What's up with all the Silverado ads on this site?

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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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What's up with all the Silverado ads on this site?

They're really going after us aren't they? I like how they say "America's best truck" since they can't say "America's best selling truck." Heck, they haven't been able to say that for 3+ decades. The proofs in the pudding.

Just wondering if these ads were getting on anybody elses nerves.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Google ads.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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The website has to make money to run somehow. chevy pays for advertisments im guessing maybe. unless you wanna start paying a fee? maybe i'm wrong but someone asks this question all the time, they're just there.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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It doesn't bother me. I like taking their money to run a Ford site. If the ads really bother you a lot, look into an ad blocker. I have it on my home computer.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Ahh. Im still a youngling I guess. I realize thats how they make money it just seems wierd that thats all i see besides edge ads. I like the broken record pic.

It doesnt bother me that bad. Thats a good point tho about taking their money to run a ford site. Makes it a lot more tolerable.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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What ads?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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As was mentioned, these ads are placed by Google and are, indeed, utilized to help pay to keep the servers buzzing along in an air conditioned dungeon.

Chevy (or, as we like to call them, Government Motors) has a very extensive Google campaign underway at the moment. With all the 'keyword' matches that we have on our site (like Ford, Truck, Car, Motor, etc), we're bound to get some of the competitions' campaigns popping up on our site. It's the nature of the beast...

Thanks for the question though -- it's a legitimate one -- but, to continue to keep the bandwidth free, it's a necessary evil.

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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Rockpick you're the man! Well put. Thank you for the explanation.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by birddog_61
ABP+Firefox FTW
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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If you go to a thread involving LED's then the advertisement will most likely change to a LED store. Google Ads pic the keywords from the pages you visit to give you the advertisements.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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google chrome and ad block equals no chevy ads!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Thanks guys. Appreciate the help.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 07:03 PM
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Could be worse. You could be seeing Toyota ads instead.
 
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