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Subject: Bad Taste In Internet Advertising

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Dennis S. Vogel

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Date Posted: 17:52:59 12/03/08 Wed

If an airliner crashes, it's common for TV networks to avoid airing commercials for the airline that lost the plane.

There are various automatic services that'll put ads in web sites. Those services should let web site owners avoid undesirable ads.

I just read this article: "Family of NY man trampled by shoppers sue Wal-Mart"

Next to this article I saw this:
Sponsored Links
* Wal Mart Work Find your new career here. Local and National Job Search. www.JobsOnline.net

The W-M employee died & here's a link for people to get jobs in W-M.

Be careful what you allow in your web sites & stores. In some circumstances things--like this jobs ad--can be good or possibly innocent. But in other cases, these ads are bad.

If you have a service putting ads in your web site or any marketing messages, signs, product displays or kiosks in your store, you should monitor the situation & adjust it when necessary.

In my case, ads in this forum/blog & in my Tripod free information web site are placed & controlled by the hosting services.

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