On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Jarvis, Matthew <mat...@mckweb.com> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com > [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] >> On Behalf Of Paul McNett >> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 6:52 AM >> To: profoxt...@leafe.com >> Subject: Re: [NF] http://duckduckgo.com replacement for google.com >> >> What they want to do is target advertising directly at the people most >> likely to >> click through on it. >> >> What I want is an objective highly-relevant search engine. IOW, what >> Google was in 1999. >> >> Paul > > > I've always been reluctant to get too worked up about 'net stuff, > especially a free service.... Google has been giving me a nearly spam > free email account for years... so what should I care (too much) about > some ads showing up that I never bother to even notice let alone click > through... > > OTOH, since this conversation started I've been paying attention to what > the ads are saying and I gotta admit it is a bit creepy to see what they > must be doing with my email, and how FAST they do it... > > Sent myself a link on making home applicances last longer, and as soon > as I clicked Send an ad for Sears showed up, hit F5 to reload the page > and Electrolux (vacuums) showed up... F5 again and an ad for 401K > management services appeared - the prior email I had sent was on my > 401K... > > Free yes, but still rather creepy... --------------------
When google got into the email biz I was making jokes about them interpreting the inbound spam and putting ads up to help you find cures for ...... Or to have that tiny description after the title ALL IN CAPS because this was a money search. ;-> -- Stephen Russell Unified Health Services 60 Germantown Court Suite 220 Cordova, TN 38018 Telephone: 888.510.2667 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajidmyjgkuq9qz8eh5fymrqj6s1xqoipfsasqgvphyji3sf...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
