Question about the advertising banners that appear on this page

[Bella the Ball 360]

Who puts those advertising banners at the top of this site? How are they chosen and does the DIS have any say in what is put on there? I notice there was a polical banner ...I thought anything political was fobidden on this site. How come that is okay?

 

[rgf207]

I believe the banners within threads are chosen based upon the the thread content.

A lot of other banners are scrolled through based on how much the advertisors pay for space and time.

Political banners are allowed because they generate revenue for the boards.

 

[luvmy3]

I like the one that says "want to lose that baby fat" and next to it has the little box checked next to 40lbs. Uumm, 40lbs isn't baby fat, thats the baby

 

[bicker]

Who puts those advertising banners at the top of this site? How are they chosen and does the DIS have any say in what is put on there? I notice there was a polical banner ...I thought anything political was fobidden on this site. How come that is okay?

The DIS only has indirect control over the advertising. Advertising is brokered through Google Syndication (I believe). The DIS can provide parameters within which the advertising is supposed to comply, but that requires that Google allows such restrictions at the relationship level that the DIS is at, the DIS makes such selections in advance, and that folks at Google properly categorize the content of advertising.

As with anything like this, the proper direction for concerns about things like this is webmaster@disboards.com.

It should be noted that the rules you referred to, specifically, are rules imposed on posting here, not on advertising.

 

[npmommie]

"The DIS can provide parameters within which the advertising is supposed to comply, but that requires that Google allows such restrictions at the relationship level that the DIS is at, the DIS makes such selections in advance, and that folks at Google properly categorize the content of advertising."




Does that mean someone on the Dis is a scott brown supporter?

I come on here to get away from reality for a few minutes........LOL........
we are being bombarded up here with political ads, and to see it here too............ugggh!
can't wait til tomorrow night when its done

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

"The DIS can provide parameters within which the advertising is supposed to comply, but that requires that Google allows such restrictions at the relationship level that the DIS is at, the DIS makes such selections in advance, and that folks at Google properly categorize the content of advertising."




Does that mean someone on the Dis is a scott brown supporter?

I come on here to get away from reality for a few minutes........LOL........
we are being bombarded up here with political ads, and to see it here too............ugggh!
can't wait til tomorrow night when its done

We cannot say one way or the other whom we support on this board but I guess it is a little hyopocritcal to have a partisan political ad blazing across the top of a screen. IMHO

 

[bicker]

The DIS only has indirect control over the advertising. Advertising is brokered through Google Syndication (I believe).

Does that mean someone on the Dis is a scott brown supporter?

Uh, I think you misread the message you were replying to. I said that, "The DIS only has indirect control over the advertising. Advertising is brokered through Google Syndication (I believe)." That's pretty much the opposite of your implication.

Reading into what you've said, I think we can assume that Scott Brown (presumably) paid Google Syndication for advertising, probably targeting the word Massachusetts or Boston. Which thread were you reading when you saw that ad? I bet there was some keyword that the syndication software keyed in on to decide that it was a good place to slip in that ad. I don't know, but I suspect, that the DIS has explicitly asked Google to not provide political ads, so the best guess would be that Google miscategorized the advertisement you saw.

 

[Missy1961]

The advertising is tied into the thread in question, which sometimes gives funny combos. For instance, I was reading the "I won't be giving my money to Haiti relief" thread this morning, and the banner ad was about where to give money for Haiti relief. So that's part of the reason you may see that political banner, someone may have mentioned something in the thread.

 

[dalt01]

i would think that Mr Werner or one of his partners would decide what is acceptable advertising.

 

[bicker]

Not on an advertisement-by-advertisement basis. That's impractical.

 

[dalt01]

i do not want to advertise anything about............cheerios...........foot massage.............ear wax treatments...............dog beds............oil based paints................oh and politics...................seems pretty easy.

 

[bicker]

Right, and I bet he did that. Which is why I indicated earlier that it could have been a categorization error on Google's part.

 

[AshleyW]

i do not want to advertise anything about............cheerios...........foot massage.............ear wax treatments...............dog beds............oil based paints................oh and politics...................seems pretty easy.

I'm a part of a few sites that use Google advertising, and you simply don't have that option. Google chooses ads based on the content of the particular page you're on.

 

[dalt01]

i do not want to advertise anything about............cheerios...........foot massage.............ear wax treatments...............dog beds............oil based paints................oh and politics...................seems pretty easy.

I'm a part of a few sites that use Google advertising, and you simply don't have that option. Google chooses ads based on the content of the particular page you're on.

if that is indeed the situation here.........if i were responsible (i am not, i am not trying to second guess anything) that would not be acceptable to me only because i am very.............how do you say it...........well...a very, this is what i want and if you cant give it to me that way i will get it somewhere else, kind of person. i could not ask my customers not to discuss something and then banner the same subject..........i will say that i have not seen the offending add and am only going on OP's say so.

 

[bicker]

... this is what i want and if you cant give it to me that way i will get it somewhere else ...

