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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Initially Posted - 02/02/2007 :  17:06:23  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Alright guys, I think this Amazon ad thing needs to go! I just saw and ad for "O", Opra's magazine. That means someone searched from our site for how to subscribe to it; that's just not right; say it ain't so.
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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 02/02/2007 :  17:12:16  Show Profile
what? the "The Best Life Diet" ad I am looking at as I type is better?

All I want is te good life, not the best life. Maybe we can dial the search engine down a bit.
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Bubba
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Response Posted - 02/02/2007 :  18:44:27  Show Profile
Maybe you'd prefer the Essie nail polish ad I'm seeing. Wonder who visits this site...
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 02/02/2007 :  20:28:56  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Well, I think it's customized to your individual surfing and shopping habits using cookies. Right now I'm seeing:

Compare Boat Insurance
www.4freequotes.com

Sail Boat
Looking to find how to sail? Visit our how to sail guide.
How-To-Sail.info

Hunter Sailboats
Boat Show Specials! 2007 models 2006 model Blow Out Sale
www.sunjammers.com

Sailboats for Sale
Discount new & used sailboats. aff Check out the deals now!
www.ebay.com

-- Leon Sisson
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Russ.Johnson
Commodore

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Response Posted - 02/02/2007 :  21:49:08  Show Profile
I'm seeing "How to Get Rid Of Boat Odors".
It's scary, they even know my boat.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 02/03/2007 :  07:37:49  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Frank - If you only knew everything people bought. ...I don't get their names, but we do get a list of what sold.

Leon - you are looking at the google ads - they are customized to the page. as our posts change the ads will change.

My wife just bought a ton of Ipod accessories, now I get to see a pink IPOD case.

Amazon is all bout what is on the page and when it can't figure it out it it i.e. it doesn't have any matching products it will put the most recent purchase or the number one seller on the page or items that sell with whatever you already bought.

Keep in mind if you share a computer with your wife and she buys something after you click a link and create the cookie, her Oprah books.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 02/03/2007 :  09:02:12  Show Profile
What ads? I don't see any ads anywhere on the page...(Thanks Firefox).
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 02/03/2007 :  09:23:38  Show Profile
I see the Oprah book add too.... Guess I better have a talk with the Admiral.
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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 02/03/2007 :  09:26:41  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I think it is all fun!
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Bubba
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Response Posted - 02/03/2007 :  21:24:41  Show Profile
Can't sail. Gotta talk about something...
What I really see is some extra buck$ for the association.
I think it's great!
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roberoo
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Response Posted - 02/07/2007 :  02:05:18  Show Profile  Visit roberoo's Homepage
$$$

Ditto Bubba
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Turk
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Response Posted - 02/07/2007 :  06:40:16  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br />Alright guys, I think this Amazon ad thing needs to go! I just saw and ad for "O", Opra's magazine. That means someone searched from our site for how to subscribe to it; that's just not right; say it ain't so.
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I'm surprised at what an unsophisticated ad pushing algorithm Yahoo is using. If you do two searches for the same thing on Amazon, up pops the ads on our website. Google is not as easily tricked. Maybe that's because my son works at Google
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 02/07/2007 :  06:54:48  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Google is actually going off of page content. Amazon goes off of your amazon cookie - if you have one and previous purchases from our site.

You are correct though, the google ads are better focused to our stuff - which is why they get a big box and we get a small one.


Check out the tech tips - they have a different style google ad that really hits the mark or misses by a mile. Near misses in that area are rare
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Gambit
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Response Posted - 02/07/2007 :  11:01:22  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Duane Wolff</i>
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My wife just bought a ton of Ipod accessories, now I get to see a pink IPOD case....

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Duane, maybe you should counter that by searching for balancing items like the guns, tools, big trucks, football and beer. Just be careful with Godaddy.com or the like, I can imagine the ads you would get.

I like most of the ads that do come up. Virtual Skipper 3 is there now for me.
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