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04-03-2013, 04:59 PM
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Political Ads
How do we get rid of the political ads that appear on the site? Enough of the gun control and Mayor Bloomberg's mug shot.
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04-03-2013, 05:01 PM
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LOL, if you figure that out, let me know!! I hate seeing a certain presidents face everytime I turn around!!!!!!
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04-03-2013, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by clancythecamper
LOL, if you figure that out, let me know!! I hate seeing a certain presidents face everytime I turn around!!!!!!
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Think I might have found it, AdSense Help
and click on •Choices at aboutads.info
When I refreshed, Bloomberg was gone anyway. Don't know about your certain president. 
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04-03-2013, 05:11 PM
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Always Learning
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I've passed this onto the other moderators. I don't have the answer, but hopefully someone with more experience than I do does.
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04-03-2013, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ependydad
I've passed this onto the other moderators. I don't have the answer, but hopefully someone with more experience than I do does.
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The links I posted works, no more Bloomberg, etc. I think you have to personally check the appropriate boxes that you want to eliminate.
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04-03-2013, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
How do we get rid of the political ads that appear on the site? Enough of the gun control and Mayor Bloomberg's mug shot.
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I don't get any such ads. I know Google invades our computers, stealing personal info and then sends us garbage. Maybe Google thinks you are a member of the NRA? 
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04-03-2013, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bakken
I don't get any such ads. I know Google invades our computers, stealing personal info and then sends us garbage. Maybe Google thinks you are a member of the NRA? |
Got rid of them and 115 others. Not a member of NRA either.
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04-03-2013, 07:33 PM
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Just to show how insidious Google is, I was replying to a post about a water pump issue, and as soon as I posted, an add for the "Sludgemaster" pump appeared on the page. Simply ridiculous.
And maybe this site wouldn't be so slow if there weren't so many useless and annoying ads?
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04-03-2013, 07:36 PM
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Vote correctly and get rid of them all! Youroo!!
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04-03-2013, 07:52 PM
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Location: Southwest Wyoming
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I stopped using Google Easter weekend. I have not seen the Bloomberg ads and don't want to.
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04-03-2013, 07:57 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Location: South West PA
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I haven't used Google in two years
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04-03-2013, 08:04 PM
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Not complaining, but I have never seen any adds!
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04-04-2013, 09:36 AM
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Thanks! I just opted out of 100+ companies...
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04-04-2013, 10:05 AM
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No more Google for me. Bing seems good so far.
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04-04-2013, 10:24 AM
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Most of it is that you fit the profile for the sites you cruise. Changing Google accounts periodically can clean some of this out. The thing you have to remember is that some of this is the price you pay for keeping things free.
I am an NRA member and advocate for those issues...but I do not like the ads either!
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04-04-2013, 10:29 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ng2951
Most of it is that you fit the profile for the sites you cruise. Changing Google accounts periodically can clean some of this out. The thing you have to remember is that some of this is the price you pay for keeping things free.
I am an NRA member and advocate for those issues...but I do not like the ads either!
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04-04-2013, 10:44 AM
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Location: Maryland
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This is great.
My 'political ads' on this current page are for AirTran & the Square. If you don't like what you see, be careful where & who surfs on that blasted computer. I sure don't want to be explaining Kate Upton's picture to the DW (she knows too).
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04-04-2013, 11:11 AM
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Ads are served based on a number of variables including your past surfing history (google knows a lot about you....) but also based on your geo location, and even page content of the page you are currently reading. What that means is that if you are reading a thread on trailer hitches you are likely to see ads from e-trailer. If you're seeing political ads, it's likely you recently viewed an online news source, if you're seeing ads for a 'hot girlz to keep you warm', well... you may have some explaining to do 
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04-04-2013, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Janet H
Ads are served based on a number of variables including your past surfing history (google knows a lot about you....) but also based on your geo location, and even page content of the page you are currently reading. What that means is that if you are reading a thread on trailer hitches you are likely to see ads from e-trailer. If you're seeing political ads, it's likely you recently viewed an online news source, if you're seeing ads for a 'hot girlz to keep you warm', well... you may have some explaining to do |
Being in the IT world for a living and IT security, you are correct. All Ad's are based on 'where you visit' and "cookies" on your pc/device.
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04-05-2013, 09:51 PM
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Senior Member
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About once a week I delete all cookies, temp internet files and browsing history; doesn't eliminate all the ads but it sure helps cut down on the number that pop up.
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