I'm a star member so I don't have to look at advertisements, but...

[Aristus]

I have to admit, the glamour shots of what I assume are Mature Single Ladies that pop up on the log-in page are nice to look at...

[marzipanni]

1. Now we know what you've been

googling.

[Aristus]

3. I assume the advertisers are going off my profile.

I admit to be male, after all...

[lunatica]

26. Yes. The advertisers are giving you what you link to.

I keep getting all these political requests to sign petitions.

[Xyzse]

2. I miss the Snorg Tees ads

Some are pretty funny.

I used to particularly like the T-Shirt with the one about tripping someone else when zombies come.

[Aristus]

4. My favorite is the one with the EKG flatlining.

And the caption: "For a minute there, you bored me to death."

[Xyzse]

21. I've never seen that

I'm missing out.

[pinboy3niner]

5. I have a star, but I get side ads on some sites

They're not so exciting--they're just all for Christian Mingles and Bible Study and stuff like that.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

[Aristus]

6. Boring.

At least my ads have cleavage...

[pinboy3niner]

15. So you bought my story? Really?

Cool!

[Aristus]

16. Guess so.

I am a latter day equivalent of the "Israelite with no guile..."

[Denninmi]

7. So, it begs the questions ...

... is there a Mrs. Aristus in your life? Are you merely window shopping?

[Aristus]

8. Yes and no.

n/t

[Denninmi]

9. I see. A little something to look at here.

Just seems too appropriate to the theme of this thread not to post this:

I wonder what Will would think of Beyonce?

[Aristus]

10. Meh. Too young. I like exotic beauty,

but with a few more miles on the odometer...

I dunno; I'll ask him. It's clear he disapproved of racism. Iago is the bad guy in Othello, after all...

[Denninmi]

11. ah, the allure of the older woman.

Wanna hear a story? I won't go into gory detail. The woman who could have been the love of my life, we were extremely compatible, had everything in common, just kind of got each other, was 22 years older than I am. This was a long time ago, like 20 years.

I had the opportunity, but declined. She was just a, shall we say, little bit married. I declined her invitation to accompany her into a hotel.

A big part of me has kicked myself ever since, but I know I did the right thing.

Damn, she was hot, though. Really took care of herself.

[Aristus]

12. Sounds like it could have been wonderful...

Keep kicking yourself...

[Denninmi]

13. Yeah, it could have been something.

The worst part, her marriage was terrible, the guy a real creep. Makes me sad to think about it.

[Aristus]

14. I guess we all have stories about opportunities we passed up.

Contemporary happiness doesn't always negate the regrets of the past...

[pinboy3niner]

17. ...

[Fearless]

18. Funny story...

Back when Facebook started putting ads on it's site (yes there was a time before that, and even a time before it was open to the general public), I continuously got ads for two things... what amounted to foot-fetish websites and HIV testing/treatment.

I attribute this to the fact that my profile labelled me as gay and single at the time.

Borderline offensive to think that just because I'm gay I need fetish websites and HIV info, but I digress. Ad services use keywords based on things like what you've searched online, what websites you visit, etc. and build you a profile essentially and tailor the ads to that profile. Sometimes they aren't entirely accurate. For instance, now I get Facebook ads for gay dating/hookup websites. While that's slightly better, it's still very presumptuous of them.

[Aristus]

19. I'm also getting ads stating: "Don't Let Obama Take Your Guns!"

"Call The White House Today".

Even though I'm a staunch supporter of rigid gun control, and don't own a single firearm.

[Fearless]

20. In regards to ads on DU

I believe it was discussed a while back. If I remember correctly, there are a quantity of ads bundled together and that they work differently than they would on say Facebook. On DU they are personalized only in so far as the site itself, not individual users. Topics that are "political" in nature would naturally show up on the site. On, say Facebook, they are tailored against your profile. I believe that's what I remember reading at any rate.

[Myrina]

22. Ugh! I don't know if we all see the same one

... But the "older women looking for you" ad with the smiley blonde chick who looks like she's topless with tan lines ( and boobs at her belly button if the pic is accurate) irritates the crap out of me!

I happen to be female so last time I checked, I wasn't an "older man" looking for a hot older woman.

[Aristus]

23. So we're both getting the same ads?

How do we tell them that I like them and you don't?

[Bucky]

24. Stop it, Aristus. You're making me want to not donate.

[In_The_Wind]

25. Because I'm a star:

my computer no longer locks up while I am attempting to open a thread.

just sayin'

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