Wii Water-Drinking Contest Kills Woman, Microsoft Sponsors Story

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We’re not exactly sure what the Microsoft ad is or on this page but we are sure it’s yet another really bad contextual ad placement. Once again, contextual advertising fails. This time in a story about a woman who dies during a water drinking contest for radio station KDND called “Hold your wee for Wii,” a Microsoft ad appears in the form of a water cooler that fills a cup to the point of overflowing. Sweet. W love the smooth flow of a good contextual ad placement.

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