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Potty

Potty Report 14 Aug 2013 15:18

Just wondering, is anyone who doesn't live in Scotland (or who hasn't posted on the Scotland thread) getting "Safer Scotland" adverts in the top advert banner?

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 14 Aug 2013 15:37

I'm getting an ad for an exhumation service :-S

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 14 Aug 2013 15:41

Confused dot.com and that irritating robot Brian ;-)

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 14 Aug 2013 15:42

Thompson holidays at the moment - now bt

Edit: Whoopee - someone wants to give me £2400.

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 14 Aug 2013 15:46

Payment Protection and Irish Genealogy adverts here :-S

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Nolls from Harrogate

Nolls from Harrogate Report 14 Aug 2013 15:53

Try Ma's Free Health Check Tool Now :-S :-S

Researching:
Gilmour/McSherry/Boyle/Mason/Robertson

Potty

Potty Report 14 Aug 2013 16:01

Odd - does GR monitor the threads and show different adverts depending on what we post? I am getting Safer Scotland and Sheffield University - can't think of any connection to the second, though.

I have noticed in the past that when I have bought anything on line, I get that company's adverts soon after.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 14 Aug 2013 16:13

I had Safer Scotland yesterday. Today it's Laser Eye Surgery - result of the thread on wearing glasses??

They certainly seem to be sort of relevant.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 14 Aug 2013 16:15

I have adblock on Firefox but am also on co.nz site so don't get ads.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 14 Aug 2013 16:20

I don't live in Scotland, but I've posted on the Scottish thread.

Three small ads on the top (I have to scroll to see them while I type)....

Find your family history ~ Justanswer.com
British Ancestors ~ UK's No 1 research service for Australians
StudyFamilyHistory ~ study at home with UNE

I usually don't bother reading the ads, so I've never noticed anything about Safer Scotland.

There's a small blue triangle....... something about Ad choices. Can I choose to have none please?

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 14 Aug 2013 16:26

This is fun, now they want me to meet my new Lexus.
I've also had a DNA testing advert but the best is the one that keeps telling me my computer is useless!.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 14 Aug 2013 16:32

Yale doors - I think OH was looking at sites for them
National Trust - I posted about NT on another thread last night

No doubt Rollo will give us an explantaion :-D

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 14 Aug 2013 16:57

I've had the useless computer one too. It wants me to click on something, but so far I have resisted the temptation.

George

George Report 14 Aug 2013 16:58

I think it's probably down to cookies, if you have shown an interest in something, even on another site you often get adverts connected with whatever you have been looking at.

George :-)

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 14 Aug 2013 17:49

The advertisements have nothing to do with GR - they are provided by a third party.

There are various ways of doing it but one of the widely used methods is based on cookies.

Cookies will report back on what sites you have been visiting, for example.

Advertisements can also be targetted according to keywords that are picked up.

Researching:
Happy

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 14 Aug 2013 19:28

ads have changed....... from three to one!

Find your family history... justanswer.com/genealogy

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