Targeted Marketing Worry

[StormInateacup]

I'm a bit concerned about what kind of ads have been showing up on my pages, knowing as I do that the pricks target your preferences and direct ads towards you which they think would suit your consumption patterns.

My latest lot:

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That venue in Coogee is and always has been btw, quite the centre for massive serious drug crime in Sydney - a sleazy nightclub attached to the Coogee Bay Hotel called Selinas.

Have these cunts been looking at me emails or what?

[Deleted]

More like any searched you may have done in the last 6 months. Well except the alarm people, they target everybody.

When I was getting divorced and looking for a lawyer, I started noticing the "personalized" ads. It's scary huh?

[Sita]

If you use gmail, then yes. I seem to remember that Google will use your emails to help target ads to you, if you haven't opted out.

Let me see if I can find the option to opt out of directed advertising (or whatever they call it).

[Sita]

In Gmail, most of the ads we show appear next to an open email message and match the contents of your email. When we personalize ads, we display ads based on the contents of all your emails. For example, if you’ve recently received lots of messages about photography or cameras, we might show you a deal from a local camera store.

Google's Advertising FAQ

Ad Prefence Manager to opt out

[StormInateacup]

Jun 25, 2012 10:47:43 GMT -5 Sita said:

In Gmail, most of the ads we show appear next to an open email message and match the contents of your email. When we personalize ads, we display ads based on the contents of all your emails. For example, if you’ve recently received lots of messages about photography or cameras, we might show you a deal from a local camera store.

Google's Advertising FAQ

Ad Prefence Manager to opt out

Thank you!!!

I just did that.
Invasive bastards!

[The Mad Hatter]

Opt back in and do a hundred random jibberish searches daily...

[StormInateacup]

Jun 25, 2012 11:01:22 GMT -5 The Mad Hatter said:

Opt back in and do a hundred random jibberish searches daily...

You're a wicked man!!

[rscott]

Adds are inevitable so I'd rather see adds that appeal to my demographics instead of suffering though a bunch of tampon adds.

They haven't quite worked all the bugs out though. When I do an eBay or Amazon search I don't notice related adds until after I've purchased something.
I'm getting adds for things I don't need anymore - dummies.

[Deleted]

I don't really mind the ads if it means some things are kept free for my use. I can scroll with the best of them.

Hell Amazon now emails you suggestions based on your purchase history. It can get annoying but then again I have found some serious deals that way as well. Got new phone cases for all three kids and me for less than $5.

[The Mad Hatter]

Jun 25, 2012 11:39:10 GMT -5 StormInateacup said:

Jun 25, 2012 11:01:22 GMT -5 The Mad Hatter said:

Opt back in and do a hundred random jibberish searches daily...

You're a wicked man!!

Thanks! Being me isn't as easy as I make it look.

[marisol]

Hatter so glad to see you. How would you feel about being a minion in Fantasy Land. There is no money involved, but you would get to play in the garden with the other minions(clothing is
optional). The only work involved is keeping the dungeon room clean.