Targeted Advertising

infinite monkey · 02-09-2012, 01:55 PM

I was looking at the online obituaries for my town. I recognized a last name, so I clicked on this fella's obit. I didn't know him, but he was only 59.

There were two mini ads right under the announcement:

How to look 30 when you're 50

AND...(drum roll, please)

One weird trick to stay asleep all night.

Seriously. You know the cheapo ads: SOME LADY in YOUR TOWN is making 5 BILLION AN HOUR online. Or: DOCTORS ARE PISSED AT "some mom in your town" WHO DISCOVERED HOW TO TAKE 500 YEARS OFF YOUR APPEARANCE. Or: OBAMA WANTS YOU TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND WILL PAY THOUSANDS TO SEE YOU DO IT.

But OMG. Target much?

If I were a family member that might take me aback, I guess if I even noticed.

02-09-2012, 01:55 PM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Targeted Advertising I was looking at the online obituaries for my town. I recognized a last name, so I clicked on this fella's obit. I didn't know him, but he was only 59. There were two mini ads right under the announcement: How to look 30 when you're 50 AND...(drum roll, please) One weird trick to stay asleep all night. Seriously. You know the cheapo ads: SOME LADY in YOUR TOWN is making 5 BILLION AN HOUR online. Or: DOCTORS ARE PISSED AT "some mom in your town" WHO DISCOVERED HOW TO TAKE 500 YEARS OFF YOUR APPEARANCE. Or: OBAMA WANTS YOU TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND WILL PAY THOUSANDS TO SEE YOU DO IT. But OMG. Target much? If I were a family member that might take me aback, I guess if I even noticed.

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