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Short video of a seagull and a statue?

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 28/09/2013 08:06

I'm using mumsnet on my phone, and twice this morning I have been shown a random video of a seagull trying to clean bird droppings off a statue. I didn't click on anything. Is it just me, or is anyone else getting this?

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CostaLady · 28/09/2013 08:13

How bizarre! Grin

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KateSMumsnet · 28/09/2013 11:40

Blimey, that does sound weird. Perhaps it's a very niche product trial Confused

Can we remember where you saw this vid? Has anyone else seen it?

FruOla · 29/09/2013 07:41

I think I caught a wee glimpse of it too - it's an ad for something to do with Hastings, I think.

RustyBear · 29/09/2013 07:44

www.hastingsdirect.com/about-us/multimedia.html

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 29/09/2013 14:06

Yes, that's the one! Thank you FruOla and RustyBear; at least now I know I'm not imagining things! Are they a mumsnet sponsor or something? It hasn't happened to me on any other sites.

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FruOla · 29/09/2013 14:52

I think it's a GoogleAd, which is allowed onto MN? I'm not sure how these things work - but I guess they have a 'space' somewhere for GoogleAds to pop up every now and again?

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 29/09/2013 15:36

The first time it happened I was on Threads I'm On and the second time I was looking at Active Threads.

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FruOla · 30/09/2013 07:13

I've just seen it again! It's in a box over > below the DOTD/Most Active and above Latest reviews. It's rather bizarre, isn't it? Grin

MadCap · 30/09/2013 07:16

This keeps happening to me as well.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 30/09/2013 07:19

My phone was on silent at the time, so any dialogue was lost on me anyway. I definitely didn't touch a box or pop-up, it just started playing, uninvited. I'm so relieved I'm not the only one.

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MadCap · 30/09/2013 07:22

I'm on the mobile site on my phone.

FruOla · 30/09/2013 18:35

At least it's not making any noises at me Grin
(I'm on an iMac - Firefox)

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RowanMumsnet · 01/10/2013 10:36

Thanks for this - we'll try to track it down

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RowanMumsnet · 02/10/2013 09:18

OK, we think we've zapped this now (because we ask advertisers not to supply ad creatives that talk or move or whatever without you clicking on it first) - do let us know if you see it again.

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