web sites offer a chance to “BUY THIS PHOTO!” when the picture is of a crime scene, or child who has died, or something along those lines. A little human logic would go a long way in those situations as well.
My favorite is when I go to a Salon article and I get Google ads for information about owning my own tanning salon.
Eric: maybe Google just thinks you’re too pasty.
I thought this might be about the “Flash” ad until I read the comments. Nothing wrong with wanting an educational tour of a place you are reading about.
I wrote about the problem of automation long ago on my site. One of the examples was for world records with a link beside each one to apply to “break this record”. They eventually fixed the issue with most people killed in a terrorist attack.