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Targeted Ads using bald models? WTF. by chrisphilly123 on 12 Jul, 2019 14:24
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Have you guys been noticing more ads targeted to you with bald guys in the photos? I have. I get ads like this from a variety of sources.
Perhaps Google, et al, have picked up the fact a bald? Or bald dudes in advertising is the 'in thing"? idk. I say 25% of the sh*t I get, unsolicited, has a pic of someone with a bald head trying to sell me something.
BTW, I still get spam for products to save my hair. Pft!
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#1 by terago on 12 Jul, 2019 15:49
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you get acookie on your pc of every website you visit and thats how they know what ads to show for you
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#2 by Tyler on 12 Jul, 2019 17:49
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It would be interesting if ad companies started targeting hairstyles, but my guess is that more ads are using "racially ambiguous" models and having a shaved head helps with racial ambiguity.
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#3 by chrisphilly123 on 13 Jul, 2019 10:38
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you get acookie on your pc of every website you visit and thats how they know what ads to show for you
My browser is set to reject 3rd party cookies, but FB and Google know more about us the our government(s).
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#4 by reddog on 13 Jul, 2019 11:39
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There are so many more headshavers now. I also tend to notice sly guys more since joining the brotherhood. Also, the ad companies might think a bald guy is more noticeable to watchers.
I get a chuckle out of the one where the young guy says he isn't bald, but has to shave his head because his insurance is so high he can't afford to go to the barber for a haircut. -
#5 by chrisphilly123 on 13 Jul, 2019 23:58
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There are so many more headshavers now. I also tend to notice sly guys more since joining the brotherhood. Also, the ad companies might think a bald guy is more noticeable to watchers.
I agree, more headshavers now. 15 years ago there were few guys like me, esp younger dudes. Now, I see I see others like us all the time.
I get a chuckle out of the one where the young guy says he isn't bald, but has to shave his head because his insurance is so high he can't afford to go to the barber for a haircut. -
#6 by Semi-Sly on 14 Jul, 2019 00:29
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you get acookie on your pc of every website you visit and thats how they know what ads to show for you
My browser is set to reject 3rd party cookies, but FB and Google know more about us the our government(s).
I beg to differ. I am recentlly retired from the Government. Inasmuch as we have full access to everything Apple, Googe, Microsoft, your ISP provider, etc. collects AND we have all kinds of juicy stuff that we "acquire" from off-shore so0urces not subject to the Constitution or the Privacy Act, your Government knows MOREt you are correct, I am getting the same targeted ads on my Apple machine - they probably placed spyware (aka a "cookie") on your machine through SBG.
What really OUGHT to rile you more than the targeted Ads is what you are NOT getting. zYOur ISP and your search engine actually WITHHOLD information from you that they have decided you don't need to see! They will only show you what advertisers want you to see, what things get the most 'hits" and the things that "Yelp[" or "pinterest" or "Farcebook" tell them is the most "releveant" (aka "popular) This is what they call: "enhancing your internet experience"! So even tjhough you do research, and hyou THINK that you are reading all of the relevant studies, data, etc. - you really aren't - so all of your conclusions are flawed (and so are everyone else's!)
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#7 by chrisphilly123 on 15 Jul, 2019 14:25
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I use precautions from my ISP getting/selling my personal data, as I use a VPN, NordVPN, so f*ck Comcast. They have no visibility into my web traffic.you get acookie on your pc of every website you visit and thats how they know what ads to show for you
My browser is set to reject 3rd party cookies, but FB and Google know more about us the our government(s).
I beg to differ. I am recentlly retired from the Government. Inasmuch as we have full access to everything Apple, Googe, Microsoft, your ISP provider, etc. collects AND we have all kinds of juicy stuff that we "acquire" from off-shore so0urces not subject to the Constitution or the Privacy Act, your Government knows MOREt you are correct, I am getting the same targeted ads on my Apple machine - they probably placed spyware (aka a "cookie") on your machine through SBG.
What really OUGHT to rile you more than the targeted Ads is what you are NOT getting. zYOur ISP and your search engine actually WITHHOLD information from you that they have decided you don't need to see! They will only show you what advertisers want you to see, what things get the most 'hits" and the things that "Yelp[" or "pinterest" or "Farcebook" tell them is the most "releveant" (aka "popular) This is what they call: "enhancing your internet experience"! So even tjhough you do research, and hyou THINK that you are reading all of the relevant studies, data, etc. - you really aren't - so all of your conclusions are flawed (and so are everyone else's!)
That said EULAs, are tipped against the consumer. For example:gmail. We agree to the terms and conditions without realizing Google scans and mines our messages; Facebook/Instagram is the more egregious. And, yes, the boundaries of our country and rights in the Constitution are sidestepped.
It's great if the providers target us with ads from which we might benefit. But know that data is being sold to the highest bidder. The problem when we know we're being watched, we do modify our behaviors. Welcome to surveillance capitalism. -
#8 by Miller1989 on 20 Jul, 2019 18:02
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I've noticed more bald guys in advertising in general. Many TV commercials are featuring shaved heads now it seems like. Although once one starts to think about shaving their head and even after doing it, you seem to see bald heads everywhere lol.
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#9 by chrisphilly123 on 20 Jul, 2019 18:57
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I've noticed more bald guys in advertising in general. Many TV commercials are featuring shaved heads now it seems like. Although once one starts to think about shaving their head and even after doing it, you seem to see bald heads everywhere lol.
VERY true. Like you never notice car ads until you're looking to buy a new car. Then, that's all you see.
BTW, it's so hot here I didn't shave for 2-3 days. Just miserable. -
#10 by Semi-Sly on 26 Jul, 2019 21:32
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Have you guys been noticing more ads targeted to you with bald guys in the photos? I have. I get ads like this from a variety of sources.
Perhaps Google, et al, have picked up the fact a bald? Or bald dudes in advertising is the 'in thing"? idk. I say 25% of the sh*t I get, unsolicited, has a pic of someone with a bald head trying to sell me something.
BTW, I still get spam for products to save my hair. Pft! -
#11 by chrisphilly123 on 27 Jul, 2019 21:26
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i get a series like that one.Have you guys been noticing more ads targeted to you with bald guys in the photos? I have. I get ads like this from a variety of sources.
Perhaps Google, et al, have picked up the fact a bald? Or bald dudes in advertising is the 'in thing"? idk. I say 25% of the sh*t I get, unsolicited, has a pic of someone with a bald head trying to sell me something.
BTW, I still get spam for products to save my hair. Pft! -
#12 by Barbero Pelón on 28 Jul, 2019 15:24
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Having a bald smooth head is becoming a trend. I see a lot of balding guys go for the slick look lately.
My YouTube page and Facebook is full of products for bare dcalps like sunscreen, moisturizing...and minoxidil haha. Technology is becoming more intelligent :V