Scam ad on hibs.net

[Mr mirror]

I’m sure it was not the intention of the mods but an advert that appears regularly with Prince Harry standing in front of a Union Jack is scam claiming he is endorsing a get rich quick scheme
Just saying

[bawheid]

Bloody yoons on here ruining every thread.

Could Harry do a job in midfield?

[Eyrie]

Could Harry do a job in midfield?

Might be on to something there. Ever since Fyvie left we've been looking for someone to play the ginger role.

[The 90+2]

Bloody yoons on here ruining every thread.

Could Harry do a job in midfield?

Royal the rovers stuff.

[The 90+2]

Might be on to something there. Ever since Fyvie left we've been looking for someone to play the ginger role.

Fyvie left under a cloud and will probably want to come back though. I think harry would have stayed if the boss was a ginger though, probably the opposite with Fyvie who would have preferred the guy with the big ears.

[AltheHibby]

Fyvie left under a cloud and will probably want to come back though. I think harry would have stayed if the boss was a ginger though, probably the opposite with Fyvie who would have preferred the guy with the big ears.

Dumbo?

[The 90+2]

Dumbo?

Stubbs with the Scottish Cup.

[AltheHibby]

Stubbs with the Scottish Cup.

:aok:

[BILLYHIBS]

All I get is Russian Wives, fitba bits and fitba tops ( everything apart from HIBS) :confused:

[BoomtownHibees]

All I get is Russian Wives, fitba bits and fitba tops ( everything apart from HIBS) :confused:

That’s what personalised ad’s get you

[Barney McGrew]

We don’t decide what ads you see.

What other websites you’ve been visiting or searching for does that :cb

[hibsbollah]

We don’t decide what ads you see.

What other websites you’ve been visiting or searching for does that :cb

So how come I get constant Ear Wax Removal product ads, when I have never once searched for such a thing? :greengrin

[Glory Lurker]

So how come I get constant Ear Wax Removal product ads, when I have never once searched for such a thing? :greengrin

Your headphones are reporting it. :-)

[Keith_M]

Bloody yoons on here ruining every thread.

Could Harry do a job in midfield?


Damn Gnats, moaning about our glorious overlords again.

[nonshinyfinish]

So how come I get constant Ear Wax Removal product ads, when I have never once searched for such a thing? :greengrin

Generally targeted ads don't work quite as directly as hibsbollah searches for ear wax stuff > advertise ear wax stuff to hibsbollah. The companies that track your web activity build a profile of you and file you into demographic groups, and advertisers can then target their ads at the demographic groups of their choice. That's why people see sports betting ads without ever having placed a bet or searched for betting stuff in their lives – they've been put in a 'football fan' or 'sports fan' demographic group, which are obvious targets for betting ads. Same thing with Billy seeing ads for football shirts of clubs he has no interest in.

There will be some cases where it is a direct connection to an individual search, but mostly not.

[Keith_M]

Generally targeted ads don't work quite as directly as hibsbollah searches for ear wax stuff > advertise ear wax stuff to hibsbollah. The companies that track your web activity build a profile of you and file you into demographic groups, and advertisers can then target their ads at the demographic groups of their choice. That's why people see sports betting ads without ever having placed a bet or searched for betting stuff in their lives – they've been put in a 'football fan' or 'sports fan' demographic group, which are obvious targets for betting ads. Same thing with Billy seeing ads for football shirts of clubs he has no interest in.

There will be some cases where it is a direct connection to an individual search, but mostly not.



So which demographic group would somebody be in that got ads for, say, male impotence?

:dunno:

(asking for a friend)

[nonshinyfinish]

So which demographic group would somebody be in that got ads for, say, male impotence?

:dunno:

(asking for a friend)

Serious answer to a spurious question: those are almost certainly based on assumptions about your age and gender. Sorry, your friend's age and gender.

[Keith_M]

Serious answer to a spurious question: those are almost certainly based on assumptions about your age and gender. Sorry, your friend's age and gender.



My 'friend' is very offended.

Especially as he has a photo of Angela Merkel on his bedside table... in case of emergencies.

[Argylehibby]

So which demographic group would somebody be in that got ads for, say, male impotence?

