2012-02-25, 02:03 PM
How do personalized ads help me?
I like it when google banner ads try to sell me Asian girls or an M.B.A degree. I have zero interest in either, so I am at no risk of wasting money.
If, on the other hand, Google decided to give me an ad for an Israeli pizza chain it knows I've ordered from before, right now at 8PM... not good for either my wallet or my waistline.
And as for personalized searches, thanks but no thanks. I have all sorts of interests and I don't need Google to fuse them all. Not to mention that I sometimes do searches for my computer-challenged mother, and I don't need Google to peg me as someone who is interested in scenic tours of Iceland just because she is. Let me specify what I'm searching for, and don't try to second-guess what I really want, ok?
(Kind of reminds me of Amazon's recommendations. It keeps offering me books and tapes for kindergarteners, just because I bought some 6 years ago. Hey, Amazon, my child has grown six years since then. How about offering me some stuff for 11 year-olds now?)
I like it when google banner ads try to sell me Asian girls or an M.B.A degree. I have zero interest in either, so I am at no risk of wasting money.
If, on the other hand, Google decided to give me an ad for an Israeli pizza chain it knows I've ordered from before, right now at 8PM... not good for either my wallet or my waistline.
And as for personalized searches, thanks but no thanks. I have all sorts of interests and I don't need Google to fuse them all. Not to mention that I sometimes do searches for my computer-challenged mother, and I don't need Google to peg me as someone who is interested in scenic tours of Iceland just because she is. Let me specify what I'm searching for, and don't try to second-guess what I really want, ok?
(Kind of reminds me of Amazon's recommendations. It keeps offering me books and tapes for kindergarteners, just because I bought some 6 years ago. Hey, Amazon, my child has grown six years since then. How about offering me some stuff for 11 year-olds now?)