POLL: this google ad, clever or deceitful?

[iamme]

usually, spotting ads are pretty obvious when you're reading an article. however, this one tricked me, as i was researching a wifi router (embedded in the article text, on the right of the third paragraph:

http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=303&page=4

so, what do you think. clever advertising or deceitful trickery. i'm pretty sure the site ower got plenty of click-throughs with that ad.

 

[ruffilb]

Deceitful, imo. I was looking for a graph related to the article, I got a completely unrelated ad.

 

[maximus maximus]

what ad?

 

[nakedfrog]

Clever and deceitful.

 

[spaceghost21]

I don't think it was intentionally deceitful.

 

[imported_LoKe]

I haven't seen an ad in months.

 

[Ika]

Clever. Besides, it DOES say "ads by Google" on it. Personally I never click articles unless they're clear and point to something relevant.

 

[mugs]

Cleverly - but unintentionally - deceitful, but easily recognized as a google ad.

I HATE those mini ads that pop up when you hover over the article text hough.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Clever and deceitful.

 

[Miramonti]

I don't get it and must have too much blockage in my hosts file.

 

[cjgallen]

I don't see it, even with Adblock disabled.

 

[yobarman]

wow, that must have a CTR of like 90%

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
what ad?

you probably have adblock on like i do

 

[SlitheryDee]

It's kinda like those ads in magazines that are written and presented as if they are an actual article. Deceitful I think.