Question

So I was a bit shocked to see this ad on the OpenStudy mobile app...

Does OS choose which ads pop up?

Answer 1

OMG seriously?

Answer 2

yea that really happened lol

Answer 3

Ads are based off what you've searched...

Answer 4

i've never searched anything like that

Answer 5

and if it is based off google searches, why do i always get these annoying ads?

Answer 6

Wow...

Answer 7

10,000 visitor!!!! You should've clicked it and claimed your prize!!!

Those ads are different. They're not even really ads, more of a virus.

Answer 8

there was a time when the only ads i saw were for colleges. why can't it be like that again?

Answer 9

Use adblock. :3

Answer 10

i have "Ads Removal" extension for Chrome but it doesn't really do its job lol

Answer 11

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/adblock?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon&_category=extensions

Answer 12

First one.

Answer 13

haha! it works :) thanks AMQ

could i also have something like that on my phone? i use safari?

Answer 14

and for the os app?

Answer 15

You are not alone in this issue...
http://appetite-pr.com/blog/disney-admob-weve-got-a-problem-why-are-you-targeting-adult-oriented-ads-to-my-3-year-old-via-the-disney-up-app-for-android/

Answer 16

whoa that really popped up @AriPotta

Answer 17

yea, it really did happen. i was just wondering if there was a way openstudy could monitor what ads pop up?? it's not a real big issue, i was just concerned with like 13 yr olds who go on there

Answer 18

O_O OpenStudy....

Answer 19

Haha! wow...That's...interesting.....

Answer 20

I know that with the Android app tool chain you can do this:
http://www.google.com/ads/admob/
"\(\textbf{Robust ad filters.}\) More control so you can refine which ads appear in your apps, increase relevancy, and protect your brand."

So it would not surprise me if iOS had the same thing.

Answer 21

I use adblock plus on firefox. It works like a dream. 0 ads, including on OS

Answer 22

@StudyGurl14 This is on a phone.

Answer 23

but @AriPotta mentioned Chrome....so wouldn't she have the option of firefox?

Answer 24

In reply to when AnswerMyQuestions brought up adblock... so you are not alone in having missed the part that this is for the mobile app.

Answer 25

Recently I was geting a whole bunch of college ads. So I changed my Google ad Settings. I get zero ads now.

Answer 26

In my gmail that is.

Answer 27

Nowadays I'm geting these weird vu lu or something ads in OS. And also some sign language thing.

Answer 28

I was going to take a lightshot... but it has innapropriate things. It is "im vu" and says "Find Your Bella". OS should remove the ad spaces.

Answer 29

OS would have to shut down if it removed the ad spaces. It is how they pay for the servers. However, subscribers don't get the ads from what I understand.

Also, the adsense ads and Google web ads do base off of things like search history, which brings up some odd adds when there is more than one person on the computer. So if the teen boy in the house searches for "hot girls" and the teen girl in the house searches for "designer bra panties" the end result can be ad selections that are of hot girls in underwear...

On aps, this happens differently from what I have seen and the developers (for Android at least) have far more direct control of what ads are shown.

Answer 30

It only pops up once in a while. Usually everything is good and appropriate.

Answer 31

BTW Your example should probably be removed.

Answer 32

bring this to the attention of Preetha please

Answer 33

@GreenCat There is nothing wrong with the example. I did not use any offensive words, just a description of the basics.

@perl As I pointed out, the web site based searches and what they do to ads is not in the control of the site. As for the app ads, I already emailed both Preetha and the dev team leader on this topic.

Answer 34

@e.mccormick thankyou

Answer 35

the first screenshot i posted was on the mobile app. however, i have encountered similar ads like that on here, the website. i had an ad once for an asian dating site??

Answer 36

hmmm

Answer 37

OS should take control of the ads they choose.

Answer 38

obviously they shouldn't have those, but they survive on ads . if more people would register and subscribe (10 dollars a month) we wouldn't have these ads.

Answer 39

I got this farmers dating ad on here too it cracks me up

Answer 40

its cheaper than hiring a private tutor :)

Answer 41

Are you registered @perl

Answer 42

i have asked maybe 3 questions, helped 2,000 questions

Answer 43

I was just asking but thats a waste of money on a website that kepps glitching out

Answer 44

well, it could get better if more people subscribe :)

Answer 45

@AriPotta thankyou for posting this feedback

Answer 46

I dont know people have been complaining about the issues for like a year now but nothing has changed

Answer 47

@philcua can you post a separate feedback question and clearly write down all the glitches you experience. Thanks

Answer 48

also mention which browser you are using, what kind of computer. all details help

Answer 49

Well, they have been kicking around the idea of subscription levels too. Ways to make it cheaper. Keep the basics free, but have more features for more money. I have no clue if this will be implemented, but I like the idea.

Also, I do agree that stability is a subscription drawback. People do not like to pay for something that breaks easy. Now, if subscribers got a month free for every 10 days of orange war... that might help make it less of an issue.

Answer 50

I have heard that if u switch your apple device int airplane mode, the adds will disapeer from your apps

Answer 51

This is interesting. I don't get any ads like these. I usually get some other weird ads about food and animals. Weird...
But yeah that is a bit interesting

Answer 52

Or some online game

Answer 53

it's true that the ads go away when the phone is in airplane mode. but when it's in airplane mode, there's no internet connection and it won't connect to OS

Answer 54

oh wow......that sucks

Answer 55

That is a wierd ad...

Answer 56

Wow look at this ad @AriPotta
http://prntscr.com/57s9qq
And I don't search up anything like that...

Answer 57

hmm, thats a sims ad?

Answer 58

i guess...

Answer 59

I just got this ad...
http://prntscr.com/57sdcg

Answer 60

So life like... =P

Answer 61

well thats not considered adult content, right?

Answer 62

Do they also sell, "Band Barbie with Skipper on drims!" ?

Answer 63

Now this is a better ad.
http://prntscr.com/57sf5c

Answer 64

yes , thats ok

Answer 65

our society today is bombarded with 'adult content'-ish advertising

Answer 66

boring ads are ok :)

Answer 67

ikr

Answer 68

It can be exciting too... just wish they had better tools to filter adult and things that lean that direction. A way to kill dating sites would be nice.

Answer 69

http://prntscr.com/57smcw
http://prntscr.com/57sm2c
Here is what I downloaded
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom/related?hl=en

Answer 70

Yes, just meas they make less money ahd have more problems funding the site.

Answer 71

Most of the time there are good ads. But, pretty often a bad ad randomly appears.

Answer 72

I got one ad that had penguin "Chicken" Nuggets.

Answer 73

One of the ads that @TheSmartOne got is the "im vu" ad I was talking about.

Answer 74

As a social networking site, im vu has lots of ads that will pop up on another social networking site.

Answer 75

OpenStudy should be an educational (not social networking) website. That way, it would give ads like "IXL" (I think that's the name).