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Assuming your test was performed ethically, I'm very curious to hear more about your result. For example, I'd like to see an example of the messages (relevant

by npk 19y ago

Assuming your test was performed ethically, I'm very curious to hear more about your result. For example, I'd like to see an example of the messages (relevant and irrelevant), I'd like the address to your web site (I understand why you didn't post it, but it would be useful, perhaps private email?) and I'd like to see the numbers. I do not understand how you make the connection between the data, and your conclusion. Never-the-less, there is an interesting thesis in your measurements.

keiretsu 19y ago
The first 3 days were just irrelevant braindead posts such as "Here is how you earn $XXXXXX in 1 day", "I just found the secret to getting rich" etc. These posts have absolute no relevance to the forums or my site. But nevertheless, people still click to my site and start clicking on my ads. The later 3 days were relevant posts. For eg. if it was a topic about bastketball, i post about basketball and then add a link to my site as my forum signature. No. it wasn't performed ethically. I mean, come on, look at the first 3 days. Those posts are totally irrelevant.
- JohnN 19y ago
  Ive seen reports about this kind of stuff before the thesis being "stupid people click on ads" I almost never click on ads, in fact i only click on them when i like a site and want to make them some money. My mum (bless her) knows nothing about the web. she is likely to click on adsense ads simply because she will think its part of the site! I think many people could follow the same lines by mistake. The fact of the matter is, she is more likely to click on "get rich in x days" than you and I. We are well versed in the web and are experienced cynics. newbies often get taken for a ride.
  - davidw 19y ago
    Meaning: don't make content sites for tech-oriented people. They'll ignore the ads completely. My online journal (http://journal.dedasys.com) http://journal.dedasys.com) is mostly about high tech with some business and economics thrown in, and it gets zilch from adsense compared with other sites I run.

by npk 19y ago

keiretsu 19y ago

The first 3 days were just irrelevant braindead posts such as "Here is how you earn $XXXXXX in 1 day", "I just found the secret to getting rich" etc. These posts have absolute no relevance to the forums or my site. But nevertheless, people still click to my site and start clicking on my ads. The later 3 days were relevant posts. For eg. if it was a topic about bastketball, i post about basketball and then add a link to my site as my forum signature. No. it wasn't performed ethically. I mean, come on, look at the first 3 days. Those posts are totally irrelevant.

JohnN 19y ago
Ive seen reports about this kind of stuff before the thesis being "stupid people click on ads" I almost never click on ads, in fact i only click on them when i like a site and want to make them some money. My mum (bless her) knows nothing about the web. she is likely to click on adsense ads simply because she will think its part of the site! I think many people could follow the same lines by mistake. The fact of the matter is, she is more likely to click on "get rich in x days" than you and I. We are well versed in the web and are experienced cynics. newbies often get taken for a ride.
- davidw 19y ago
  Meaning: don't make content sites for tech-oriented people. They'll ignore the ads completely. My online journal (http://journal.dedasys.com) http://journal.dedasys.com) is mostly about high tech with some business and economics thrown in, and it gets zilch from adsense compared with other sites I run.