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read and videos that you view on Yahoo.</li> <li>Ads that are popular among people with your interests.</li> </ul> </div>  </div> <div id="helpful-bar"> <div class="fl text">Was this article helpful?</div> <div id="ratingyes" class="fl text"><a href="#feedback" title="Yes">Yes</a></div> <div id="ratingyesicon" class="fl yes"><a href="#feedback" title="Yes"> </a></div> <div id="ratingno" class="fl text"><a href="#feedback" title="No">No</a></div> <div id="ratingnoicon" class="fl no"><a href="#feedback" title="No"> </a></div> <div class="fr last-updated"> Last updated: August 01, 2013 </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="feedback" style="display: none;"> <div class="confirm"> <span class="scriptrating">Thank you!</span> Please complete the form to submit your rating/feedback. </div> <br> <div id="feedbackReasons" class="survey"> <ul class="noscriptrating" role="radiogroup" style="list-style: none;" aria-label="Rate this article:"> <li style="display:none;"></li> <li> <input 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