The Lost Realm » ads http://the.lostrealm.com I don't know -- it's all geek to me Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:02:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Conman the 1337 with Shaun the Sheep http://the.lostrealm.com/archives/2008/04/30/conman-the-1337-with-shaun-the-sheep/ http://the.lostrealm.com/archives/2008/04/30/conman-the-1337-with-shaun-the-sheep/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:21:12 +0000 Lionfire http://the.lostrealm.com/?p=439 Continue reading →]]> Thanks to my swearing cat’s fateful stumble this evening, I am now stuck pondering a question that could shake one of the most important industries of our time to its very foundations: what percentage of Google ad clicks are caused by bumbling felines?

I never click on ads, and neither does Carolyn, so I believe this makes the click-through rate for my household 100% cat induced. Someone, somewhere paid for my grumpy cat to sit on this keyboard. Someone, somewhere just received a share of payment that they did not truly deserve (as I do not believe that Arwen bears any true interest in a degree from the University of Phoenix).

Does Google take this number into account? Is this something they have researched? Or have I perhaps stumbled on the cats’ sinister plans to bring about the downfall of our corrupt and heathen (non cat-worshipping) society?

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