This is simply hilarious, so I wanted to share.
As part of my effort to organize Move Your Money pamphleting outside the big four (Citi, Chase, BofA and Wells Fargo), I am using a gmail account that matches my dkos ID:
marvborg@gmail.com
I'm sending and receiving a lot of emails about various banks we have "visited" with our protest.
Google Mail is subsidized by advertising, and it is context sensitive, based on keywords in your email.
I guess all those emails about the evil scum-suckers at BofA triggered a keyword ad:
"AD - Bank of America® - www.bankofamerica.com/ahead - Supporting the Non Profits that Address Critical Community Needs"
(screenshot here: http://imgur.com/...)
appeared at the top of my gmail account.
Essentially, BofA is subsidizing the email account of a person organizing protests against them.
CLASSIC!
I almost fell of my chair laughing so hard.