That doesn't work very well in our mass-market society. You end up either paying a lot extra for things (in this context, getting a lot less revenue), or you end up doing without a lot things you might want. It's a bit like saying to Disney that you are willing to visit their theme parks, but only if you won't have to wait more than ten minutes to ride any of the rides. Disney won't make such assurances, and neither will Universal Studios, Six Flags, etc. So you either compromise on your requirement, or you do without visiting theme parks. Each person makes that decision for themselves, but the vast majority of people, at least in some situations in their lives, make the decision that they will compromise, and don't take the absolute "this is what i want and if you cant give it to me that way i will get it somewhere else" approach for everything.

Regardless, I think we're veering far away from the topic, because as far as any of us know, Pete did specify certain categories of advertisements that aren't to be provided by Google.

 

[npmommie]

The DIS only has indirect control over the advertising. Advertising is brokered through Google Syndication (I believe). The DIS can provide parameters within which the advertising is supposed to comply, but that requires that Google allows such restrictions at the relationship level that the DIS is at, the DIS makes such selections in advance, and that folks at Google properly categorize the content of advertising.

As with anything like this, the proper direction for concerns about things like this is webmaster@disboards.com.

It should be noted that the rules you referred to, specifically, are rules imposed on posting here, not on advertising.

Uh, I think you misread the message you were replying to. I said that, "The DIS only has indirect control over the advertising. Advertising is brokered through Google Syndication (I believe)." That's pretty much the opposite of your implication.

Reading into what you've said, I think we can assume that Scott Brown (presumably) paid Google Syndication for advertising, probably targeting the word Massachusetts or Boston. Which thread were you reading when you saw that ad? I bet there was some keyword that the syndication software keyed in on to decide that it was a good place to slip in that ad. I don't know, but I suspect, that the DIS has explicitly asked Google to not provide political ads, so the best guess would be that Google miscategorized the advertisement you saw.

No I didn't misread what I replied to . If the Dis can supply parameters, I would assume a parameter to be no political ads. and the threads I open have absolutely nothing to do with massachusetts or politics, the Scott Brown banner is coming up in EVERY thread I open.
I suspect big brother computer can tell where I am posting from.

if that is indeed the situation here.........if i were responsible (i am not, i am not trying to second guess anything) that would not be acceptable to me only because i am very.............how do you say it...........well...a very, this is what i want and if you cant give it to me that way i will get it somewhere else, kind of person. i could not ask my customers not to discuss something and then banner the same subject..........i will say that i have not seen the offending add and am only going on OP's say so.

I agree, if we can't talk about Scott Brown then why have a banner ad every page I open?
I don't see Martha, wonder why?

 

[bicker]

If the Dis can supply parameters, I would assume a parameter to be no political ads.

Given everything written in this thread, what makes you think that that is not the case?

I suspect big brother computer can tell where I am posting from.

Absolutely.

 

[mill4023]

I suspect big brother computer can tell where I am posting from.

That is called geo-targeting.

The web server knows your IP address and knows what country or state that IP is in.

Even though I'm in North Carolina, most of the ads I see on here right now are German because I'm connecting through one of my company's servers in Germany.

 

[dalt01]

That doesn't work very well in our mass-market society. You end up either paying a lot extra for things (in this context, getting a lot less revenue), or you end up doing without a lot things you might want. It's a bit like saying to Disney that you are willing to visit their theme parks, but only if you won't have to wait more than ten minutes to ride any of the rides. Disney won't make such assurances, and neither will Universal Studios, Six Flags, etc. So you either compromise on your requirement, or you do without visiting theme parks. Each person makes that decision for themselves, but the vast majority of people, at least in some situations in their lives, make the decision that they will compromise, and don't take the absolute "this is what i want and if you cant give it to me that way i will get it somewhere else" approach for everything.

Regardless, I think we're veering far away from the topic, because as far as any of us know, Pete did specify certain categories of advertisements that aren't to be provided by Google.

cant buy that theory.....lets say i have a small tv station and to keep it closer to this site lets say i only broadcast interactive programs, of course i would not be around long, but for the sake of arguement lets do it. you cannot tell me that if i do not want viagra commercials that i cannot refuse to air them. now let me go one step further. i would have to sort through a lot of podcasts and threads to gather this up but i know that many a time it has been stated that they only support and advertise things........resorts........tourguides......etc that they feel comfortable with.....they want the guest experience to live up to the advertising................sounds to me that there are choices. as far as comparing it to whether or not i choose to go to a theme park is way off. the whole point is whether or not they let me in............which they dont have to by the way.......... last point........... if Mr Werner and his partners did indeed specify categories as you suggest then you are flying in the face of your own logic.

 

[bumbershoot]

last point........... if Mr Werner and his partners did indeed specify categories as you suggest then you are flying in the face of your own logic.

bicker said

I don't know, but I suspect, that the DIS has explicitly asked Google to not provide political ads, so the best guess would be that Google miscategorized the advertisement you saw.

It's quite possible that someone miscategorized the ads you're seeing.

I'm with bicker on this one.