big brother is watching: in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of...

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

bull drink water wrote:

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

I also noticed that earlier in the week. :-(

heyrob Loc: Western Washington

bull drink water wrote:

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

While I'm not crazy about such spying either, lets face it, it costs money to put this site up and maintain it. Selling advertising space is what pays the bills and targeted ads are more successful than some random ad could ever hope to be. I guess unless we want to sign up for a paid subscription service to turn off the ads, we will have to live with the modern targeted ads on UHH.

bw3 Loc: Vermillion, SD

heyrob wrote:

While I'm not crazy about such spying either, lets face it, it costs money to put this site up and maintain it. Selling advertising space is what pays the bills and targeted ads are more successful than some random ad could ever hope to be. I guess unless we want to sign up for a paid subscription service to turn off the ads, we will have to live with the modern targeted ads on UHH.

I agree! Advertising isn't bad -- we all use it to select most of what we may want to buy.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

How much privacy do you expect on a public forum?

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

bull drink water wrote:

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

That is from googleadservice.com. I had clicked on one and then I noticed the ad-preference tab. there I had the option to op-out, which I did. Now thoses ads don't follow me around the internet.

Texas Redneck Loc: Houston Area

I have noticed that also.

waldron7 Loc: State of Confusion

Just be happy that your last searches didn't include condoms, vibrators, heavy duty batteries,or lubricants!!!!

Kombiguy Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA

waldron7 wrote:

Just be happy that your last searches didn't include condoms, vibrators, heavy duty batteries,or lubricants!!!!

Mine did. Is that bad? :)

sudzmonn Loc: here , there , everywhere

geeze , " PERSON OF INTEREST " , Channel 6 / CBS here in upstate NY ~ it's real folks - and we can do nothing about it !!!

pigpen

I pointed this out several months ago here. We were arguing about Obamacare. I mentioned that I thought it funny that right in the middle of the post was an add about stopping Obamacare. A few of the libs responded, "That's not on my screen."

We are being watched and monitored. Sure, it may have started out innocent such as targeting certain products in advertisement. I tell all the young people to quit with the facebook and twitter crap, but they don't listen. I recently heard my sister-in-law say her company was hiring. She said she thought she had the guy, until she read his facebook page. She didn't go into specifics, and I didn't ask. Point is, if a small company here in Pittsburgh is doing it...........................................

sudzmonn Loc: here , there , everywhere

Bazinga

bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona

Wait till the unions lose their exemptions.
Oblame-O will be standing besides his supporters, Valerie G., Ole sarge and RixPrix and that Tech (y) guy.

DemocRATs are running ( election year is coming), or dropping out.

His supporters are saying "Could we be next? "

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

bull drink water wrote:

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

Sorry to bust your bubble, it's called based advertising. Nothing intrusive or wrong with it. Why do you think that there is no charge to be here.

ggttc Loc: TN

bull drink water wrote:

in this age when we complain of government intrusion and companys putting us on and selling mailing list,uhh has fallen into the trap. i just noticed one of those product strips on this site, that one strip contained 6 of the products i has looked up on the internet this past week.

Actually its your browser doing that...not uhh...I was looking for a painter a month ago and was surfing to find one in my area...most of the sights I visited had painting related banners.