:dunno:

(asking for a friend)

maybe your friends Mrs. has been searching? :dunno:

[Keith_M]

maybe your friends Mrs. has been searching? :dunno:


:greengrin

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Turn your mic off on your phone!! The amount of **** that you get hit with is unbelievable. Couple of years back a young lass at work was talking about learning Swedish at uni. Within a couple of hours we were both getting ads for Swedish language courses

[SaulGoodman]

Those targeted ads are terrible! They look at what you post and then show you relevant ads to do with whatever it is you wrote about! Disgusting tbh!





Sexy blonde Swedish women.

[Keith_M]

Those targeted ads are terrible! They look at what you post and then show you relevant ads to do with whatever it is you wrote about! Disgusting tbh!

....
Sexy blonde Swedish women.


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[bawheid]

Well I search for Russian brides every day in life and I haven’t seen one ad yet. Their algorithm is crap.

[Phil MaGlass]

So which demographic group would somebody be in that got ads for, say, male impotence?

:dunno:

(asking for a friend)

Hertz supporters

[The 90+2]

Well I search for Russian brides every day in life and I haven’t seen one ad yet. Their algorithm is crap.

🤣

[Stanton Spence]

I've actually bought myself two pairs of trainers and have my eye on another pair [emoji3]. The adverts must be doing what they are meant to do. I'm still waiting for the Russian brides adverts though [emoji56]

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[Phil MaGlass]

i got Filipino brides :cb

[CropleyWasGod]

i got Filipino brides :cb

I'd be wary.

I think the feminine form is FilipinA.

[DH1875]

Question: Is it your Wi-Fi or your device that personalise the ads you get. I keep getting ads for places like Boohoo.com and be ducked if I've ever been on there. Got 2 daughters who shop all the time so I'm thinking Wi-Fi but that can't be right.

[Hibernian Verse]

I'd be wary.

I think the feminine form is FilipinA.

It's 2020, he may have given you the correct gender.

[Just Alf]

Question: Is it your Wi-Fi or your device that personalise the ads you get. I keep getting ads for places like Boohoo.com and be ducked if I've ever been on there. Got 2 daughters who shop all the time so I'm thinking Wi-Fi but that can't be right.I was going to say the device, technically though, it could be the IP address (the connection your hub has made at the telephone exchange). The problem with that though is when you switch your hub off and back on it'll quite likely pick up a different IP address.

Still think it's device driven :agree


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[Vault Boy]

Aye as has been said by pretty much everybody, we don't have control over what ads are shown, it's through Google's advertisement platform and is based on cookies, searches and how ever many other factors and algorithms.

I believe there should be a little blue/white box in the corner or the ads that you can click on to report any that are inappropriate. Google generally does okay at filtering out bad advertisers, but when some slip through, it depends on some community policing. Same goes for any other site that uses Google Ads. :aok:

[RoYO!]

Turn your mic off on your phone!! The amount of **** that you get hit with is unbelievable. Couple of years back a young lass at work was talking about learning Swedish at uni. Within a couple of hours we were both getting ads for Swedish language courses

Absolutely, similar thing happened to me. I understand the need for advertising, but I dont understand why .net is in bed with a company that uses listening spyware.

Try it for yourself. Not cool.

[jonty]

I'm not sure the income they'd generate showing ads would justify the expense and manpower needed to listen to everyones conversation on the off chance theres an opportunity to show an ad.

Isn't the most obvious answer that if you've been talking about doing something, you've searched it up online or shown a basic interest in a similar topic?

[BS44]

Bingo and Baths

Think I'll post my daily adverts on.net from now on, maybe my ads will be exactly what someone is looking for

[BS44]

Today's ads are for Ebay and payroll software on Yahoo search

Damn, no good to me. Maybe something more useful tomorrow

[AltheHibby]

I'm currently using the wifi at a Camponile hotel. The wifi is provided by Virgin.

Not that you're interested, but it will be interesting to see what ads I get now.

[J-C]

I get zero ads, never seen one yet.

[JohnMcM]

I get zero ads, never seen one yet.

Is that you Your Holiness?:greengrin

[J-C]

Is that you Your Holiness?:greengrin

I wish, I'd use my powers to get this ****ed up world back on track 😁

[BS44]

Wooden Watches first of all at top of page, then Ebay again, and Frank Knight squeezed in there too