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In response to "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" by TwinkLander

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

Posted by Kim Pine (aka Callisto) Jan 24 '12, 14:15

when you're in the market for a car. Right now, I bet that it would think I'm thinking about a new car based upon my recent activity...and it would be right. Perfect time for auto dealers to put a message in front of me.

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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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