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In response to "This is weird. The word "Starbuck's" in kare's post on B2 is a double-underlined link to an ad." by mara

Sounds like spyware/malware has hijacked your browsing session to do something like what the ads at BOP do -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Sep 8 '11, 10:42

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It's called in-text advertising and yes, it sounds like a hijacking. -- nm - David Sep 8, 10:44 1
- *ahem* Yes, re-reading that, I realized it made BOP's advertising sound spywareish. Not intended that way. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 10:56

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