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Misleading SimpleFeed Ad

So, this "item" shows up in my Feedster result feed for FeedBurner:

That seems pretty slimy to me. I have no issue with these SimpleFeed people buying the "Feedburner" adword ... in fact, that's kind of flattering. But to have "Feedburner" displayed within the item itself is misleading, and I hope people don't get the impression that we have anything to do with them.

Harrumph!

Comments

Hi Eric,

I agree. It is not right. This is an Overture Adv. Don't know why it is on Feedster or why it says FeedBurner. Our Ad does not include Feedburner, I guess Overture or Feedster inserted it automatically. I turned off the keyword to end any confusion.

But don't get too flattered. Overture makes you spend $20 a month, so we buy dozens of keywords to use up the budget. We bought the word as we have some technology commonality, but we are addressing different markets.

remember, everytime you click, Simplefeed pays!

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