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Marianne McCann

Feted Inner Child

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09-04-2008 13:47

Didja all the the latest on ad farms in th' blog? Wow.

http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/09/04/second-life-and-ad-farms/

(The comment thread is here: /346/78/280361/1.html )

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Ghosty Kips

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09-04-2008 13:48

I did! I'm very excited!!

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Bella Posaner

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Join date: 8 May 2008

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09-04-2008 18:01

Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong?

Vampaerus Wysznik

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Join date: 12 Apr 2008

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09-04-2008 21:31

From: Bella Posaner

Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong?

Jack Linden tries to explain it here:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/02/13/mainland-and-the-ad-farm-problem/
I think he got it a little off, but that's now the "official" use of the term.

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Senga Tsarchon

Clinging to the future

Join date: 16 Dec 2007

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09-04-2008 22:03

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Imogen Saltair

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Join date: 29 Nov 2006

Posts: 682

09-05-2008 04:24

From: Bella Posaner

Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong?

this article shows a picture of a very definite 'adfarm'

http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/02/14/linden-lab-bans-extortionate-ad-farms/

imagine that next door to your 512 parcel

imogen

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Bella Posaner

Just say it how it is FFS

Join date: 8 May 2008

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09-07-2008 18:00

From: Imogen Saltair

this article shows a picture of a very definite 'adfarm'

http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/02/14/linden-lab-bans-extortionate-ad-farms/

imagine that next door to your 512 parcel

imogen

oh dear, that's why I have a strictly residential land parcel

Porky Gorky

Temperamentalalistical

Join date: 25 May 2004

Posts: 1,414

09-08-2008 07:39

So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that.

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Talarus Luan

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09-08-2008 08:55

From: Porky Gorky

So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that.

Wellll... when you take a plot and chop it up into 16s, it looks like rows. Used to be, some of these folks would "plant" an ad of some kind on every 16, so it looked like a field of ads growing out of the ground, hence "adfarms". Some parts of the practice have been killed due to the policy in February, but the overall activities have accelerated to the point where this is pretty much the #1 mainland issue. Thus, we now have attention focused on the problem where it is most desperately needed.

Mjolnir Uriza

Hammer of the Gods

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09-08-2008 09:09

From: Porky Gorky

So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that.

why does this sound like Mckay when he tried coming up with a great name for puddlejumper 1,or anything else he tries to name for that matter.

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Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	09-04-2008 13:47 Didja all the the latest on ad farms in th' blog? Wow. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/09/04/second-life-and-ad-farms/ (The comment thread is here: /346/78/280361/1.html ) _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Ghosty Kips Elora's Llama Join date: 2 May 2008 Posts: 2,386	09-04-2008 13:48 I did! I'm very excited!! _____________________ -- Why aren't you doing something more useful, like playing WoW?
Bella Posaner Just say it how it is FFS Join date: 8 May 2008 Posts: 615	09-04-2008 18:01 Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong?
Vampaerus Wysznik bad lurker Join date: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 1,011	09-04-2008 21:31 From: Bella Posaner Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong? Jack Linden tries to explain it here: http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/02/13/mainland-and-the-ad-farm-problem/ I think he got it a little off, but that's now the "official" use of the term. _____________________ Small scale web hosting for your SL or RL. Payable monthly in L$.
Senga Tsarchon Clinging to the future Join date: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 185	09-04-2008 22:03 test
Imogen Saltair Registered User Join date: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 682	09-05-2008 04:24 From: Bella Posaner Ok, could someone please tell me what an Ad Farm is, it sounds self explanatory, but I'm bound to have it all wrong? this article shows a picture of a very definite 'adfarm' http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/02/14/linden-lab-bans-extortionate-ad-farms/ imagine that next door to your 512 parcel imogen _____________________
Bella Posaner Just say it how it is FFS Join date: 8 May 2008 Posts: 615	09-07-2008 18:00 From: Imogen Saltair this article shows a picture of a very definite 'adfarm' http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/02/14/linden-lab-bans-extortionate-ad-farms/ imagine that next door to your 512 parcel imogen oh dear, that's why I have a strictly residential land parcel
Porky Gorky Temperamentalalistical Join date: 25 May 2004 Posts: 1,414	09-08-2008 07:39 So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that. _____________________
Talarus Luan Ancient Archaean Dragon Join date: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 4,831	09-08-2008 08:55 From: Porky Gorky So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that. Wellll... when you take a plot and chop it up into 16s, it looks like rows. Used to be, some of these folks would "plant" an ad of some kind on every 16, so it looked like a field of ads growing out of the ground, hence "adfarms". Some parts of the practice have been killed due to the policy in February, but the overall activities have accelerated to the point where this is pretty much the #1 mainland issue. Thus, we now have attention focused on the problem where it is most desperately needed.
Mjolnir Uriza Hammer of the Gods Join date: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 504	09-08-2008 09:09 From: Porky Gorky So where did the terminogolgy 'ad farm' come from? Why is it a 'farm'? Who gets to name these things? In future If anyone gets to name anything then it should be me, seeing as I am so great and all that. why does this sound like Mckay when he tried coming up with a great name for puddlejumper 1,or anything else he tries to name for that matter.