Marcia - 11:43 pm on Jan 8, 2008 (gmt 0)

Ad selection and placement is all algorithmically done, and that's not about to change and it's patented technology.

The only way to hand select advertisers, product choices, ad text, linking options and banners, etc. and how much is paid out and the terms is with PPA/affiliate programs. Don't like the percentage or terms or return days or linking choices? Replace with a better merchant, that kind of system is all free choice.

Targeted by site is a different story entirely; it would have to be a different system, not run by crawling and an algo.

reasons you have listed as to why ad filtering can not be done on a real time ad auction system. Utter rubbish...

Not rubbish at all why it can't be done, because it can't be done with real-time auction and ad placement. Read all the patents and you'll see why it can't.

[edited by: Marcia at 11:50 pm (utc) on Jan. 8, 2008]