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In response to "I can't stress it enough to these companies - you can't tailor make something for me by what I am sending or searching. Its only going to aggravate me" by TwinkLander

That's not what they want. They want to be able to behaviorally target you in advertising.

Posted by Kim Pine (aka Callisto) Jan 24 '12, 14:06

big bucks.

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from a marketing stand point - it makes sense for them but it's just not going to work for me - I talk a lot about dieting - TwinkLander Jan 24, 14:12 6
- case in point: amazon just suggested I buy an autographed manning shirt. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 24, 14:31
- I trust that their algorithm is going to be a little more advanced than word association. - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:19
- But do you search for diet stuff? If they do what Yahoo did (and pretty effectively, actually), they'll have an algorithm that can determine - Kim Pine Jan 24, 14:15 3
  - diet stuff? no. probably a lot of receipes though. I look up lyrics a lot but I'm not going to buy those songs. its like I know what I need - TwinkLander Jan 24, 14:23 2
    - Yahoo doesn't target you based on one search. It's frequency, recency, and other assorted fun stuff. - Kim Pine Jan 24, 14:23 1
      - interesting - okay I am going to pay attention and see what it says. may be they do know me? - TwinkLander Jan 24, 14:25

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