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Old 19-05-2008, 06:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Just checked ma mail and there it was... it was a sponsored link... any comments?
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Old 19-05-2008, 06:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
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AFAIk the ads are based on the content on the inbox, right...?
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Old 19-05-2008, 06:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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But it says "sponsored ads" on the right of the box... I didnt include it in the pic but yeah its there. Microsoft sponsoring google? Hell yeah!
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Old 19-05-2008, 06:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, I thought sponsored ads are also content based... might be wrong..!
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Old 19-05-2008, 06:54 PM   #5 (permalink)
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nothing new, pretty old, microsoft is not sponsoring google, ms is a google customer for google ads
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Old 19-05-2008, 06:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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It seems funny, considering that M$ and G are like yin and yang. Both are opposites, but they exist only as yinyang, the world uses them together
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In business they are not yin and yang. Its all about profit!
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