Did you notice whether these 'ugly' ads produced more clicks? It may help with ad blindness...even if it's not pretty, it gets noticed.
i don't know why but i couldn't stop laughing when i read the titile. my first thought was, "my god, what has this person got against Google? such an blatant display of rage.."
well, i think design is always subjective. some like it, some don't. for others like me, we cannot even get it, due to geographical reasons
I am Irish and my first impression was that they were grape leaves, not shamrocks. I guess that is because they tumble in a little squiggle. I have that kind of seasonal stuff turned off in my account, I guess, because my ads look the same as always.
Saint Patty's Day - Get into the Spirit - Drink some Green Beer. Pinch to Grow an Inch. Guiness Beer - ummmmm good.
what i dont get it is...google says no to people putting images next to the ads, but they put images in the ads. The images in the ads attract attention to it, why are they opposed to images next to them? It seems a tad hypocritical to me. I still think adwords advertisers should get the option to upload a little image with their ad, so it can display with an image on adsense sites.