What's with the strange ads on this site lately?
Given that it's a slow day on here, I figured this would be a decent time to ask this question. On 2/3 pages of this site, I've been getting an ad for an oral HIV medication with a Ryan Mallett look-a-like on it. On others, there have been ads for many different Acne medications, all geared toward teenage girls.
Is anyone else having strange products advertised with no relevence to their interests/needs?
I have a lot of Progressive ads and then TV's and computers... That annoying little Progressive girl is driving me crazy though
What the hell have you been googling?
I don't think these are Google ads, because Google ads are usually relevent to things people have searched for. For these, it seems like they are just being pulled out of a grab-bag of weirdness.
I am getting bombarded with Crystal Light ads.
The ads are based on what you search for on the internet.
of social engineering?
This has been a super slow day on here and yet I still keep coming back to the site instead of starting my homework.
I get the occasional Ohio State apparel ad. Still scratching my head over that one.
Get a shirt with a bunch of "..."'s and maybe on the back it can say "Go bucks !!"
That'll make you the man down there in Columbus.
Somebody made a print for a L-I-A-R shirt with Mr. Tressel dotting the "i" in LIAR. If anyone knows where to get it as a shirt, I've been tempted to wear one around town for a while now.
Ads are by google so, aaamichfan, what have you been googling/viewing? ;)
I refreshed 10 times and got ads for Lysol, DeVry, Muscle Milk, the Mercury MKZ, United Airlines (this one actually makes sense, since I fly about 60k miles a year on UA) and something called ClassesUSA, including this bizarre one:
I saw that one yesterday, and it really creeped me out.
The bad thing about this HIV one is that I accidently clicked on it while trying to post the banner here, so it will probably come even more frequently.
I'm a Marketing Communications manager and I can offcially say from this point on you're screwed. Get used to the HIV ads. Hope your girlfriend/wife isn't looking over your shoulder.
/s
Right, right...wink wink
Adblock + noscript= win
The ads I keep getting are telling me to burn my work down. I'm thinkin' I should believe them cause it's coming from my first dog who has been dead for 20 years.
I'm guessing you look like this guy in real life.
I had an ad earlier, a girl was grabbing a guys crotch (I think), not sure what the ad was for.
Anyone know why I can start a thread with IE but not with Firefox? With Firefox I don't get the dropdown after choosing to start a new topic
I just keep on seeing cars, since I've been shopping for a car online...what have you been up to lately?
ads are based off of internet history, not just things you actually type into google and search for i.e. I live in Toledo and search for restaurants/things to do so I get Jeep ads (made in Toledo) also, ever since I started playing Starcraft 2 I have been getting World of Warcraft ads
I get jeep ads and this might be the first time I've typed "Toledo" on this computer.
but... uh... I think it kinda fits
The thing is, I haven't searched for anything even tangentially to HIV medication. It's a real head scratcher.
Yeah, but your avatar has something in his mouth, so maybe they thought you swing that way.
Ryan Mallett got AIDS after seducing a teenage girl by plying her with acne medication rumors on the 'Net came from...
Not related to the adds on the board, but I was listening to the VCU-Kansas game on the radio while running erands today and a commercial came on the radio for GE brand caulk. The slogan was "Now you can have a high-performace caulk without the sticky, stringy mess." I literally LOLed.
All I get lately is Mike Ditka lying about how much he loves the Chicago Rush.
Side note: For all others living in Chicago, is there any product that Mike Ditka won't hawk? He is like the Kiss of former NFL coaches
Pro tip: start browsing the Victoria's Secret website. You'll thank me later.
My "research" for Valentines Day paid dividends for many weeks after.
I've been getting ads for aircasts, where was that last summer when I jumped out a 2nd story window of a burning building with a litter of kittens in my arms and sprained my ankle (soccer)?
Someone been using your internet connection lately? roommate? significant other?
I ghostwrite for internet marketers, and now I get ads for everything I write about. If I didn't have a sense of humor, I would think about turning down some jobs that I usually take, but I usually just laugh at the ads if they are for strange things.
T-shirt ads, Asian grandma putting up peace sign in graduation and that annoying Progressive girl ad. Weird thing is I don't like and play WOW and I've been getting it a ton for some reason.
I get a bunch of groupon and penny auction sites. And they are most annoying.
Even though Groupon is good - they bombard enough to classify it as spam.