katy3 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 i am looking through sheffield forum and all i get is adverts for holidays why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter71 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 the forum software has decreed you spend too much time browsing the forum and that you need to get out more therefore the software is recomending a holiday. computor says go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think the forum software is deliberately trying to wind you up, Katy. I get some really 'interesting' adverts. Google appear to pick on some words in the threads and deliver appropriate (or some might say inappropriate) adverts. It's supposed to be a 'family friendly' forum - and if I post about the mountain just down the road or a small village about 100km away the software will anglicise the words and block them - but it takes English words, translates them into German and delivers some remarkably 'adult' advertisements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katy3 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 the forum software has decreed you spend too much time browsing the forum and that you need to get out more therefore the software is recomending a holiday. computor says go. you sre probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinNaylor Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I get mostly supermarket adverts! What is this telling me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I get things for Indonesian girlfriends and indo/English translators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Its googles targeted advertising.They track what sites you visit and personalize your adverts accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/view?sig=ACi0TCj3CAc21MJKP7Yp7lNVccjtfvkTgwArNZdwKo7vmhYI9e466JyPhrCt_P0NZRzKskypx_a9Y2s_WJsUFUK2XYXcF_E8ymYzIpteUDurToVEUWJTKFLFc9CvHmFtSyCEQc_22HVuAHU2XSjBUgmBk9ba7SBBRsYdiKgE3kcwanbKG9ZLC5s&hl=en Now you can get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumayyah Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 i get adverts for sky broadband, seems sky knows my broadband sucks, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepp Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Its googles targeted advertising.They track what sites you visit and personalize your adverts accordingly. I get things for Indonesian girlfriends and indo/English translators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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