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Does Google have you figured out?

Does it?

  • Yes

  • No

  • I am unclassifiable.

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NO they do not.

they are scary aren't they?


bah timewarps suck. The only thing they missed out is they have sports-teams-soccer
 
Analog said:
The following link will reveal what google thinks you are based on your searches etc. Is it right?

https://www.google.com/settings/ads...M8kZ_rixGeIPkn88t0xzKQzOz1ddW0bx7aK66GI&hl=en
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Computers & Electronics
Computers & Electronics - Computer Hardware
Computers & Electronics - Software
Computers & Electronics - Software - Operating Systems
Computers & Electronics - Software - Operating Systems - Mac OS
Computers & Electronics - Software - Operating Systems - Windows OS
Food & Drink - Candy & Sweets
Internet & Telecom - Mobile & Wireless
News
News - Business News
Reference - Geographic Reference - Maps - Traffic & Public Transit
Sports - Team Sports - Hockey
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Seems about right except for "Food & Drink - Candy & Sweets".
:hmm:
 
Mine doesn't really say anything.

Your categories and demographics
No interest or demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far. You can add or edit interests and demographics at any time.
Click to expand...


That's really weird because I have searched for hardcore illegal stuff before. I took a bunch of pictures where it looked like my stuffed animal was trying to make drugs and some of the pictures included google searches for "where to buy red phosphorus" and "how to make meth"
It should say my demographic is hardcore heatbag. The pictures turned out great btw. Stuffed animals look so cute when you put your glasses on them and take a picture of them holding a chemistry textbook.
 
When they quit bothering to send me advertisements is when I'll know they've figured me out. I literally never notice or make any buying decision based on banner, e-mail, snail mail, or telemarketing advertisement. In fact, I'm not sure if I've been exposed to any targeted ads at all. Maybe they have figured me out...

Edit: "No interest or demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far"

lol
 
SlitheryDee said:
When they quit bothering to send me advertisements is when I'll know they've figured me out. I literally never notice or make any buying decision based on banner, e-mail, snail mail, or telemarketing advertisement. In fact, I'm not sure if I've been exposed to any targeted ads at all. Maybe they have figured me out...
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Ads do affect my decisions, but I never click on them. Clicking them is admitting that it worked.

Everybody bitches about TV ads as well, but deep down you know you like them. You wouldn't know about the latest deals at McDonalds unless they told you on TV.
 
Funny... They have me in the 35-44 demographic. Umm... I'm not quite that old yet.

The categories aren't all that far off, though. Google thinks that I'm interested in Maps, business cards, and computer power supplies. I could see that happening, based off my search history, but I've worked for food related companies for the past 4 years now. How could they miss all those searches for fast food?
 
Your categories
Below you can review the interests and inferred demographics that Google has associated with your cookie. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Computers & Electronics - Computer Hardware -- TRUE
Home & Garden -- FALSE
Pets & Animals -- VERY FALSE
Shopping - Consumer Resources - Product Reviews & Price Comparisons -- TRUE


Your demographics
We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Age: 25-34 -- NOT EVEN CLOSE
Gender: Male -- TRUE (I think)
 
Arts & Entertainment - Comics & Animation - Cartoons --This is funny after that viking thread last week I went to look up Hägar the Horrible and was going to post a comic of it but got side tracked looking at other comics.
Beauty & Fitness - Fitness - Bodybuilding -- TRUE was on Stonglifts site last week
People & Society -- news articles
Shopping - Consumer Resources - Coupons & Discount Offers --TRUE
World Localities - North America - USA - Midwest (USA) - Illinois - Chicago -- Maybe news articles I was reading?


Your demographics -- True
We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
 
Arts & Entertainment - Movies
Computers & Electronics - Computer Hardware - Computer Components
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Sounds about right. :hmm: They missed on the age though.

KT
 
Analog said:
The following link will reveal what google thinks you are based on your searches etc. Is it right?

Code: 
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/?sig=ACi0TCj7MoYxdzfpHTgGAUT2R-KPC4cIt0pfxrNP8RSDOamad1fUMuiK0pB01iidynbCAmd4zqJDtwJczuBRfDRQSP63pjJLcfhQLv6jdhWnXOyUHmWAO0gcBLp_FoUoQP6apVl8kIDsP9kNM8kZ_rixGeIPkn88t0xzKQzOz1ddW0bx7aK66GI&hl=en
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ends up redirecting to:
Code: 
https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/ads/preferences/getcookie?sig=blahblahblah&redir_ac=1&continue=blahblahblah&hl=en

...which for me is a giant white rectangle in my browser since doubleclick.net is hosted at 127.0.0.1 on all my devices. I guess I'll never know.
 
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