AdWords, SubtractBrains

January 21st, 2005 at 1:45 am By Doc (Humour, Features, Online)

Okay I know Johnsee has already posted something about this, but the novelty of it still hasn’t warn off.

If you don’t know already know by now, Google runs an advertising program called “AdWords”. This basically works by advertisers choosing which keywords they want their ads to be associated with, and then whenever these keywords are searched for on Google, their ads appear alongside Google search results and on webpages related to that keyword. These are located on the right-side of the search results page under “Sponsored Links”.

Sometimes though, I question the choice of these keywords. When searching for small children (nothing suss), eBay offered me Small Children for sale (see picture below). Handy if I ever own a sweatshop one day, but it makes me wonder if eBay put any thought into these ads.

So in my state of infinite bordom, I decided to try some other words. Here’s a selection:

roadkill

Roadkill Sale
New & used Roadkill.
Check out the deals now!
www.eBay.com

Roadkill For Sale
Low Priced Roadkill
Huge Selection! (aff)
ebay.com.au

When you can’t be bothered scraping your own off. Choose from rabbit, fox, or marsupial, with tyre-tread of choice!

toilet paper

Toilet Paper, Paper Towel
Do You Use Toilet Paper ?
Free Delivery. Soft and Strong
www.bumpar.com.au
Queensland

Do I use toilet paper? OH SHIT! That’s what I’ve been forgetting to do!

dead bodies

Dead Bodies Sale
New & used Dead Bodies. aff
Check out the deals now!
www.eBay.com

Cheaper than a hooker, and delivered to your door!

ghosts

Ghosts For Sale
Low Priced Ghosts.
Huge Selection! (aff)
ebay.com.au

So that’s how Ghostbusters funds itself…

If you find any yourself, post them in the comments! :D