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Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
edited August 2013 in A Moving Train
:lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

Godfather.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features

    Those smart ads are all over the place for me.

    I can't click onto any site on the internet without Lightning Bolt popping up as my ad.

    Guess Big Brother knows me pretty well. :D

    However when I clicked the Fox link, I did not get the ad.

    Must just be in some rotation.

    And lastly are they allowed to call themselves "News"? ;)
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Wilds wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features

    Those smart ads are all over the place for me.

    I can't click onto any site on the internet without Lightning Bolt popping up as my ad.

    Guess Big Brother knows me pretty well. :D

    However when I clicked the Fox link, I did not get the ad.

    Must just be in some rotation.

    And lastly are they allowed to call themselves "News"? ;)

    :lol::lol: it was at the very top of the page,maybe they (FOX) should change their neame to "current enterainment and events"

    Godfather.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    Wilds wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features

    Those smart ads are all over the place for me.

    I can't click onto any site on the internet without Lightning Bolt popping up as my ad.

    Guess Big Brother knows me pretty well. :D

    However when I clicked the Fox link, I did not get the ad.

    Must just be in some rotation.

    And lastly are they allowed to call themselves "News"? ;)

    I get the same thing all over the place on my computer. If I scratch my head my computer tries to sell me Head and Shoulders. If I sneeze I get ads for Kimberly-Clark. Yes, I'm kidding but 10 to 1 gets that I will see ads from those two now that I've typed their names here!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne Posts: 1,462
    brianlux wrote:
    Wilds wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features

    Those smart ads are all over the place for me.

    I can't click onto any site on the internet without Lightning Bolt popping up as my ad.

    Guess Big Brother knows me pretty well. :D

    However when I clicked the Fox link, I did not get the ad.

    Must just be in some rotation.

    And lastly are they allowed to call themselves "News"? ;)

    I get the same thing all over the place on my computer. If I scratch my head my computer tries to sell me Head and Shoulders. If I sneeze I get ads for Kimberly-Clark. Yes, I'm kidding but 10 to 1 gets that I will see ads from those two now that I've typed their names here!

    There is a company called Akamai in Cambridge, MA. http://www.akamai.com/
    One service that they provide is distributed content delivery.
    This means companies like Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, etc... can store their content on redundant servers all over the world. Depending on your physical location, you will be directed to the server closest to you (or if a server goes down or is otherwise impaired, you will be redirected to the next closest available server - all done behind the scenes and under the covers (This service is quite necessary in order for eCommerce and video streaming to succeed).
    In addition, as a side service to their main function, they track the content that they deliver as well as the things that you Google, and shop for and download (not your personal data, just your habits.)
    They provide this data to their customers (I think they map your IP address and cookies to stored data in their databases) so that they can insert ads specific to your interests into the side bars of websites like cnn, fox etc...

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  • Go BeaversGo Beavers Posts: 9,096
    You guys should use ad-block. Best thing ever.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features
    ...
    Just a suggestion, sir... maybe it would be helpful to you if you understood how advertising works on the InterWebs. Just because your monitor looks like a T.V. screen... doesn't mean it is a T.V.
    It'll may help save you from future embarassments... such as this one.
    ...
    You're welcome.
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  • even flow - question markeven flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features


    Well this explains why after looking up Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies all of a sudden I can meet and marry single asian women from all sorts of singles sites.

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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features


    Well this explains why after looking up Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies all of a sudden I can meet and marry single asian women from all sorts of singles sites.
    :lol::lol::lol:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Cosmo wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features
    ...
    Just a suggestion, sir... maybe it would be helpful to you if you understood how advertising works on the InterWebs. Just because your monitor looks like a T.V. screen... doesn't mean it is a T.V.
    It'll may help save you from future embarassments... such as this one.
    ...
    You're welcome.

    embarassment ? not by a long shot :lol: but thank you you for the kind advice.

    Godfather.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    brianlux wrote:
    Wilds wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: sorry guys just couldn't help myself

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... p=features

    Those smart ads are all over the place for me.

    I can't click onto any site on the internet without Lightning Bolt popping up as my ad.

    Guess Big Brother knows me pretty well. :D

    However when I clicked the Fox link, I did not get the ad.

    Must just be in some rotation.

    And lastly are they allowed to call themselves "News"? ;)

    I get the same thing all over the place on my computer. If I scratch my head my computer tries to sell me Head and Shoulders. If I sneeze I get ads for Kimberly-Clark. Yes, I'm kidding but 10 to 1 gets that I will see ads from those two now that I've typed their names here!
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    There is a company called Akamai in Cambridge, MA. http://www.akamai.com/
    One service that they provide is distributed content delivery.
    This means companies like Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, etc... can store their content on redundant servers all over the world. Depending on your physical location, you will be directed to the server closest to you (or if a server goes down or is otherwise impaired, you will be redirected to the next closest available server - all done behind the scenes and under the covers (This service is quite necessary in order for eCommerce and video streaming to succeed).
    In addition, as a side service to their main function, they track the content that they deliver as well as the things that you Google, and shop for and download (not your personal data, just your habits.)
    They provide this data to their customers (I think they map your IP address and cookies to stored data in their databases) so that they can insert ads specific to your interests into the side bars of websites like cnn, fox etc...

    The More You Know...

    Interesting, thanks for the info! These ads are very effective on a subliminal level. I try to train my brain to work against them in reverse. When I see an ad that targets my interests I turn on my "cynic" switch. :lol:

    But f course, they probably still get me once in a while. :evil:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    Yeah, I get ads for Lightning Bolt on practically every website with advertising that I go to. Computers are smrt.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Funny, I rarely even look at the ads on the sites I go to.

    Speaking of PJ, I was listening to Dave Ramsay (financial advice guy) on the radio coming back from lunch just now, and he closed out a segment with Dissident. He's used lots of PJ (and other good music) in that manner.

    Nice little perk to my day :)
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    hedonist wrote:
    Funny, I rarely even look at the ads on the sites I go to.

    Speaking of PJ, I was listening to Dave Ramsay (financial advice guy) on the radio coming back from lunch just now, and he closed out a segment with Dissident. He's used lots of PJ (and other good music) in that manner.

    Nice little perk to my day :)
    I never look at ads either, but when that lightning bolt banner is there there is no way to miss it. It's bold and says Pearl Jam in big letters. :)

    Gotta love the random PJ music encounters!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Re-targeting ads. Every time you visit a site that is marketing heavily (like this one) you're going to get followed for around a month or until you visit another site who has stronger re-marketing campaign. The company I work for does this. If you don't want to see this, either use Ad-blocker or just delete your cookies like every hour.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    pretty much every page i go on gives me the adds for lightning bolt too.

    is my browsing history really that limited?

    :fp: :fp:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    pretty much every page i go on gives me the adds for lightning bolt too.

    is my browsing history really that limited?

    :fp: :fp:
    Hahaha. That's what I thought too. :P
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,055
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    pretty much every page i go on gives me the adds for lightning bolt too.

    is my browsing history really that limited?

    :fp: :fp:
    Hahaha. That's what I thought too. :P

    Same here. Actually I'm guessing that makes several hundreds of us... or more. :lol:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • ajedigeckoajedigecko Posts: 2,430
    hedonist wrote:
    Funny, I rarely even look at the ads on the sites I go to.

    Speaking of PJ, I was listening to Dave Ramsay (financial advice guy) on the radio coming back from lunch just now, and he closed out a segment with Dissident. He's used lots of PJ (and other good music) in that manner.

    Nice little perk to my day :)


    Dave Ramsey is good.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
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