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Mate1.com Ads Showing for Smut Terms on Google AdWords

Toronto Dating — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:31:35 +0000

So I’m reading about how ‘The Beaver’, Canada’s History Magazine changed it’s name away from ‘The Beaver’ (to allow their email get through adult spam filters) and thus I do a quick search for ‘beaver’ in Google to see what comes up immediately. There’s one paid search ad showing for me (in Canada): Mate1.com’s AdWords ad stating they have ‘Dirty Girls in your Area’. As soon as I began writing this post I was thinking maybe it’s the work of an affilate. Click on the link and the URL includes AFFID=30655-G-38&sid=7a3844e94cdb9493 so this could be the work of an affiliate, and not Mate1.com itself. Of course, knowing the typical content of a Mate1.com ad, I’m sure they would be all over this keyword themselves, if they had thought of it.

How Can I Get My Girlfriend To…

Toronto Dating — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:16:34 +0000

Ah, yes: What guys want their girlfriends to do and what girls want their boyfriends to do are quite different, at least in the order (no shock, really). According to Google, the search phrases starting with ‘how can I get my girlfriend to…’ and ‘how can I get my boyfriend to…’ produce different results. Women want a proposal; guys want, ummm, something else.

India Matrimonial Site: Google Matrimonial

Toronto Dating — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:25:43 +0000

What’s the lastest matrimonial site for those in India? Google Matrimonial, of course. Ok, not quite, but check out this comic that depicts just how a Indian matrimonial site run by Google may work. All of your Google searches and Gmail emails come into play for how you rank and who you should be matched with. It’ll then update your Orkut profile for you!

PlentyOfFish Retargeting Ads: Everywhere

Toronto Dating — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:43:57 +0000

I started logging into PlentyOfFish again and ever since, on most sites I visit that have Google AdSense ads, I’m seeing:

PlentyOfFish User,

Did a hot girl message you at PlentyOfFish.com today? Check Now!!

Of course the banner ad looks like hell – because that’s how POF rolls. Pretty wild how effective this is to keep PlentyOfFish top-of-mind. For a site that is ad-revenue based I’m sure this is a solid strategy.

Update: Some stats regarding retargeting of ads:

- ‘nearly half of users return to a retail site immediately after being served a retargeting ad – generally within the hour.’
-’Retargeted ads are three times more likely to be clicked and retargeted users are four times more likely to convert’

Source: Ad Retargeting Gets Set For Prime Time

Paris Love Story – Documented by Google Search

Toronto Dating — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:15 +0000

A Paris love story – as portrayed through Google searches:

Google Dating Site URLs

Toronto Dating — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:44:02 +0000

As posted on TechCrunch, Google owns the following online dating-esque domain names:

googlelovers.com
googlepersonals.com

I wouldn’t read too much into it just yet, but imagine a free dating site launched by Google? Maybe give Plentyoffish a run for (his) money…