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Frank Sandtmann

seems to be testing hitting new lows in distinguishability of ads. Instead of using the “Ad” label, they were displaying “Ads related to:” above ads in light grey. Plus a thin horizontal line below the results.

Most likely, normal users will not recognize these results as being advertisements, which should lead to significant increases in CTR – and higher revenues for Microsoft. Feels a bit sneaky …