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Posted by Ketara
Nov 8, 2009 17:16:50 GMT -5
They're becoming much more targeted, I'm impressed.

Mostly MMO ads for me.

I kind of freak out about it sometimes because the ads on my google and facebook and flickr accounts now are basically always airfares to India.
Posted by kuriboh
Nov 8, 2009 21:11:56 GMT -5
I always get gay military dating sites ._.
Posted by Chan
Nov 8, 2009 21:12:49 GMT -5
I keep getting make a new bank account and mortgage payment ads.
Posted by Draco
Nov 8, 2009 21:14:47 GMT -5
InvestorsHub and eRepublic are the ones I'm getting at the moment.

Edit: Now I'm getting DnD Online.
Posted by Cid
Nov 8, 2009 23:11:00 GMT -5
loans
Posted by Ryocha
Nov 9, 2009 11:46:25 GMT -5
I get the famed Christian Dating Sites from last run, a few MMO's and people asking me if I want to make money from Google.

EDIT: And credit scores.
Posted by Ketara
Nov 9, 2009 12:07:51 GMT -5
It used to be we all saw the same ads. They seem to be targeted now, which is creepy as fuck.
Posted by Radune
Nov 9, 2009 12:24:08 GMT -5
Adventurequest :|
Posted by flippmoke
Nov 9, 2009 12:28:14 GMT -5
Google Ads are quite good at times of going after the targeted audience, but part of it really depends on if there are people out there advertising for a specific word that appears on the page that is loaded. They can also be really bad, for example google ads probably targeted the word forum with the bottom add, giving me the "Message Board Posts, Hunting Forum, African American Forum, Black Community Forum." The reason for the racial tones in this one are likely because the black forum is used someplace in the html, though I am not certain.
Posted by Ketara
Nov 9, 2009 12:32:45 GMT -5
Or maybe they're mining data off the IRC channel.

*rimshot*
Posted by Zero
Nov 9, 2009 12:59:05 GMT -5
It's not necessairly targetted per sae, the way the ad's work is they pull keywords and such off the site and then advertise things we think we'd be interested in. I'm just trying to avoid the thought that they're digging through my computer and finding out things about me, really.

Also, I get D&D Online, Financial Crisis, and Mortgage.
Posted by Malacai
Nov 9, 2009 13:11:04 GMT -5
Mortgage rates and "ConnectEd" for teaching stuff
Posted by Draco
Nov 9, 2009 13:19:41 GMT -5
Now I'm getting something called MecaSolar and Dick's cash cards.

Edit: Also, MMOGuildSites and mortage plans.
Posted by flippmoke
Nov 9, 2009 16:39:14 GMT -5
"Dating for LARP Fans" was my last ad....
Posted by jon
Nov 9, 2009 18:12:40 GMT -5
Cheap availability of big floppy donkey dick? What?