[oclug] Rogers rates going up.

[Ross Jordan]

> 
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:54:09 -0500 (EST)
> rod at giffinscientific.com wrote:
> 
> > Just laughing... there's a big Sympatico ad on the same page as the
> > article about Rogers.
> > 
> > http://www.nationalpost.com/tech/story.html?f=/stories/20020314/330197.html
> > 
> 
> Most ads are dynamically displayed.  The can contain javascript, flash,
> java, php, and whatever else someone desires.  They can read cookies, and
> based on what they find tailor the ad to you more specifically.
> 
> In other words, it's unlikely anyone else will see the same ad (unless
> they are targeted like you, or the ad rotation is quite small).

Well actually the ad may be based on the content of the article.
I.E. article contains "Rogers" then shop Sympatico ad.
I saw the same ad. But its unlikely to be a coincidence.

-Ross


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