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Funny!
It's real funny that people behave like this. Probably due to the fact tha most surfers feel bored and click on anything that looks different.
Douglas
http://www.mypeoplesearch.net
Don't Push This Button
A few people draw parallels between this experiment and the 'Don't Push This Button' Ads seen on myspace. I have to say that this is very different though, the 'Don't Push...' clearly is an advertisement and I've clicked it just to see what they're selling. But an ad that says it will infect your computer is something entirely different. It just shows how powerful curiosity really is, that people risk getting a virus just to find out.
It would be interested to
It would be interested to see what age group the "clickers" were in. I know a 12 year old who loves the "Don't Push This Button" button, it came from a Myspace page, and that age group seemed to love to do what the ads say "don't" do.
Thats not true at all,
Thats not true at all, people these don't
click on ads that much any more.
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http://www.bestcreditrates.net
Clicks
It has got to be the curiousity factor and plain reverse psychology. It almost sounds "interesting", and since it takes no more effort than a click, people will want to see if "bad prices" or "infection" is a joke or a come on, or something they should see. They are so used to advertising and other contact that "tweaks" them and their interest, that the stimulus provokes unthinking reaction.
The only thing I find really
The only thing I find really interesting in this article is this quote:
"Only seven clicks were suspected to come from bots, which Google successfully filtered out before billing."
One more reason to give more control to publishers
One more reason why Google should increase the number of URL's you can filter as an Adsense publisher. It is often the site displaying malicious ads that gets the blame and not Google. And it is because you have so many people acting like zombies, clicking on absolutely everything without thinking. I guess some people get a kick out of clicking ads. What should we call it, going on a clicking "trip" or getting high on Google Ads?
www.cybertopcops.com
click
People are curious and it doesn't cost them anything - unless you have a website and you're promoting it, most people don't even understand what "sponsored links" means. I don't think they get a kick out of clicking on Google Ads, just that they want to see everything about everything and they don't know the difference between clicking on the natural search or the sponsored search.
Douglas Adams
I think it would be funnier to say "please do not click this ad again"
AdWords experiment
Some people thought the ad was clever, that's why they clicked. Trojans, viruses and malware do not advertise like that.
"Don't click here" link might produce similar results.
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