I don't understand Google Ads

Feb 09, 2010 03:54

Google is supposed to customize it's ads. This often leads to some interesting associations but for the last 3 days every email I check it is telling me about greenKarat.com. Green Engagement rings. Loving her, loving the environment, a marriage of values. What confuses me is that it keeps giving me this, or, you know, at all. If I am to ( Read more... )

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lilcanadianliz February 9 2010, 22:58:17 UTC
I won't lie, when I read "green engagement rings" I thought you meant the rings were green instead of gold. And I was like "Really? Who the fuck would want that?"

Now that I know you meant like, earth friendly, I'm like "Really? Who the fuck would want that?"

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brianthestuntbu February 9 2010, 23:00:47 UTC
I am not going to knock the entire idea of environmentalism, I just guess I didn't know most rings were some perilous danger to the Earth.

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lilcanadianliz February 9 2010, 23:39:12 UTC
You better damn well knock the entire idea of environmentalism...I will not be hugged at the same time as a tree!

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spoonfighter February 10 2010, 01:04:46 UTC
Believe it or not, Brian, you actually are one of the most environmentally aware persons I know.

I get google ads for dick pills, Target, and, for some reason, police auctions.

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brianthestuntbu February 10 2010, 01:10:38 UTC
I get ads for dick pills too. I assume that's because in the subject line of email resume I send out I put the phrase, "My penis doesn't work".

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cupacoffey February 10 2010, 05:34:33 UTC
I don't usually notice my ads, but now that you mention it, the one at the top of my email right now is for "combat tested, American made tankers" from Boeing.

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brianthestuntbu February 10 2010, 05:35:50 UTC
That sounds so like something you need.

Why are you up?

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cupacoffey February 10 2010, 05:45:46 UTC
I just got home for school, hoss. It was a looooong day.

Fortunately there will probably be no school due to snow tomorrow, and even if there is, my morning class is canceled anyway due to professor out of town.

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brianthestuntbu February 10 2010, 05:55:57 UTC
You should IM me or call me or something if you're staying up.

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