I'm sure it's because of my IP address/locator, but...

[MANative]

I am WAY past sick of seeing three Linda McMahon ads on every DU page.

[NMDemDist2]

1. a quick $10 could fix that n/t

[MANative]

2. If I had a spare $10, I would have done that already.

[LiberalAndProud]

3. It's funny.

McMahon's campaign pays for our bandwidth (click the ads).

[MANative]

5. Would it cost her more if I kept clicking on her ad? n/t

[LiberalAndProud]

9. Usually, yes.

It's my understanding that most internet ads are paid by the click.

[MANative]

11. Then to the degree that her ads slip through my new Ad Block add-on, I'll click away!

[blogslut]

10. Yes

What you are seeing are ads based on the Google Adwords marketing system. It is keyword driven, meaning that when sites that display Google ads use the keywords that the advertiser pre-selects, those ads show up. The advertiser then has to pay for every click on their ad.

[NYC Liberal]

12. You could hurt DU if you do that.

DU gets paid based on clicks, and Google can detect "click fraud".

[MANative]

15. Now, THAT, I definitely don't want to do.

DU is my refuge, so I can't do anything to undermine the team!

[Nye Bevan]

17. Click the ad one time. DU gets paid and a single click will not be flagged as fraud (nt)

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Firefox is free

and so is Adblock Plus.

[MANative]

6. I do use Firefox. Is that a plug-in? n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Yes

Works like a charm.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

[MANative]

8. Wow - thanks! Will install it pronto! nt

[tarheelsunc]

13. If I got those ads, her campaign would be bankrupt by now.

I would click her ads OVER 9,000 times.

[MANative]

14. I know - it's a real dilemma...

Be annoyed with her face, or cost her money? Tough choice, I must say.

[HopeHoops]

16. It's more likely cookies, but the IP thing is also a problem. Consider using a proxy server.

[MANative]

18. I installed the Ad Block plug-in recommended up-thread...

and it's working beautifully, not just here, but on every other site, so far. I think the problem's solved! Credit to Cirque DU So-What for a super-helpful solution!

[HopeHoops]

19. Ad Block (browser neutral) only blocks sources, not content. They use cookies & IP reverse location.

If you even HIT Facebook, your computer is loaded with goodies for the advertisers. The Internet Providers are part of this exploitation because they get cash for hits too. The concept of privacy on the net is gone. Either ignore them, or knock out the primary source of the ad. When you use AdBlock, just kill everything after the ".com" in the URL and block that. It works, but you have to keep at it. They rotate them constantly, which is why you'll see "http://mugshot.nudewomen.fart3432.com/... whatever" sort of links. They can always change the 3432 to 3433. It takes work.

[MANative]

20. Thanks for the tip! Good info, for certain. n/t