Love the CocaCola ads @myfitnesspal
thatgirlwholaughs
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Super great for weight loss. (Shrug)
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Pssst, ads are generated from your browsing history.27
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Well, except I get ads for a cereal I've never searched for, don't eat, and in a language I don't speak.0
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It's not as specific as getting ads for something you searched for. If someone mentions something in a thread you went into it can be enough to trigger it. Ironically, opening this thread will likely give me Coke ads.11
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jennifer_417 wrote: »Well, except I get ads for a cereal I've never searched for, don't eat, and in a language I don't speak.
They're based on searches, browsing history, demographics, location, and some simple algorithms. If you're on a site that talks about food a lot (like mfp) then it will give you food ads. I just searched for Disney vacations and now mine are all credit card and mortgage ads. I'm not interested in buying a house, but google's algorithms throw me into that category based on age and "related" interests (vacations). It misses more often than it hits, but they figure saturation is better than precision.2 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »It's not as specific as getting ads for something you searched for. If someone mentions something in a thread you went into it can be enough to trigger it. Ironically, opening this thread will likely give me Coke ads.
I used to get Charmin ads in every juice cleanse thread since people talk about using the bathroom so much in them. That was enough for google to create a link to "target" my interests. Sadly, it doesn't happen as much anymore.2 -
Semi targeted ads based on algorithms, demographics and search history. Super great for digital marketing. (Shrug).1
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Ad blocking software is always an option (shrug)7
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Pony up and pay for the Premium version that has no ads?0
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Use the phone app - it doesn't appear to use browsing history and has significantly fewer ads. There are one or two in the home feed, and a small stationary banner ad in the diary and that's it. I think they're all for Under Armor, which is reasonable since they bought the app.0
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You get ads based on things the company that runs the ads (hint: it's not MFP they have no control) think you would like based on your browsing history.1
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Plus some people can work a can of Coke into their goals8
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Ads? Where?0
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eh not that big of a deal really.
If you think about it the same serving of coke has less calories than a same sized serving of blueberries...1 -
I splurged for the Premium Membership...I see nothing0
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Hydration and a little bit of sodium. So, yes, Coke does have health benefits. Just different ones than the ones blueberries provide.
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My favourite was when I was getting ads for engagement rings and my then boyfriend now husband was getting ads for dating sites...awesome.0
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It may have mental health benefits if fitting it into one's calories allows a person to not feel deprived.0 -
I see no ads thanks to https://adblockplus.org
If this won't run on someone's phone, they could always check their app store, which will likely carry an ad blocker for a few bucks.0
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