<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[google_adsense - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>google_adsense - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:57:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/google_adsense/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Surreptitious "Yes on Prop 8" Google Ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friend of SFist Daniel alerted us to this odd occurrence on a couple of websites yesterday, including <a href="http://www.piratecatradio.com/">Pirate Cat Radio</a> and some "geeky, guy gadget" site, o...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/11/04/beware_of_irreleveant_google_adsens/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24289244ad066cdcf4ff35</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[google_adsense]]></category><category><![CDATA[what]]></category><category><![CDATA[yes_on_prop_8]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:57:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry190881_thumb-thumb-640xauto-37985.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry190881_thumb-thumb-640xauto-37985.jpg" alt="Surreptitious "Yes on Prop 8" Google Ad"><p>Google's <a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?sourceid=aso&amp;subid=EN-ET-AS-ADSBY6&amp;medium=link&amp;gsessionid=M3jKesO6OJ-x3PNsxBlJMw">AdSense</a> description promises ads that are "relevant to your audience and your site content—ads so well-matched, in fact, that your readers will actually find them useful." (Sure, "protecting marriage" is a big concern of Pirate Cat listeners.) The ad is no longer showing up on Pirate Cat's site today, so apparently the "error" has been fixed.</p>

<p>Thanks to our commenters for the great info! <a href="http://adsense.blogspot.com/2008/11/block-this-way.html">Here's how to block unwanted ads</a>, info via wchase via <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/get-the-hell-off-of-my-blog-the-downside-of-keyword-advertising/">Scott Beale</a>. Ggarrett notified us of <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdSense/thread?tid=416c8056c5effc21">a great discussion of this very circumstance</a>. Someone within the aforementioned discussion sent <a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py">a complaint to Google</a> about these ads, and they were taken off the site within thirty minutes. </p>

<p>Looks like there was <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/get-the-hell-off-of-my-blog-the-downside-of-keyword-advertising/">lots of</a> <a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2008/11/03/re_prop_8.php">coverage</a> <a href="http://valleywag.com/5075269/misplaced-prop-8-ads-sparking-google-boycott">on this</a> <a href="http://cbslocalblogs.prospero.com/kpix_eyeonblogs?entry=3690">yesterday</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>