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Posted on 26 July 200701 July 2008 by Stilgherrian

The Perils of Contextual Advertising

Most of the time, you’d want your product advertised near a news item that relates to your product — but not always.

Screenshot of Yahoo! News item about coffee triggering a heart attack, with an advertisement for Folgers coffee adjacent

Thanks to AdPulp for the pointer.

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