Ads popping up in a weird form

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  outonalimbmusic · Member · Mar 29, 2013 at 1:46 am

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  Every week in my blog I do a playlist – list of songs. And in the last week or two some of the words of the bands are being highlighted (ie. the band Auto Defiance, Auto is highlighted in pink & if you click it – it’s some ad).

  I understand you run ads, but I never saw them within my writing? That doesn’t seem right.

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  jenswp · Member · Mar 29, 2013 at 5:58 am

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  Hi there,

  The ads you are describing sound like text link ads. Text link ads are not permitted on our advertiser’s network.

  If you do see an the ad again, please make a screenshot and link to it in reply to this message (you can upload the attachment as a media file on your blog and include as a link here).

  Here’s how to make a screenshot:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/

  Please note that it’s possible for ads to appear in your browser that were not placed there by WordPress.com. These ads are sometimes caused by malware or a virus, but more often it is due to a browser extension or toolbar that you may have installed in your browser.

  These sites have further explanation and suggestions for eliminating the ads:
  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/
  http://www.littletechiethings.com/2012/06/how-to-remove-ads-not-by-this-site.html
  http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/

  I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions.