Google's Gmail Does Show Thematic Ads At Top

Feb 21, 2007 - 7:20 am 0 by
Filed Under Google Ads

A Search Engine Watch Forums thread asks how true is it that Gmail shows ads based on the content of the email.

Well, it is very true. That is their goal and that was the big stink when they launched. Google was reading your emails and placing ads based on the email text. What a privacy violation! Well, that big controversy died down, didn't it.

In any event, the ads Google shows on the right side and top tend to be relevant to the context of your email.

Some examples for you:

An email with the term "PageRank" in it shows an ad at the top for Google Sitemaps.

Gmail Ads

An email with the term "reciprocal link exchange" shows an ad for "Automated Link Exchange."

Gmail Ads

In fact, some emails that contain "link exchange," "text links," and so on have adds leading to Google's Webmaster Guidelines.

Nothing new, just not discussed much.

Forum discussion at Search Engine Watch Forums.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Ranking Reddit AI Translated Pages Too Well

Apr 1, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google

Google AI Overviews Tests Check Important Info Disclaimer

Apr 1, 2025 - 7:41 am
Bing Search

Bing Tests New Sitelinks Hover Shadow & Related Search Designs

Apr 1, 2025 - 7:31 am
Bing Search

Bing Copilot Answer Buttons To Image & Video Search

Apr 1, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

April 2025 Google Webmaster Report

Apr 1, 2025 - 7:11 am
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 31, 2025

Mar 31, 2025 - 10:00 am
Previous Story: Version 3 Of The Search Engine Roundtable