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Title: The web knows...
Post by: Nickbat on 24 September 2012, 12:15:22
I tend to use this site quite often:

http://www.sat24.com/en/eu (http://www.sat24.com/en/eu)

It shows the European rainfall radar in animated format. Very clever. :y

But what is more clever is that every time I visit I get gumtree ads around the radar map and each one ONLY shows Omegas for sale.

Spooky!  ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Jimbob on 24 September 2012, 12:25:17
I looked and thought strange, no ad's...

then I remembered I am running Adblock Plus so rarely see ad's anyway ;D

disabled...and got ad's for Fluke meters....which I have looked at in the past somewhere Im sure.
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Varche on 24 September 2012, 13:00:48
I like that website. Couldn't see Britain at all. 8)
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Steve B on 24 September 2012, 13:20:25
I looked and thought strange, no ad's...

then I remembered I am running Adblock Plus so rarely see ad's anyway ;D

disabled...and got ad's for Fluke meters....which I have looked at in the past somewhere Im sure.
just installed this works great...any downside to it :y
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Jimbob on 24 September 2012, 14:09:06
I looked and thought strange, no ad's...

then I remembered I am running Adblock Plus so rarely see ad's anyway ;D

disabled...and got ad's for Fluke meters....which I have looked at in the past somewhere Im sure.
just installed this works great...any downside to it :y

None ive found, I used to use it on here to hide avatars when I had a bandwidth issue.

dont anymore (plus this software can block them all anyway)  I just use it for ad's, very handy, the occasional site detects it, and asks you to disable, but not a problem really.
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Lazydocker on 24 September 2012, 14:11:18
I looked and thought strange, no ad's...

then I remembered I am running Adblock Plus so rarely see ad's anyway ;D

disabled...and got ad's for Fluke meters....which I have looked at in the past somewhere Im sure.
just installed this works great...any downside to it :y
Only downside is that sometimes people will be chatting about ads and you can't see them ;)
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Rods2 on 24 September 2012, 20:18:50
Google on enabled websites collects data on what you have been viewing and then projects a suitable advert in a Google adsence panel on another website that generates revenue through such means.

Many information websites use the revenue to pay for the site's development and running costs.
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: OOMV6 on 24 September 2012, 20:23:32
I tend to use this site quite often:

http://www.sat24.com/en/eu (http://www.sat24.com/en/eu)

It shows the European rainfall radar in animated format. Very clever. :y

But what is more clever is that every time I visit I get gumtree ads around the radar map and each one ONLY shows Omegas for sale.

Spooky!   ;) ;D ;D

Spooky that it is only Omega ads OR spooky that your web browsing is being monitored and ads tailored to your needs?
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: Nickbat on 24 September 2012, 20:38:55
I tend to use this site quite often:

http://www.sat24.com/en/eu (http://www.sat24.com/en/eu)

It shows the European rainfall radar in animated format. Very clever. :y

But what is more clever is that every time I visit I get gumtree ads around the radar map and each one ONLY shows Omegas for sale.

Spooky!   ;) ;D ;D

Spooky that it is only Omega ads OR spooky that your web browsing is being monitored and ads tailored to your needs?

Of course I know what's going on, but surprised to be "Omega'd" when just checking the weather!  ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: The web knows...
Post by: OOMV6 on 25 September 2012, 05:24:02
I tend to use this site quite often:

http://www.sat24.com/en/eu (http://www.sat24.com/en/eu)

It shows the European rainfall radar in animated format. Very clever. :y

But what is more clever is that every time I visit I get gumtree ads around the radar map and each one ONLY shows Omegas for sale.

Spooky!   ;) ;D ;D

Spooky that it is only Omega ads OR spooky that your web browsing is being monitored and ads tailored to your needs?

Of course I know what's going on, but surprised to be "Omega'd" when just checking the weather!  ;) ;D ;D

Watch out for the ads that state the car has brand new wiper blades when the weather report forecasts rain.  ;)