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Since you work at Google, and on ads: The insanely annoying thing that I have seen for a long time is that despite the fact that you have more information on m
by skinkestek 5y ago
Since you work at Google, and on ads:
The insanely annoying thing that I have seen for a long time is that despite the fact that you have more information on me than anyone else the ads have been either useless or even insulting for years.
I remember bothering to click through the microscopic x in tve corner and select not relevant or something on Thai mail order brides. What did I get next? Filipino mail orders brides. Out of curiosity I marked a number of them as not relevant and I think I also saw:
- Polish
- Ukrainian
- Chinese
- and possibly a couple of more nationalities
- later I got ads for older women near me
- and then gay cruises
This went on for years.
Last year I finally started seing ads for electronics etc but now I feel no remorse for blocking ads anymore.
I'm just fed up.
Meanwhile Facebook, for all their faults and despite me blocking them for far longer than Google actually has had interesting ads.
Edit: I've nothing against Filipino or Thais or gay people or anyone, but I have something against scantily clad women etc showing up on my monitor both at work and at home and I think it says something about Google that they think this was the most relevant ads they could show me for years.
- lupire 5y agoThat sounds a lot like a trojan installed in your browser, or perhaps someone who shares your computer has peculiar habits.
- skinkestek 5y agoAcross a number of machines, tablets and phones. Work and personal. Much more likely explanation IMO (someone please correct me if I am wrong): Google get paid by the view these days and optimize for the most expensive views.