Google Ad Humor

[Deleted member 1860]

I realize that the Google ads are tailored to each of us individually. For awhile I was seeing vitamin ads as I was on another site purchasing vitamins a few weeks ago. Now I see ads for solar products, I'm guessing as my name is "Solara" lol. I found this to be a bit humorous. Does anyone else find the ads to be amusing?

 

[Ed Norton]

In this very thread I received this add....[DLMURL]http://www.atpflightschool.com/land/commercial-pilot.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=airline%20career&utm_campaign=adwords&gclid=CNGGtLbjlMACFScV7AodyToAwA[/DLMURL]

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Lol, Ed, Google knows you well.

Now this is creepy. I got this one....

http://www.spokeo.com/is-he-cheating?g=email_gc_D011251&gclid=CMml8Y_olMACFQto7AodCWUAkQ

Nah, he didn't cheat. Well, not physically, but perhaps mentally.

Him.... "I love you, Melissa".
Me.... "My name isn't Melissa."

She's his ex. Err, more like his almost but never was. Guess he never got over her. Didn't even apologize for the slip. Blah.

 

[Chava]

Usually yoga pants, and the best is, like right now an add to "Work at Home"...they know I don't want to leave my house. Ahhhhh!!

 

[anthony]

What some of you see is called remarketing.

"By identifying those who have visited your site recently, remarking works by then showing these people your ads as they view other sites that are part of the Google Display Network."

Basically, when you view some website, such as looking to buy some shoes online. You checkout, but don't pay, changing your mind. When you visit this site, and others, where a page has something to do with clothing, you will get shown shoes, and more specifically, if the site you visited runs Google ads, then you see their shoes, the site you changed your mind upon. This kicks your brain into gear to maybe go and buy those shoes after all, thus you return to their website.

Ads are shown based on your browsing history, searches, sites visited, country, state and town, and lots more. Its how both Google and sites like this make their money, by putting relevant ads in front of the individual.

Agreed though... there are some crackers I come across at times here.

 

[Sammyiam]

Solara,

Great thread, I had to laugh as my add when I looked at your thread was a dating site and a fungal toe add, I haven't been to either type of sites and I'm the only one using my computer, so even though I've been married for 28 years and have all my toes correct, I still get these adds maybe they are trying to tell me something. :D

 

[Underdog]

LOL... I've been laughing at this as well. As a marketer, I get the ins and outs of it. It's been nothing short of amazing that all ads for me involve video cameras and various editing software since that's what I've been researching for a while for some non-profit video work.

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

@Sammyiam - I am getting that toe fungus one too- no idea why. It creeps me out!

 

[StellaBlue]

I keep getting the toe fungus one as well! Maybe it's becuase I searched for pedicures for my sister when she was visiting? It is pretty gross.

 

[scout86]

I'm not seeing any ads. And, I'm not a premium member, so there should be ads, right? Now, my anti-virus program has a function where you can stop web sites etc from tracking you, and I quit using Google for much of anything back when all the hoopla started about them collecting you data. So, am I not seeing the ads because of the anti-virus program, or is it something else?

 

[Spiderallis]

The google ads do pretty well in showing me appealing things- today I'm getting home decor and dolls (I collect dolls). What used to confuse me was the facebook ads, a friend helped me figure out that posting about food fairly often was probably why I was getting ads for eating disorder treatment centers. It made me doubt myself for a while.

 

[Hashi]

On LinkedIn I had the name of the organisation I used to work for. I'm going to change this for anonymity, but an equivalent would be that I worked for an organisation called Taylor Construction Ltd. I started getting getting emails from LinkedIn about job vacancies for tailors.