europeforvisitors - 1:15 pm on Apr 24, 2007 (gmt 0)

My local newspaper's website recently underwent a complete overhaul and now they display AdSense ads prominently. It's amazing how many of the ads are just plain outright misleading. The landing page/site is an actual site, not a page full of links, but what is offered is not what is promised in the ad.

I can't help wondering what the advertisers are trying to achieve. If I'm Joe User and I click on an ad for widgets, why would the advertiser expect me to convert if I land on a page about whatsits?