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Google Patents RSS Advertising

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the thought-of-that dept.

IO ERROR writes "Google filed a patent application for targeted advertising in RSS feeds about a year and a half ago. The USPTO has now assigned it a number and placed it online. The patent application covers both targeting in RSS feeds and geotargeting by IP address. It gives some insight into how Google's ad servers work."

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  1. Re:Those evil bastards by Metasquares · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe because their unofficial slogan is "Don't be evil"? :)