Hellis 0 #1 February 15, 2011 I dont know if any of you guys ever notice the google add to the left here. Usually it shows adds for skydiving equipment and tandems for me. But today, a few hours after i came home from the store with my latest purchase. WOW. Sorry about the blurry picture, but i had trouble not geting the flash to bounce of the screen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy0689 0 #2 February 15, 2011 Must be you. I just got a new Mammut avalanche probe and didn't have that happen. You're targeted. Good thing you didn't just come from an adult bookstore.Andy I'll believe it when I see it on YouTube! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 897 #3 February 15, 2011 Ads? Here?? WHERE??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #4 February 15, 2011 The funny thing is, when i opend the thread and read your message i got a add with five girls and the message "Looking for a date". This is very creepy! Please dont make it worse now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #5 February 15, 2011 Ahhh...the joys of ad blocker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #6 February 15, 2011 good on ye' for buying rock-solid swiss products; basically, it's all i wear. trousers, jackets.. and all of my climbing-gear is mammut too! good stuff! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #7 February 15, 2011 i have to admit that its not so much the brand that made the choise. It was the only pair of shoes that fit When i buy clownshoes they fit snug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 February 15, 2011 My virus program is blocking all google ads on this site. I love it! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #9 February 15, 2011 Did you use Google on that browser to search for that product prior to your purchase of it?Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #10 February 15, 2011 QuoteDid you use Google on that browser to search for that product prior to your purchase of it? We have a winner. I've noticed the ads for the last few weeks. Planning trip to vegas. Vegas ads all over dz.com. I'm sorry diamonds shortly after vegas trip...zales ads on dz.com...lasik surgery gift to self after breakup...that's right...lasik ads. Makes me glad that I don't pay google for ads...sucks for the advertisers. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MX304 0 #11 February 15, 2011 Firefox ad block is a wonderful thing. I have often wondered it it works both ways though. Will it prevent Google from seeing your searches etc, or just keep you from seeing their ads? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #12 February 15, 2011 searches and ads are tied to IP address. I would think that you would have to use a proxy to do searches to avoid the link between the two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #13 February 16, 2011 Quote Firefox ad block is a wonderful thing. I have often wondered it it works both ways though. Will it prevent Google from seeing your searches etc, or just keep you from seeing their ads? If it prevented Google from seeing your searches, you wouldn't get results to those searches. You: "Hey google, please run me a search on ________________________________" Google: ??????www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #14 February 16, 2011 QuoteDid you use Google on that browser to search for that product prior to your purchase of it? No, thats the creepy part. I did not search for specific climbing gear. I have googled for climbing stores as names of the stores, not "climbing stores in the area". Both of those stores i googled have climbing gear but its not their main category. But once i have got to the sites i googled i have gone straight for climbing gear. Can google read cookiefiles? Not that i really care, but its just very creepy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyflower_bloom 0 #15 February 16, 2011 scroogle.org is your friend NOT scroogle.com, mind you. **.org** Made that mistake once and only once... don't know if it's changed since then but I don't wanna find out... "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #16 February 16, 2011 QuoteThe funny thing is, when i opend the thread and read your message i got a add with five girls and the message "Looking for a date". Those aren't Shah's five girlfriends, are they? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 February 16, 2011 QuoteQuoteThe funny thing is, when i opend the thread and read your message i got a add with five girls and the message "Looking for a date". Those aren't Shah's five girlfriends, are they? More likely Shah in 5 different disguises.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #18 February 16, 2011 QuoteQuoteDid you use Google on that browser to search for that product prior to your purchase of it? No, thats the creepy part. I did not search for specific climbing gear. I have googled for climbing stores as names of the stores, not "climbing stores in the area". Both of those stores i googled have climbing gear but its not their main category. But once i have got to the sites i googled i have gone straight for climbing gear. Can google read cookiefiles? Not that i really care, but its just very creepy That information is enough. They use cookies fairly extensively to figure out what kind of ads to show to you. http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ QuoteFor the Google Display Network, we serve ads based on the content of the site you view. For example, if you visit a gardening site, ads on that site may be related to gardening. In addition, we may serve ads based on your interests. As you browse websites that have partnered with us or Google sites using the DoubleClick cookie, such as YouTube, Google may place the DoubleClick cookie in your browser to understand the types of pages visited or content that you viewed. Based on this information, Google associates your browser with relevant interest categories and uses these categories to show interest-based ads. For example, if you frequently visit travel websites, Google may show more ads related to travel. Google can also use the types of pages that you have visited or content that you have viewed to infer your gender and the age category you belong to. For example, If the sites that you visit have a majority of female visitors (based on aggregated survey data on site visitation), we may associate your cookie with the female demographic category. Basically when ever you Google for something, search something on youtube, view a site with google ads they will know about the content and/or searches and will compile all the info into a profile associated to you. And it happens fairly fast too. I searched for the Mammut products in your picture to see what it was about and as I was writing this post, and pressed preview post, the Google ad sense on this site showed their (Mammut's) ad.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #19 February 16, 2011 Intressting. So basicly google knows everything about me. I dont really care, i dont belive they care about me either. Now the ad says i should find my schoolfriends. maybe i should... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 897 #20 February 16, 2011 Cookies too? OMG what are you people allowing others to do to your computers???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
