The following seems only slightly related to the news from Pat Garofalo, except that the advertiser only wants those "in the know" to be aware of it.
6 months to a year ago, my daily news from The Guardian began having ads for something unspecified, with a drawing of three people that would provide this product or service. I wondered what was on offer, because the sketch of one of the three people led me to wonder if I would buy whatever they were offering. (I do know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.) Over and over the ad kept occurring and eventually I noticed "aws" as a part of the ad. I have no idea if "aws" was in the ads from the beginning, but it has taken me a while to realize that "aws" is Amazon Web Services. I think it is sub-liminal advertising and I wonder how many subscribers to The Guardian have any interest in aws. I thought ads inserted on pages I read are put there because of some other search or purchase. But surely aws is for corporations, not individuals such as me. I wonder why I receive these ads regularly.
The following seems only slightly related to the news from Pat Garofalo, except that the advertiser only wants those "in the know" to be aware of it.
6 months to a year ago, my daily news from The Guardian began having ads for something unspecified, with a drawing of three people that would provide this product or service. I wondered what was on offer, because the sketch of one of the three people led me to wonder if I would buy whatever they were offering. (I do know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.) Over and over the ad kept occurring and eventually I noticed "aws" as a part of the ad. I have no idea if "aws" was in the ads from the beginning, but it has taken me a while to realize that "aws" is Amazon Web Services. I think it is sub-liminal advertising and I wonder how many subscribers to The Guardian have any interest in aws. I thought ads inserted on pages I read are put there because of some other search or purchase. But surely aws is for corporations, not individuals such as me. I wonder why I receive these ads regularly.