george 53 Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 Ok, I've been gone for a while now, and when I got back, I notice all these adds for dateing Asian women, or some kinda pest control adds. What this all about? I honestly think this is rather out of place on a model car forum. When did this start and why?
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) Not sure how it works, but I believe the ads are driven by profiling. I have many times seen ads for products or services that I had recently searched information on , so I may not see the same ads you do. Right now, I have an ad for Disoverflagstaff.com in the upper banner. I live in Phoenix, and like food/travel etc, so the ad is close. I mostly get automotive stuff. Do you share your computer? If you do, their searches may impact what you get offered. If you look in the upper right corner of the ad banner, you will see this little "A". If you scroll over that, it will display AdChoices. Click that, and it will give you options to change what you see.This is what I see after clicking it... Edited September 29, 2019 by Modelbuilder Mark added details and pics
espo Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 Modeler Mark has a good point. Lately we have listed our home with a realtor in hopes of selling and down sizing where we live. I have also been looking on line for what a yard storage shed kit may cost since I'll still need a place for mowers and such. Now the pop ups that I see on this forum are about houses for sale in our area and mower sheds, go figure. These same types of ads show up on the main screen on the computer when I'm just trying to read the news. It's sort of like a Vulcan mind meld.
iamsuperdan Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 Technically, the ads that appear are based on browsing history and the other sites you visit. They're supposed to be based on yoru computer. WHen I log in from work, it's all ads for auto manufacturers. At home, it's all for Ukrainian brides and lingerie. lolz
mikemodeler Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: Technically, the ads that appear are based on browsing history and the other sites you visit. They're supposed to be based on yoru computer. WHen I log in from work, it's all ads for auto manufacturers. At home, it's all for Ukrainian brides and lingerie. lolz So, any hot babes pics you wanna share? LOL!
Snake45 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 Right now I'm getting ads from Acura of Omaha. I'm nowhere near Omaha, and have never in any way expressed any interest in Acura cars. Go figger!
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 17 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: ...At home, it's all for Ukrainian brides and lingerie. lolz Man, I'm not getting any of that. What a gyp.
Shelby 427 1965 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 They're based on your internet cookies. Mine's all Subaru parts at the minute. As for yours, well... Guess you must have a rat problem
iamsuperdan Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 18 hours ago, mikemodeler said: So, any hot babes pics you wanna share? LOL! 2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Man, I'm not getting any of that. What a gyp. Well, I understand the Ukranian part. My wife is of UK descent, and she does that geneology stuff, so I get that. No idea how that translates into purchasing a bride or the lingerie though. I'm digging in to the lingerie part and researching, as that is very interesting to me.
Brutalform Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I don’t have a problem with the ads, except for when I try to sign in, and an add is covering the tab I have to click on. That gets annoying quick.
Snake45 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: Well, I understand the Ukranian part. My wife is of UK descent, and she does that geneology stuff, so I get that. No idea how that translates into purchasing a bride or the lingerie though. I'm digging in to the lingerie part and researching, as that is very interesting to me. At this particular time, I wouldn't get involved in ANYTHING Ukranian. Just sayin'.
Tom Geiger Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 Mine are usually eBay and LinkedIn, which fits my internet browsing. And right now I have Jeep ads. Yea, I looked at a Jeep ad yesterday.
iamsuperdan Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 And it's obviously checking my browsing habits, but also must be noticing key words here on the site. here are the three ads appearing on this page right now.
935k3 Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Mozilla Firefox, Adblock Plus, clear history on exit = none of the above.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Oh, and to be honest, I have learned to "tune out" any ads. I forget they are there unless something like this conversation reminds me. ? I would recommend, changing the cookie settings on your PC, and using some of the tools previously recommended.
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 8:49 PM, george 53 said: Ok, I've been gone for a while now, and when I got back, I notice all these adds for dateing Asian women, or some kinda pest control adds. What this all about? I honestly think this is rather out of place on a model car forum. When did this start and why? Ads for dating Asian women....LOL... I get ads for guitar stomp pedals....I'm pretty boring! -RRR
espo Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I feel like I'm missing a lot of good stuff. Just now got some of the car pop ups and the up coming Mecum guitar auction, but mostly sexy senior ladies looking for excitement. I guess they figured out I'm not a young pup anymore.
Draggon Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 I viewed the thread "model dating" by Gramps46. Now I'm being bombarded with ads from Asiandate.com.
Deano Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Draggon said: I viewed the thread "model dating" by Gramps46. Now I'm being bombarded with ads from Asiandate.com. You mean like the "Lonely Thai Beauties"? If they're lonely, there's something wrong in Thailand.
ChrisBcritter Posted October 2, 2019 Posted October 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Deano said: You mean like the "Lonely Thai Beauties"? If they're lonely, there's something wrong in Thailand. Yes, like trafficking.
iamsuperdan Posted October 2, 2019 Posted October 2, 2019 14 hours ago, Deano said: You mean like the "Lonely Thai Beauties"? If they're lonely, there's something wrong in Thailand. 4 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Yes, like trafficking. Or they're ladyboys.
Bugatti Fan Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I suggest you guys find search engines like duck duck go that do not track you. They do not reveal your ip address to any site where you search Do not know if it wil! stop pop ups on sites like this one that can just be ignored. Edited October 3, 2019 by Bugatti Fan
youpey Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) As much as I enjoy a good dig at people, I too saw an ad for an Asian dating website. However I have never looked, search or anything like that ever. Not dating or anything. It's a work phone too so it's a double no on that. Literally the only thing I look at on my phone Is this site, hockey, star wars and warcraft. edit. Now I'm getting ads for womans leggings and bras. Maybe if you dont have enough targeted ads they just give random. Also ll bean clothing. edit2, the ads are also way more intrusive now. I get a popup ad when I enter general, and one hovering at the top of my screen at all times. Even if I hide it, it pops up when it switches ads. It reminds me of those old free hosting sites like geocities where you got 40% ads on your page. Ads are pretty heavy now. Dare I say 200% too much Edited October 3, 2019 by youpey
Bugatti Fan Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 As another thought, those who use Windows have a facility to remove cookies and history at the end of each browsing session.
Shelby 427 1965 Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 I feel like it's bound to have been mentioned before, but has the idea of an optional donation to the running costs of the site been considered before? I'm sure a lot of us would be happy to spend a couple bucks a month to have a little "Donator" title under their name and be able to remove the ads.
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