Less than thrilled to see my face on a before weight loss ad

[Desertthorn]

I wonder if Tom could do something. They are stealing stuff from his site.

[Tom]

OK I will turn on watermarks.

[SunnySmile501]

This advert is posted on my little hometown newspaper.

[SunnySmile501]

The FTC and Oprah's lawyers are after them!

Acai Berry Diet Weightloss Blogs Under Fire From FTC

California, Connecticut, New York and several other states are launching investigations from tons of consumers who feel they were misled by fake blogs about weight loss stories.
Its hard to miss the ads. I see them everywhere. “Just following this 1 simple rule I lost all this weight, first colon cleanse then Acai Berry”
The website named in every report so far is SmartDiets | Get a Custom Diet Plan Built For You & Guaranteed to Work :

Acai Berry Diet Weightloss Blogs Under Fire From FTC - ShoeMoney®

Oprah Acai Berry Diet Ads Are All Over the Web - But View Them With Caution
Anyone looking to take advantage of acai berry health benefits have probably seen Oprah acai berry diet ads somewhere on the web. Many of these ads show a picture of Oprah and say that shes loves their product.
Unfortunately, many of these ads are not real and that caused the Oprah show to issue the following statement on their web site...
"Consumers should be aware that Oprah Winfrey is not associated with nor does she endorse any açaí berry product or online solicitation of such products. Attorneys for Harpo are pursuing any companies that claim such an affiliation."

Oprah Acai Berry Diet Ads Are All Over the Web - But View Them With Caution

[SunnySmile501]

Advertisement this morning on my hometown newspaper newsleader.com

This time it is not a Yahoo ad--it's a zedo ad http://d13.zedo.com/OzoDB/s/y/573714/V1/5345345.png




ZEDO Ad Server Is Certified as Compliant With IAB Guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire - November 3, 2008 - San Francisco-based ZEDO, Inc., the leading ad server for the New Internet websites and the third largest ad serving company in the world, today announced that BPA has certified that ZEDO's practices and technologies for reporting ad reach are compliant with IAB guidelines. ZEDO is now an Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) certified Ad Server.

BPA Worldwide is the global industry resource for verified audience data and media knowledge. Its Interactive System Certification Accreditation complies with all Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) guidelines, the key organization that oversees advertising on the Internet in the US, and provides additional systems verification that go above and beyond the IAB requirements.

This certification confirms that ZEDO is one of the leading ad servers in the industry. The rigorous analysis of ZEDO processes, systems and security and the changes made to receive certification now allow leading publishers across the world to rely on ZEDO and be confident that numbers are correct and discrepancies low.

Roy de Souza, CEO of ZEDO, said, "Our firm commitment to being able to provide the most accurate information is endorsed with this certification. Our certification will benefit our advertisers and publishers immensely. ZEDO has always been a high quality technology product. It is a leading ad server and has the lowest discrepancies in the industry."

[Lil_Texas_Tornado]

This chick is saying that she is from Mt. Enterprise. That is SOOOO funny because this is were I LIVE. What a small world. It's even funnier that she is not in our phone book. No body knows who she is (asking around), and all the time that i have been working, I have never seen her. I hate that they have stolen you pic Toga Girl. I sent the same message to that website, and I bet it doesn't get posted.

[msanjelpie]

It automatically says that it is where you live (no matter where that is) so that you feel more comfortable with the concept.

I saw the ad again yesterday, and I just smiled and thought, I know that girl! and she looks a lot better than that!

[Desertthorn]

Originally Posted by Lil_Texas_Tornado

This bi*** is saying that she is from Mt. Enterprise. That is SOOOO funny because this is were I LIVE. What a small world. It's even funnier that she is not in our phone book. No body knows who she is (asking around), and all the time that i have been working, I have never seen her.

They find your town by your IP. She is actually one of our members and didn't give anyone permission to use her photo.

[SunnySmile501]

This time it said she was from Roanoke-Lynchburg. These two cities are about an hour apart. One is about 2 1/2 hours from me and the other 1 1/2 hours from me.

[Lil_Texas_Tornado]

Originally Posted by msanjelpie

It automatically says that it is where you live (no matter where that is) so that you feel more comfortable with the concept.

I saw the ad again yesterday, and I just smiled and thought, I know that girl! and she looks a lot better that that!

I had no idea about that!! I feel kinda goofy now.