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Anyone else find it odd...

successgal1
successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
humorous, ironic...that one of the main banners switching around on the top of the page is one for a $2 McDonalds cheeseburger?

I know MFP probably doesn't have control over that.
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  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    The ads are based off of your search history.
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  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Mine is Under Armour Alter Ego shirts, lol.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Believe me, I have never searched McDonalds. Or starbucks, or any of the other random ads that stream through. Plus 90% of my searches are with a different browser on my mobile phone, this is on my desktop that I'm hardly on.
  • cerad2
    cerad2 Posts: 70 Member
    Just install an ad blocker for your browser and they all go away.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    I guess I'm getting childrens hospital ads because I recently searched for a place that took my insurance for my annual physical....but I don't have children. Getting lots of local stuff. Why don't they realize that once you've searched it, you're done. The ads are streaming on a premise that is no longer of interest to me.
  • Skyz4dayz
    Skyz4dayz Posts: 34 Member
    Yes, that stupid cheeseburger has been flirting with me all day *sigh*
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    successgal1 wrote: »
    Believe me, I have never searched McDonalds. Or starbucks, or any of the other random ads that stream through. Plus 90% of my searches are with a different browser on my mobile phone, this is on my desktop that I'm hardly on.
    At some point you searched something, and the algorithm thought McDonalds and Starbucks would be something you're interested. It doesn't have to be them directly; just something vaguely related. (And I honestly think those are common enough that everyone gets them.)
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    McCafeLaunch_Banner_Animated_tthumb_728x90.gif
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    I've looked into ad blockers before. But I have no trouble with ads that are for products I don't know about, to me thats what ads should do, inform me of things I didn't know about.
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  • mz107
    mz107 Posts: 16
    Mine are for furniture. Leave me alone, overstock.com, I haven't gotten my tax refund yet! *sofa lust*
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Mine are for furniture too, plus workout clothes.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I wish I had McDonald's ads. Mine are for car I surance.

    Not fun to think of after getting hit by a car.

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  • auntchellebelle
    auntchellebelle Posts: 127 Member
    Mine are for Carnival.com I just booked a cruise
  • heather_hearts_travel
    heather_hearts_travel Posts: 864 Member
    Coach and Fossil. MFP knows me.
  • Serenstar75
    Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
    Mine's for GoDaddy website...which I already have. So yes, they need to expand on the ads. Been there, done that. :)
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    I use Firefox browser with ad blocker, I don't see ads and pages load much faster.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    My banner is Tripadvisor. Think I need a vacation.
  • djscavone
    djscavone Posts: 133 Member
    Xfinity and yet I am in a COX cable area.
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
    There are ads? :)
  • phungpat
    phungpat Posts: 32
    Yeah they're not all health ads. :) But I figure since MFP is free they have to make money somehow.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I've been in the juicing threads today. Mine are for organic juice.
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    I've got cheerios and under armour. It's based on browsing history.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    i don't have any banners. lucky me! (*)
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    successgal1 wrote: »
    Believe me, I have never searched McDonalds. Or starbucks, or any of the other random ads that stream through. Plus 90% of my searches are with a different browser on my mobile phone, this is on my desktop that I'm hardly on.
    At some point you searched something, and the algorithm thought McDonalds and Starbucks would be something you're interested. It doesn't have to be them directly; just something vaguely related. (And I honestly think those are common enough that everyone gets them.)

    True.
  • Gr8ChangesAhead
    Gr8ChangesAhead Posts: 836 Member
    Mine are for diapers NOPE don't need that no babies here
  • NurseandMom1981
    NurseandMom1981 Posts: 101 Member
    Mine is for KY yours +mine.... Guess it thinks I'm a little freaky! I just might be :smiley:
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    Mine is Victoria Secrets um....nevermind
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