tansy, to random
@tansy@wandering.shop avatar

FYI, this is the non-fiction book I most want to read rn

https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349145/badvertising/

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

Google-verified advertiser + legit-looking URL + valid TLS cert = convincing look-alike.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/google-hosted-malvertising-leads-to-fake-keepass-site-that-looks-genuine/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

hopfgeist,
@hopfgeist@digitalcourage.social avatar

@arstechnica Speaking of google, today was the first time I got one of those deepfake Elon Musk-videos about something something cryptocurrency as an ad before a youtube video. And I could find no way to flag or report an ad. I've reported those abominations when they were normal videos, but as ads?

badger0us, to random

Love these billboards Led By Donkeys put up - "Nobody voted for Rishi". The video of them renaming a corrupt Tory's yacht was brilliant too 😅
(You can find them on other socials)

badger0us, to random

We absolutely don't need a shareholder corporation advertising other shareholder corporations every time we get a bus. Be a shame if someone bought a key and started removing or replacing these ads..

Edent, to aitools
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

My theory on why advertising is so terrible

I accidentally watched a TV advert the other day.

A woman was on a Zoom call with friends. Her blurred background failed and revealed her ugly kitchen. Her friends all laughed at her. So she went along to AMAZING KITCHENS DIRECT 2 U and got a brand new kitchen. Now her friends are embarrassed about their kitchens!

What kind of

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/07/my-theory-on-why-advertising-is-so-terrible/

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Edent, to email
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

if ( gender == “female” && married == True && age >=30 ) { hasChildren = True; }

Marketing really is crap. Recently, SE Railways sent this piece of email drivel to my wife:

We don't have any kids, thankfully - and are not having any in the future. My wife was literally recovering from a sterilisation procedure when the email arrived. So it seemed a bit weird that they'd send

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/05/if-gender-female/

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