The Intensity of Ask.com Advertising at MySpace
The Ad / Content Separation, and Ask.com Advertising at MySpace - Ben Edelman

In most of my browsing of MySpace, I believe I receive approximately 10% to 20% Ask ads -- that is, one Ask ad in every five to ten ads shown to me by MySpace.

But in browsing on October 16, I received an unusual and remarkable 21 Ask ads out of 26 impressions -- more than 80% Ask ads.

The listing below reports the specific ads I received, in the order in which I received them. Ask ads are designated as such. See also screen-capture video of these ads.

  1. AdRevolver
  2. "FREE Screensavers!" - Ask
  3. "FREE Screensavers!" - Ask
  4. "click to play warp"
  5. "Should Hillary Clinton Run for President?"
  6. CursorMania - Ask
  7. CursorMania - Ask
  8. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  9. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  10. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  11. CursorMania - Ask
  12. Hotels.com
  13. CursorMania - Ask
  14. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  15. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  16. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  17. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  18. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  19. "Free Halloween Screensavers" - Ask
  20. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  21. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  22. "Here are the best Smileys..." - Ask
  23. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask
  24. Dish Network
  25. CursorMania - Ask
  26. "Free Animated Cursors!!!" - Ask

All testing was performed on an ordinary computer, otherwise used for light (but not primary) web browsing.