Example of amazinly non-relevant Google Adsense targeting

[trader]

Simply because stats refers to website 'cookies' in a site meaning internet cookies, the adsense is all about baking and chocolate cookies! I assume google got this word as the stats tracker program uses so called 'cookies'.

[MediaHound]

Well, first off, I get login failed as the title of the page. Secondly, its telling me that either I'm not logged in, or I'm (my browser) isnt accepting cookies properly, and holding a login.

Just counted 37 instances of the word 'cookie'.

So, maybe you are logged in.
But surely, google's mediabot isn't logged. And thats why the ads are (were) about cookies.
And, as a side note, looks like they dropped google and are using ads by tribalfusion.com instead (upper right corner - the only adverts I see)

Hope this sheds some light for you.
I beg the differ - I think their programming is top notch in my experience, and even has definately gotten better.

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How to Enable Cookies

To enable cookies, follow the instructions below for the browser version you are using.
AOL 8.0

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Select Advanced
6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
7. Click OK to exit.

AOL 7.0 with IE 6.x

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Select Advanced
6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
7. Click OK to exit.

AOL 7.0 with IE 5.5

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Security tab
5. Select the Custom Level tab
6. Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
7. Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
8. Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings

AOL 6.0

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Security tab
5. Select the Custom Level tab
6. Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
7. Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
8. Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings

AOL 5.0

1. Go to My AOL
2. Pick WWW
3. Click the Security tab
4. Go to Custom Level
5. Scroll down to find Cookie
6. Click "Enable"
7. Click OK

AOL 4.0

1. Click on Preferences
2. Select on the WWW button
3. Click on the Advanced tab
4. Select the "Accept all cookies" checkbox

AOL for Windows 3.1

Browser does not give you the ability to turn off cookies
Windows IE 6.x Browser

1. Select Tools
2. Select Internet Options
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Select Advanced
5. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
6. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
7. Click OK to exit

Windows IE 5.x Browser

1. Go to Tools on the menu bar
2. Pick Internet Options
3. Click the Security tab
4. Select the Custom Level tab
5. Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
6. Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
7. Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings

Windows IE 4.x Browser

1. Go to View on the menu bar
2. Pick Internet Options
3. Click the Advanced tab
4. Go down to the Cookies section
5. Click "Always Accept Cookies"
6. Click OK

Windows IE 3.x Browser

1. Go to View on the menu bar
2. Pick Options
3. Click the Advanced tab
4. Go down to the Cookies section
5. Click "Warn Before Accept Cookies"
6. Click OK

Netscape 7.x

1. Click Edit on the Toolbar.
2. Click Preferences
3. Click the Privacy and Security category; expand the list to show the subcategories.
4. Click Cookies
5. Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
* Disable cookies
* Enable cookies for the originating web site only
* Enable all cookies
* If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."

Netscape 6.x

1. Click Edit on the Toolbar.
2. Click Preferences
3. Click the Privacy and Security category; expand the list to show the subcategories.
4. Click Cookies
5. Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
* Disable cookies
* Enable cookies for the originating web site only
* Enable all cookies
* If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."

Netscape 4.x

1. Go to Edit on the menu bar
2. Pick Preferences
3. Go to the Advanced option on the Category menu
4. Click the check box next to "Accept All Cookies"
5. Click OK

Netscape 3.x Clients

1. Go to Options on the menu bar
2. Pick Network Preferences
3. Click the Languages tab
4. Click the checkbox next to "Enable Java"
5. Click OK

Mac IE 5.x

1. Click Edit
2. Select Preferences
3. Under the Receiving Files option, select Cookies
4. Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
5. Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
6. Click OK to finish
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[trader]

You will see the page is NOT about cookies and are not mentioned on the page but about baking cookies is the adsense ads?

For some odd reason if you click on the visitor.php link above more than once it sometimes vanishes (but not all the time) and instead brings up that cookies page you refer to with 37 instances of cookies. Very strange.

[MediaHound]

Originally Posted by RealNames

This is very odd If you first go here http://my.statcounter.com/project/st...247905&guest=1 and then click on visitor on the left side, which brings up ths page
http://my.statcounter.com/project/standard/visitor.php

you will see the page is NOT about cookies and are not mentioned on the page but about baking cookies is the adsense ads?

Yes, because cookies were set on your box. But when google visits visitor.php, they dont see the page you do.

Originally Posted by RealNames

For some odd reason if you click on the visitor.php link above more than once it sometimes vanishes (but not all the time) and instead brings up that cookies page you refer to with 37 instances of cookies. Very strange.

Yes, because the cookies may be short lived.
(Save me the time to see) - Sounds like your ready for an advanced course on the wonders of cookies!
Google has made 0 mistakes.
That site could let googlebot (mediabot) in to see the content, just cloak it to them, but thats their problem and lost revenue, not mine.

[trader]

huh????

[MediaHound]

nevermind I forgot.
class dismissed

[NexSite]

what a trip

[lilian]

funny......

[Martin23]

lol