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In response to "That's not what they want. They want to be able to behaviorally target you in advertising." by Kim Pine

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

Posted by TwinkLander (aka Epiphany) Jan 24 '12, 14:12

but I am not going to buy diet products - ya know?

it's just arrogant of them. I think it boils down to: I hate they think the know me. they dont.

I'm just bitchy. haaa.

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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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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

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