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>serving relevant ads Relevant ads are the kind you get on DuckDuckGo: relevant to the content you're looking at. E.g. if you look at a site about origami, you

>serving relevant ads Relevant ads are the kind you get on DuckDuckGo: relevant to the content you're looking at. E.g. if you look at a site about origami, you get ads from arts&crafts supply stores. What you've probably meant are called predatory ads: they chase you around the Web wherever you go, like a predator chases its prey.

DebtDeflation 6y ago
And continue chasing you around for months after you've made the actual purchase and are no longer interested in the product.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  Which makes at least a little sense when I'm on another site. But just this morning, Amazon started "recommending" a product to me that I'd actually bought from Amazon two months ago. How many printers does Amazon think I need?
  - musicale 6y ago
    > How many printers does Amazon think I need? I usually buy a new printer when it runs out of ink because it's cheaper than buying a new ink cartridge.
    - haihaibye 6y ago
      New printers usually come with less than full sized cartridges. Also look at third party solutions like external feeds. Even if it is cheaper, the externalities are not fully priced in, please think of the planet, thanks.
      - hsgdh3487 6y ago
        If "the externalities are not fully priced in", isn't that just good for me? I hate to say it, but my financial situation hasn't been great recently; I might just go for it.
        account42 6y ago
        We're talking about printers - for most people they aren't exactly essential.
      - musicale 6y ago
        Well, perhaps I should have put /s there. ;-) Of course, as you note, printer companies realized people were actually doing this (due to the perverse incentives created by their ridiculous razors/blades business model) so now most printers come with pathetic "starter" ink cartridges that run out after about 10 pages. The irritating bit though is that many cartridges don't last long (intentionally and unintentionally) once you open/install them, regardless of whether you actually print anything. So, if you don't print a lot, it might still make (financial) sense to buy a new printer... ;-[ I am tempted though to get a model with refillable ink tanks, but most of what little printing I do is on an old b/w laser printer which I've had forever. Still looking for the holy grail color laser printer that is cheap, networked, duplexing, compact, and can print photos.
- marketingtech 6y ago
  Statistically speaking, you're more likely to buy a second object right after you bought one than someone who has not shown interest in the product. Things break, you might want to return it for a slightly different version, you might buy one for a friend. For you, it might be wrong, but when the advertiser is buying millions of ad impressions and is looking for a 0.01% hit rate, the math shows that you're one of the more likely future customers.

DebtDeflation 6y ago

And continue chasing you around for months after you've made the actual purchase and are no longer interested in the product.

reaperducer 6y ago
Which makes at least a little sense when I'm on another site. But just this morning, Amazon started "recommending" a product to me that I'd actually bought from Amazon two months ago. How many printers does Amazon think I need?
- musicale 6y ago
  > How many printers does Amazon think I need? I usually buy a new printer when it runs out of ink because it's cheaper than buying a new ink cartridge.
  - haihaibye 6y ago
    New printers usually come with less than full sized cartridges. Also look at third party solutions like external feeds. Even if it is cheaper, the externalities are not fully priced in, please think of the planet, thanks.
    - hsgdh3487 6y ago
      If "the externalities are not fully priced in", isn't that just good for me? I hate to say it, but my financial situation hasn't been great recently; I might just go for it.
      - account42 6y ago
        We're talking about printers - for most people they aren't exactly essential.
    - musicale 6y ago
      Well, perhaps I should have put /s there. ;-) Of course, as you note, printer companies realized people were actually doing this (due to the perverse incentives created by their ridiculous razors/blades business model) so now most printers come with pathetic "starter" ink cartridges that run out after about 10 pages. The irritating bit though is that many cartridges don't last long (intentionally and unintentionally) once you open/install them, regardless of whether you actually print anything. So, if you don't print a lot, it might still make (financial) sense to buy a new printer... ;-[ I am tempted though to get a model with refillable ink tanks, but most of what little printing I do is on an old b/w laser printer which I've had forever. Still looking for the holy grail color laser printer that is cheap, networked, duplexing, compact, and can print photos.
marketingtech 6y ago
Statistically speaking, you're more likely to buy a second object right after you bought one than someone who has not shown interest in the product. Things break, you might want to return it for a slightly different version, you might buy one for a friend. For you, it might be wrong, but when the advertiser is buying millions of ad impressions and is looking for a 0.01% hit rate, the math shows that you're one of the more likely future customers.