<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">BillK</b> <<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">pharos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Install the CustomizeGoogle extension to Firefox and tick the 'Remove<br>ads' boxes. You won't see gmail ads any more.<br><br>They can stick their 'intelligent advertising' so far as I'm concerned.</blockquote><div><br>Ones mileage may vary. I can cite numerous occasions where I've been doing medical research, corporate development research, etc. (Using Google vs. Gmail) and the ads have actually been useful. The cost is very low (I don't have to ask the question or type in the keywords) -- the value of the "answers" is of course open to debate.
<br><br>So for some the advertising is *always* noise. For others the advertising is semi-useful. I am surprised however that there has not sprung up, at least that I'm aware of, someplace a blog or equivalent on "wierd things google connects".
<br><br>Robert<br><br> </div><br></div><br>