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  • 19-10-2008 7:37pm
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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭


    ..that when I'm in a thread in P.I, I'm confronted by banner ads offering me "Gay Military Men"? What happened to 'don't ask don't tell'?
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    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Does Ad Sense know something about you that we dont?

    edit: Now this one was just priceless

    http://www.underjams.com/bedwetting-children/free_sample.php?utm_source=ggl&utm_term=bedwetting%2Bmessage%2Bboard&utm_campaign=UnderJams%2BContent%2BNetwork&utm_medium=cpc


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    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    The Ads correspond with the content in the page, was it a thread about a Ghey Solider?


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    how does that explain bed wetting?


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    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Namesco wrote: »
    The Ads correspond with the content in the page, was it a thread about a Ghey Solider?


    Sometimes they do, but this thread mentions gay soldiers and I don't see any ad's for them?


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Ads currently relate to the keywords derived from your hard drive. The more keywords, the more chance of an ad relating to the keyword. Don't shoot the messenger.


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    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    brianthebard wrote: »
    Sometimes they do, but this thread mentions gay soldiers and I don't see any ad's for them?

    yes it does. Some gay military dating site and then something about israeli combat training.

    Either google knows something is up with the Israeli army or thats code for something gay.


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    Krieg
    Registered Users Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    Necrophelia scat porn xxx gay lesbian munting pedophile rape snyper anal period



    Now lets see what kind of ad we get for this page

    Edit: bah, fail


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Gordon wrote: »
    Ads currently relate to the keywords derived from your hard drive. The more keywords, the more chance of an ad relating to the keyword. Don't shoot the messenger.

    So boards is facilitating the invasion of my privacy? Seems to really contreadict this


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Krieg wrote: »
    Necrophelia scat porn xxx gay lesbian munting pedophile rape snyper anal period



    Now lets see what kind of ad we get for this page

    I get Wii remote and Wii play.....


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    TelePaul wrote: »
    So boards is facilitating the invasion of my privacy? Seems to really contreadict this

    AFAIK Google ads are based on the page keywords.

    e.g. keywords for this page are:
    "Why is it..., ireland,irish,chat,forum,forums,bbs,discussion,bulletin board,ask,share,information"

    They only take data from your hard drive if you allow cookies in your security settings - and at that there should be no personally identifiable information. At most they can read recent browsing history and send you an ad based on that.

    Stay off the ghey military sites and you won't have a problem :).


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    SteveC wrote: »

    Stay off the ghey military sites and you won't have a problem :).

    But I like them!!! :(


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    Steve
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    TelePaul wrote: »
    But I like them!!! :(

    ooooh kay....:D

    ymca.jpg


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    It's based on the content of the pages. If you have gmail, you would notice that ads above that relate to the content of your emails on that page.


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Gordon wrote: »
    Ads currently relate to the keywords derived from your hard drive. The more keywords, the more chance of an ad relating to the keyword. Don't shoot the messenger.

    I don't think so dude... I'm seeing it and I am on my (completely clean) work laptop.

    Just FYI!


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Dord wrote: »
    It's based on the content of the pages. If you have gmail, you would notice that ads above that relate to the content of your emails on that page.
    which means spam is the most advertised meat by product in email history :D


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    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    yes it does. Some gay military dating site and then something about israeli combat training.

    Either google knows something is up with the Israeli army or thats code for something gay.

    Well I'm not getting them but you are, maybe google is trying to get you to come out?


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    karlr42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 580 ✭✭✭karlr42


    It's a bit scary that no-one here a (relatively internet-savvy bunch of guys)knows how Google generate their ads, considering how prolific those ads are on today's internet.


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    karlr42 wrote: »
    It's a bit scary that no-one here a (relatively internet-savvy bunch of guys)knows how Google generate their ads, considering how prolific those ads are on today's internet.
    Because we're too smart to care.


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    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    It's not remotely invading anyone's privacy. It picks up on a thread started (for all to see - even if it's googled) and the responses - only the words, not the people, are what generate the ad.

    Jeez. Such paranoia...


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    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    I'm guessing it has something to do with the content of the thread.

    The nocturnal goth chick pics thread has ads for mail order asian brides thanks to Karl Hungus :D


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    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    SDooM wrote: »
    I don't think so dude... I'm seeing it and I am on my (completely clean) work laptop.

    Just FYI!
    The ads aren't specific to individual computers.


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    #24
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Dudess wrote: »
    It's not remotely invading anyone's privacy. It picks up on a thread started (for all to see - even if it's googled) and the responses - only the words, not the people, are what generate the ad.

    Jeez. Such paranoia...

    You sure? I thought the bots & spiders only picked up on page keywords.

    Could be wrong though - new and improved bots FTW...


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    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Overheal wrote: »
    which means spam is the most advertised meat by product in email history :D
    The adds that are on the top of the GMail spam page are generated in a different way and are picked from a small list of real spam recipe links that Google went and manually found specifically just for the add links for those pages.


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    #26
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Google ads are just weird, think Vex is adding that one to the blacklist now.

    Free holiday for Overheal as all I seem to see him do in feedback is link to adblock, and that makes me a sad panda :(


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    #27
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Maybe he'll get some adsense now.


    Taxi!


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    #28
    Nerin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    orestes wrote: »
    I'm guessing it has something to do with the content of the thread.

    The nocturnal goth chick pics thread has ads for mail order asian brides thanks to Karl Hungus :D

    LMFAO! come to think of it,randys wiki page had ads for ann summers :p


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    #29
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    TelePaul wrote: »
    So boards is facilitating the invasion of my privacy? Seems to really contreadict this
    :)

    Of course not, don't be so gullible!


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    #30
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    karlr42 wrote: »
    It's a bit scary that no-one here a (relatively internet-savvy bunch of guys)knows how Google generate their ads, considering how prolific those ads are on today's internet.
    Of course we know how they work. It's basic witchcraft.


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    #31
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Gordon wrote: »
    Of course not, don't be so gullible!

    I heard that Oxford concluded that the word 'gullible' has no real etymology and removed it from the dictionary.


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