I'm getting Rich Dad seminar in Baltimore. That's kind of creeping me out, if it knows I'm in Baltimore.
{P.S. I originally got it looking at the "who does this actor look like?" thread.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Same on this page, though for my own specific area.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I suppose it might be going by IP addresses, but does that seem creepy to you? I don't like it.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by aspectre: Same on this page, though for my own specific area.
Ditto. It's probably going by IP addresses. Then again, Google knows exactly who I am -- I am logged into gmail and Google Calendar in other tabs. *shrug*
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Oh. That could be. Though I don't have a tab open, but I'm pretty sure if I went to gmail right now I wouldn't have to log in.
I think hotmail still thinks I live in Utah. And I registered for gmail in Utah and don't remember changing that.
It's funny because I used to get monster searchs for Utah all the time, but I registered for Monster in MD. I think sometimes this internet thing is not as smart as it thinks it is.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
CheapYearBooks dot com
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Then there's the Google search bar & pop-up blocker I've tied into my browser. Plus I always start a browsing session by opening two windows, then select Google as my homepages on both. (Other sites are too ugly and too often slow-loading)
[ April 28, 2008, 12:22 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
CliffsNotes Are Free is what mine says.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
Yeah, I'm getting CliffsNotes are free. (Which is weird, cause don't you usually have to pay for CliffsNotes? When did they become free, and why advertise them then?)
It can probably easily figure out where you're from using your IP. Not that big a deal really.
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
Just so long as it doesn't start displaying redrum!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
I don't get one Thank you Firefox AdBlock Plus!
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
"Learn Chinese online with beijing's best teachers! Click here for a free trial lesson!"
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
VietnamCupid.com
Usually I get similar ones - the most common is gay-parship.co.uk. Could it be someone else in the network that's, ah, giving google the idea? Because that's a really baffling ad to be apparently targeted at me.
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ExpressBurn CD Recorder Software
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
I think it works out where you are from your IP address. But I don't know why it thinks I personally would want a Vietnamese wife.
Posted by happymann (Member # 9559) on :
I'm getting the Chinese one that aspectre's getting too.
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
I'm getting Custom-made Kanji names and phrases. Apparently marketed at people looking to get tattoos, so I don't know why it would show that ad to me.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Not to brag, but it says "Advertisement" and there's nothing there. ABP FTW.
(I try to remember to use the click-through links for book purchases.)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Goody Scrivener: I don't get one Thank you Firefox AdBlock Plus!
Well, neither did I until I turned it off to see.
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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I got the same one that aspectre originally posted about.
Haven't we had a thread where we tried to influence the Google ads?
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
It's blank. Just a blue "Ads by Google" bar, with a white rectangle beneath it that I can only see by selecting it.
Sort of like the invisible rectangle under the logo on every Hatrack page.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by pooka: I suppose it might be going by IP addresses, but does that seem creepy to you? I don't like it.
Far less creepy than reading an email from my mother and seeing a google ad above it for counseling services in my area.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
BWAHAHA. Now I'm getting "Shakespeare: The Manga Edition."
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I'm back to rich dad. Sadly, I'm neither rich, nor a dad.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
Cliff Notes are free. Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
I've been seeing that Shakespeare thing for weeks.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I can also learn Chinese online with Beijing's best teachers!
Let's all learn Chinese together!
Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bella Bee: But I don't know why it thinks I personally would want a Vietnamese wife.
Advertisers who are buying ad space through Google will typically pay for certain keywords, and if those keywords show up on the page, Google will show their ad.
So when people start taking note of what the ads are about and posting information about them, that can actually change they types of ads Google sends.
For example, if the VietnamCupid people paid for keywords relating to the orient (which might include words like chinese, japanese, etc), having people point out the "learn Chinese" ad could trigger a change in ads.
And now that I've started talking about keywords, it wouldn't be TOO surprising if eventually people start seeing SEO/website promotion ads on this page. Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I wonder if it's better to be on adblocker plus and not realize how much google knows about me.
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Galatic Imperia - whatever that may be. How did it know I was in low earth orbit?
Too damn clever by half this Google thing...
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
I'm getting nothing Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
gurusfeet dot com.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
Still blank.
Posted by Qaz (Member # 10298) on :
"Learn Chinese Online"
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Cliff Notes are Free
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
I'm going to try to hijack the ads on this thread.
You know what's really cool? Sprinklers! I want to buy a sprinkler for my yard. Or maybe I want to install a sprinkler system to protect my home or business from fire. Either for watering plants (giving them water) or for watering my living room in case of a fire, a sprinkler system is what I need. Free installation? What about parts or service? I would buy sprinkler from China or from made in the USA. I need irrigation all the time. Irrigate this. Permanent or temporary lawn sprinkler systems preferred! Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
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Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I hear with that Chinese thing all you have to do is click and you get a trial lesson!
Probably with that nice-looking Chinese person wearing the phone headset. Looks like she works in the Imperial Palace Call Center, right next to the Great Wall.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
"What does your soul look like? A Kaballah test."
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Okay, this Strangers ad has officially sold me on Firefox with image block for this website.
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Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jeorge: And now that I've started talking about keywords, it wouldn't be TOO surprising if eventually people start seeing SEO/website promotion ads on this page.
What if we could push the internet into an infinite regress of advertisement = interest.
For instance, by mentioning google ads enough to get google ads to post an ad about google ads, and then google ads will slowly drift up to the top of the google search terms lists and soon the google ads page will be ad supported to include google ads about google ads.
I think that happened with Paris Hilton a few years ago.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish
Sturgeon Flounder Swordfish Cod Cusk Dover sole Haddock Lake whitefish Pacific sand dab Petrale sole Rex sole Southern flounder Spotted cabrilla Summer flounder Tilefish Witch flounder Yellowtail flounder Yellowtail snapper
Fish fish fish fish fish
Just testing. Fish.
Edit: Apparently (fish) there isn't (fish) an ad triggered by (fish) the repeated use of (fish) the word "fish."
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Why do I still have a google ad?
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
network & server monitoring software
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
Telephony unified communications
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Fish and sprinklers not withstanding, I'm getting an ad for Rich Dad in Salt Lake. Which is not where I live, but it is where I am right now, so I guess that lends support to the IP theory.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Now see, there's a new page and you ruined it. Fish, Fish, Boat, Ocean, Canoe, Whales, Whaling, nature, salmon, Pacific, Atlantic, Fish.
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Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
I've been getting a lot of Lipstick Jungle ads. On the California gay marriage thread, there's some "Celebrate California's marriage equality; 10% off all bridal rings; your purchase does make a difference" stuff.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Orincoro, I think your fishy post worked for me. I have an eBay ad here showing the following auctions: NEW The Whale People NEW Fighting the Whales... Spouting Sippers Pink Whale Sip Cup Cute NEW Sealand 1994 $2.50 Orca Whale HUGE 63mm Aq/BzCoin HUGE!
--Enigmatic
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Hmm. I've got one about coral reefs or something.
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Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
YES! Fish revolution! I am getting whales, seals, and other ebay items related to sea mamals.
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