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Your online ads aren’t working? Try adding the occasional reference to on-camera sex.

X10.com wasn’t shy about doing so, and traffic to its site has apparently grown by leaps and bounds lately. The naughty reference appeared in a “pop-under” Internet ad for X10’s wire less video cameras. Featuring a picture of an attractive blonde, the ad suggested places to use the easy-to-hide camera: in the nursery, front porch, backyard, pool, garage and, yes, in the bedroom.

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