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Stealth Web Advertising Tactics Of
          "Illegal" Sites
Advertising a website is never easy. But imagine how
much harder it would be if advertising your website were
                         illegal.
Gambling websites face just that challenge in reaching US
      and Canadian audiences. In both countries, the
     government has put media outlets on notice that
  accepting advertising from gambling websites is illegal.
 (Note: in the US, at least, the industry disputes this, and
   charges have never been filed by the US or Canadian
                   federal governments.)
The sites have come up with some pretty creative ways
around the law. Are their tactics worthy of imitation? Or
do they threaten to drag down the image of ecommerce
faster than a wave of no-prescription online pharmacies
 dispensing questionable images of minors via browser-
                   hijacking adware?
Have a look at some of these stealth web advertising
                      tactics:
Domain Name Games
A while ago I saw a TV commercial for a poker-related
 website. The commercial carried the prominent warning
 "not a gambling website." Curious how such a site could
make money, I typed in the domain name. What did I see?
                        Gambling!
I later realized I had typed in the dot-com version of the
    domain name rather than the dot-net. The dot-net
version, the one advertised, has only play gambling with
no money. The dot-com version is the real moneymaker.
Web experts have long said that any serious business
website needs a dot-com domain name. Many consumers
 won't remember any other extension such as dot-biz or
 dot-net, and will instead simply type in the much better
  known dot-com. You can call them stupid, but they'll
           spend their money on the other site.
It seems the marketers of that poker website were
definitely not stupid. But is this ethical? Worse, could this
 open up a can of worms for other websites that have a
dot-com and dot-net version, if policymakers try to close
                       this loophole?
Publicity
One casino website has taken to buying items on eBay
 that have generated a lot of media coverage already. The
  items have included a grilled cheese sandwich with the
supposed image of the Madonna on one side. The site has
 managed to ride the wave of publicity of items such items
  by buying them. They thereby get their company name
(which contains their domain name) in any story about the
       bizarre auction item (well, except this story).
Sponsorships
Gambling websites have tried hard to get their domain
names plastered over as much sports-related real estate as
possible. It hasn't been easy. Professional sports world has
      long been wary of anything relating to gambling.
  Billboards in major stadiums and arenas are out of the
 question. So, some sites have started sponsoring rodeos
       and other smaller events. One site even bought
        advertising space on a female model's midriff.
Are any of these tactics working? There are some
  gambling websites that say it's all more hype than
substance. They stick to buying ads on other websites.
The battered image of the internet, meanwhile, seems to
have suffered relatively little from all this. After all, even
the strongest gambling opponent has to admit there are
        more dangerous things online than poker.
Please visit:
http://earnmoneyfrominternetsystem.info/form.php?id=3
                        2018
                    for more info

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Stealth Web Advertising Tactics Of "Illegal" Sites

  • 1. Stealth Web Advertising Tactics Of "Illegal" Sites
  • 2. Advertising a website is never easy. But imagine how much harder it would be if advertising your website were illegal.
  • 3. Gambling websites face just that challenge in reaching US and Canadian audiences. In both countries, the government has put media outlets on notice that accepting advertising from gambling websites is illegal. (Note: in the US, at least, the industry disputes this, and charges have never been filed by the US or Canadian federal governments.)
  • 4. The sites have come up with some pretty creative ways around the law. Are their tactics worthy of imitation? Or do they threaten to drag down the image of ecommerce faster than a wave of no-prescription online pharmacies dispensing questionable images of minors via browser- hijacking adware?
  • 5. Have a look at some of these stealth web advertising tactics:
  • 7. A while ago I saw a TV commercial for a poker-related website. The commercial carried the prominent warning "not a gambling website." Curious how such a site could make money, I typed in the domain name. What did I see? Gambling!
  • 8. I later realized I had typed in the dot-com version of the domain name rather than the dot-net. The dot-net version, the one advertised, has only play gambling with no money. The dot-com version is the real moneymaker.
  • 9. Web experts have long said that any serious business website needs a dot-com domain name. Many consumers won't remember any other extension such as dot-biz or dot-net, and will instead simply type in the much better known dot-com. You can call them stupid, but they'll spend their money on the other site.
  • 10. It seems the marketers of that poker website were definitely not stupid. But is this ethical? Worse, could this open up a can of worms for other websites that have a dot-com and dot-net version, if policymakers try to close this loophole?
  • 12. One casino website has taken to buying items on eBay that have generated a lot of media coverage already. The items have included a grilled cheese sandwich with the supposed image of the Madonna on one side. The site has managed to ride the wave of publicity of items such items by buying them. They thereby get their company name (which contains their domain name) in any story about the bizarre auction item (well, except this story).
  • 14. Gambling websites have tried hard to get their domain names plastered over as much sports-related real estate as possible. It hasn't been easy. Professional sports world has long been wary of anything relating to gambling. Billboards in major stadiums and arenas are out of the question. So, some sites have started sponsoring rodeos and other smaller events. One site even bought advertising space on a female model's midriff.
  • 15. Are any of these tactics working? There are some gambling websites that say it's all more hype than substance. They stick to buying ads on other websites.
  • 16. The battered image of the internet, meanwhile, seems to have suffered relatively little from all this. After all, even the strongest gambling opponent has to admit there are more dangerous things online than poker.