[Keltikmom]

Since we’ve been discussing the PT site and the ads, I have a question:
Who decides what ads we see? Are they related to the site or to the individual person using the sight?

It’s something that never occurred to me before, and I only vaguely notice the sidebar and bottom ads. But in the last three days, an ad for what I assume is for a “dating” site (read this as probably porn) keeps popping up at the bottom.

I never click on them because I’m afraid of a ton of follow up spam.

[tctrojan]

I think they are individual. I get adds for things I have Googled.

[Linda/OH]

Definitely for what I Google. Right now lots of appliances are appearing.

[meandmyhouse]

My ads are usually Zulily. Things I have looked at, and things I think Zulily "thinks" I would buy.

[JanetL]

I was getting ads for pallets for a few days. I haven't googled those nor am I interested in them. At one time I was getting an ad for guns. No interest and no googling.

[word girl]

Now I'm getting an ad about internet ads! How meta!

[School Time]

I haven't had ads in ages.

[kidsrterrific]

I’m getting ads for Amazon Fresh and Pandora today- nothing that I’ve even remotely looked at. Other days ads will appear for things I have recently been viewing online.

[Ima Teacher]

I don’t get any ads.

I guess my ad blocker is really good!

[LaFish]

I usually don’t even “see” them. So I went back and looked for them in different boards and threads. I found ads for Hit and Miss and American Express in the lounge and Ashley Furniture in the Retired Board.

[AspenRed]

I get ads for things that I have looked up online.

[cvt]

I don't know how they decide on the ads. I saw Universal Studios Hollywood and Vionic canvas shoes, and just now it changed to Charles Schwab. Oops, it is now an ad for YETI. Now I'm seeing a FEMA ad to make plans for a natural disaster. Go figure.

[freckleface]

I'm getting ads asking if I have an interest in teaching or education!

Nope, I'm retired and I don't google colleges!

[MathWA]

I don't get any ads. Nope nothing other than PT threads.