Frequently Asked Questions
This is a single FAQ from the MetaFilter FAQ.
How does advertising on MetaFilter work?
MetaFilter carries a bit of advertising space devoted to Google's Adsense keyword-matching text and image ads, and small image ads on the front pages of subsites from Carbon. If you are a member of MetaFilter, you won't see any ads on comment threads but you may see the occasional small ad on the front pages of each subsite (which you can turn off). Ads from Google's Adsense program are automatically generated and matched and aren't approved ahead of time.
If you spot an annoying, obnoxious, and/or offensive ad, your best bet is to note the URL of the site it's pointing to... then use the contact form to let us know where you saw the ad, what it said, and the URL of the site it led to, and we'll be able to filter it out of the ad system.
If you'd like to place an ad on MetaFilter, follow the link on Google Ads to place one directly on this site.
(tags: advertising google adsense metafilter askmetafilter metatalk ) June 19, 2008 - back to questions
If you spot an annoying, obnoxious, and/or offensive ad, your best bet is to note the URL of the site it's pointing to... then use the contact form to let us know where you saw the ad, what it said, and the URL of the site it led to, and we'll be able to filter it out of the ad system.
If you'd like to place an ad on MetaFilter, follow the link on Google Ads to place one directly on this site.
(tags: advertising google adsense metafilter askmetafilter metatalk ) June 19, 2008 - back to questions