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help the ads are attacking us

  • theKJM     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    there is something strange about the ad on top
    when i went to the sonic the hedgehog page awhile ago. the ad was about sonic the hedge hog

    here are somore

    topic----------------------------------------ad

    PAINTBALL------------------------------guns
    computer usage%---------------------groupon (some up to 90% off)
    stickman GAME co.------------------online game
    sonic the hedgehog-------------------sonic the hedgehog
    Me4502's Mod--------------------------splunk
    PTCO(engineering)-------------------machanical engineer

    Key words buddy- they target key words

    guns-------------------guns
    90%-------------------groupon
    game-------------------game
    sonic-------------------sonic
    data---------------------splunk data
    engineer---------------engineer
  • Xenocide     23rd Apr 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    You've never encountered Google AdWords have you? They scan a page for keywords and display ads relevant to the content lol
  • theKJM     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    oh but thats creepy
  • Neospector     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink

    theKJM:

    oh but thats creepy

    No. Try going out to the internet more.
  • Xenocide     23rd Apr 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    There's much creepier stuff out there. :P
  • The-Con     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Like the obsession to TPT some people have? ... oh, I just insulted my self.
  • Cr15py     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    This is a joke right? Please tell me you atleast have some idea how google adwords work... that's like not knowing how to use a city bus or a subway system 0.o
  • HeyJD     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Cr15py (View Post)
    TBH I never went on a bus by my self until the start of this year(and it was pretty scary). I kept a paper in my pocket telling me everything I needed to do to use a bus.
  • petrol     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Happend to me when I created a Queensland floods forum, it came up with Austrailian ads.
  • rrusciguy     23rd Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @petrol (View Post)
    AND they can track the websites you've visited through your cookies and target you with ADs.


    and BTW, I'm half-aussie :P Mom's from Melbourne
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