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corksil · April 26th, 2014, 01:10 PM

It shouldn't be fresh news to anyone that your internet browsing habits are being tracked and recorded. It shouldn't be fresh news that your emails are filtered and analyzed by automated computer algorithms to identify patterns and monitor the content within the messages.

These are the reasons that the sidebar ads and banner ads you see from time to time are aimed directly at you and your interests.

For example, at the bottom of this page there are ads for 250r footpegs on revzilla, and motorcycle insurance in hawaii at the top of the page.

However from time to time, the automated scripts that generate the ads and their placement get things horribly (or more commonly, humorously) wrong.

Yesterday I was greeted with a banner ad for "nobushlotion.com" -- and it was telling me "go hairless. get faster."

I read about a lawsuit several years ago in which target had sent coupons for diapers and baby lotions to a young girl. Her father was enraged and took target to court for something about encouraging his daughter to be promiscuous, and halfway through the case his daughter offered up the information that she 'was' pregnant to her father -- who promptly dropped all charges. Turns out target had mapped an accurate picture of the girl's condition based on her internet search history.

Alex · May 4th, 2014, 02:30 AM

I'm finding the ads to be much less relevant after moving the site over to SSL. I have some theories, but haven't gotten confirmation yet in my searching on the topic so far.

corksil · May 4th, 2014, 12:02 PM

Last night the banner ad told me "You'll feel better after israel." Something told me this thread wasn't going to click with anyone or get any interest.

Also looking at '10k single chinese girls', '39/day and we deliver moped rental', and 'PC safeguard free download.'

Jiggles · May 8th, 2014, 09:20 PM

To be fair it wasn't based on her internet search history, it was based on the products she has bought from target

corksil · May 9th, 2014, 05:12 PM

^^^ More specifically based on her browsing history on the target website logged in from her IP address and username/password for her target account.

You can read about it in 'the power of habit'

alex.s · May 9th, 2014, 05:58 PM

those ad's piss me off. let me be in denial, assholes.

April 26th, 2014, 01:10 PM	#1
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	Relevant text ads. It shouldn't be fresh news to anyone that your internet browsing habits are being tracked and recorded. It shouldn't be fresh news that your emails are filtered and analyzed by automated computer algorithms to identify patterns and monitor the content within the messages. These are the reasons that the sidebar ads and banner ads you see from time to time are aimed directly at you and your interests. For example, at the bottom of this page there are ads for 250r footpegs on revzilla, and motorcycle insurance in hawaii at the top of the page. However from time to time, the automated scripts that generate the ads and their placement get things horribly (or more commonly, humorously) wrong. Yesterday I was greeted with a banner ad for "nobushlotion.com" -- and it was telling me "go hairless. get faster." I read about a lawsuit several years ago in which target had sent coupons for diapers and baby lotions to a young girl. Her father was enraged and took target to court for something about encouraging his daughter to be promiscuous, and halfway through the case his daughter offered up the information that she 'was' pregnant to her father -- who promptly dropped all charges. Turns out target had mapped an accurate picture of the girl's condition based on her internet search history. __________________________________________________ Just batshit crazy. All his posts are endless diatribes. Some are actually entertaining but mostly batshit crazy.

May 4th, 2014, 02:30 AM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I'm finding the ads to be much less relevant after moving the site over to SSL. I have some theories, but haven't gotten confirmation yet in my searching on the topic so far. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

May 4th, 2014, 12:02 PM	#3
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	Last night the banner ad told me "You'll feel better after israel." Something told me this thread wasn't going to click with anyone or get any interest. Also looking at '10k single chinese girls', '39/day and we deliver moped rental', and 'PC safeguard free download.' __________________________________________________ Just batshit crazy. All his posts are endless diatribes. Some are actually entertaining but mostly batshit crazy.

May 8th, 2014, 09:20 PM	#4
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	To be fair it wasn't based on her internet search history, it was based on the products she has bought from target __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

May 9th, 2014, 05:12 PM	#5
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	^^^ More specifically based on her browsing history on the target website logged in from her IP address and username/password for her target account. You can read about it in 'the power of habit' __________________________________________________ Just batshit crazy. All his posts are endless diatribes. Some are actually entertaining but mostly batshit crazy.

May 9th, 2014, 05:58 PM	#6
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	those ad's piss me off. let me be in denial, assholes. __________________________________________________

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