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Completely true. http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=breast+reduction http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=breast+r... There are 11 paid links

by staunch 15y ago

Completely true. http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=breast+reduction http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=breast+r... There are 11 paid links and 10 organic. At least 75% of the above-the-fold content is ads.

epochwolf 15y ago
I don't see any ads actually. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/361483/archive/google_search.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/361483/archive/google_search.png
- chc 15y ago
  No shock there — you're running AdBlock.
  - epochwolf 15y ago
    Sorry, I completely forgot about that. It's amazing how different everything looks with it off. I think I'm going to keep it on.
- blutonium 15y ago
  This is how it looks without AdBlock. http://imgur.com/3pOyK http://imgur.com/3pOyK
  - wildmXranat 15y ago
    To be fair, I only see the three ads above and none on the right. Still, is this what Google refers to as 'above fold' location ?
    - chc 15y ago
      Yep, that is what they're referring to. The term comes from newspapers, which are shipped folded across the middle, so that only the half of the front page that's "above the fold" is immediately visible. The web design community adopted the term with essentially the same meaning: the part of the page that's visible when you first get there. So yes, those ads are decidedly above the fold.
  - dhimes 15y ago
    not in MA with my google cookies-- only have one above organic-- I have the stuff on the right, though
- funkah 15y ago
  You use Adblock, yes? That's kinda the whole point.
icebraining 15y ago
Only one ad, no Adblock: http://i.imgur.com/35ZjK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/35ZjK.jpg I think Google likes me :P
- whatusername 15y ago
  Strange. I was like OP. 11 ads (3 top, 8 side), 9 results, 3 images.
- frankacter 15y ago
  This was my experience as well. Are you outside of the US?
  - icebraining 15y ago
    Yes.
- wisty 15y ago
  Go here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences http://www.google.com/ads/preferences - go down to demographics. Google thinks I'm a 35 y.o. male, interested in Sci-Fi, and gadgets. I'm guessing google thinks you won't get breast reduction.
  - icebraining 15y ago
    "No demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far." I don't really know what this implies in terms of ads, but I'm not complaining ;)

by staunch 15y ago

epochwolf 15y ago

I don't see any ads actually. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/361483/archive/google_search.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/361483/archive/google_search.png

chc 15y ago
No shock there — you're running AdBlock.
- epochwolf 15y ago
  Sorry, I completely forgot about that. It's amazing how different everything looks with it off. I think I'm going to keep it on.
blutonium 15y ago
This is how it looks without AdBlock. http://imgur.com/3pOyK http://imgur.com/3pOyK
- wildmXranat 15y ago
  To be fair, I only see the three ads above and none on the right. Still, is this what Google refers to as 'above fold' location ?
  - chc 15y ago
    Yep, that is what they're referring to. The term comes from newspapers, which are shipped folded across the middle, so that only the half of the front page that's "above the fold" is immediately visible. The web design community adopted the term with essentially the same meaning: the part of the page that's visible when you first get there. So yes, those ads are decidedly above the fold.
- dhimes 15y ago
  not in MA with my google cookies-- only have one above organic-- I have the stuff on the right, though
funkah 15y ago
You use Adblock, yes? That's kinda the whole point.

icebraining 15y ago

Only one ad, no Adblock: http://i.imgur.com/35ZjK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/35ZjK.jpg I think Google likes me :P

whatusername 15y ago
Strange. I was like OP. 11 ads (3 top, 8 side), 9 results, 3 images.
frankacter 15y ago
This was my experience as well. Are you outside of the US?
- icebraining 15y ago
  Yes.
wisty 15y ago
Go here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences http://www.google.com/ads/preferences - go down to demographics. Google thinks I'm a 35 y.o. male, interested in Sci-Fi, and gadgets. I'm guessing google thinks you won't get breast reduction.
- icebraining 15y ago
  "No demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far." I don't really know what this implies in terms of ads, but I'm not complaining ;)