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| Thread ID: 128975 | 2013-01-26 10:58:00 | Ridiculous internet advertising | Johnnz (7246) | PC World Chat |
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| 1325021 | 2013-01-26 10:58:00 | Interesting how ads on the internet are selected to appeal to ones supposed market interests. I bought a foam RC tiger moth from a Hong Kong hobby website a month ago and since then nearly every website I visit is advertising the very same item to me from the same store. Does anyone know the mechanisms of how this works? It is kind of funny to see it pop up in such a wide variety of sites but also a bit weird and spooky almost! | Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1325022 | 2013-01-26 11:13:00 | Did you google for it prior to buying? | fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1325023 | 2013-01-26 18:44:00 | I bought a foam RC tiger moth a month ago and since then nearly every website I visit is advertising the very same item to me It's not weird, it's tracking you. Cookies and so on. internet.wonderhowto.com |
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| 1325024 | 2013-01-26 20:10:00 | If you regularly delete your tracking cookies the ads become more random | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1325025 | 2013-01-26 20:28:00 | Or better yet, go to a shop, staffed by people. That'll show 'em. |
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| 1325026 | 2013-01-26 21:41:00 | You can opt out if it's adsense displaying from Google's opt (www.google.com) out doubleclick policy. Google Adwords Advertisers and networks use remarketing techniques to track prospects. But sometimes targeted ads useful. I was searching for a specific car part once, and a ad popped up for a small local company, which I immediately visted - and got the part Another was a reminder from my bank, about a loan ad that followed me on the net. |
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