Google believes I'm in the market for a 911 GTS

Radiation Joe · 02-02-2011, 01:57 PM

I've been noticing a lot of ads for the Porsche 911 GTS while surfing around. It just dawned on me that this is probably a result of my previous surf/search history. I get a lot of Audi A6/A8 ads as well.

Anyone able to confirm this is how it works?

mr_yogi · 02-02-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Radiation Joe

I've been noticing a lot of ads for the Porsche 911 GTS while surfing around. It just dawned on me that this is probably a result of my previous surf/search history. I get a lot of Audi A6/A8 ads as well.

Anyone able to confirm this is how it works?

You are correct. It's Google's AdWords hard at work!

djsueno · 02-02-2011, 02:24 PM

Retargeting/behavioral targeting.......

ersin · 02-02-2011, 02:30 PM

Google analytics, double click, google adsense, and whole host of others like it. Welcome to the Internet. And remember to wave, big brother is watching too.

Have a nice day.

mkoesel · 02-02-2011, 02:34 PM

I keep getting ads for porn videos and adult novelties.

Why?

Jaypod · 02-02-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

I keep getting ads for porn videos and adult novelties.

Why?

Google can also tell if you type with one hand....

mkoesel · 02-02-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaypod

Google can also tell if you type with one hand....

So that explains the ad for the special one handed keyboard (with a big porn button on it).

ooowowizstev · 02-02-2011, 04:52 PM

BBCar · 02-02-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaypod

Google can also tell if you type with one hand....

richardg · 02-02-2011, 06:03 PM

I also get a lot of GTS ads. Thing is though I am on here much more often than any porsche site. I did spend about an hour on the official porsche webpage a week or so ago. Unfortunately a GTS isn't financially feasible for me at the moment

anthony @ eas · 02-02-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaypod

Google can also tell if you type with one hand....

MaxL · 02-02-2011, 07:43 PM

It is re-targeting and behavioral targeting. Sometimes works amazingly well, but generally uses very simple rules (e.g., you went to a luxury car forum few times and live in expensive zip code, so you get porsche ads).

A colleague of mine (single, 40+) once had to demo a kid-friendly facebook app to a bunch of educational institutions, and that very day facebook "decided" that he needs to see a ton of ads from dating services. That was not something acceptable for the demo, so the guy changed his status to married - the ads stopped, but he got few dozen voicemails and emails from confused friends and family before he was done with the demo

positiveions · 02-02-2011, 07:52 PM

RD, googles think i am in the market for VW Tourage 2

Everytime i turned around , voila, there it is.
Maybe i should increase my search on "How to the win the LOTTO"

RoundTwo · 02-02-2011, 10:23 PM

iGoogl'd

Bart@AUTOcouture · 02-02-2011, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

So that explains the ad for the special one handed keyboard (with a big porn button on it).

lolol

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