Mature Dating Ads On Ab

[factor-fiction]

I keep getting a Mature Dating ad on Ab showing a lady called Rebecca who, the announces, lives less than 3 miles away from me. I have no intention of meeting her but I wonder if these are tailored based on our profile and location- or does Rebecca appear to live within 3 miles of everyone on AB?

[Prudie]

Is Rebecca the blonde one in a bright orangey dress with huge T&A? I've not noticed where she lives but I get her a lot.

[ubasses]

Yes she must live within 3 miles of us all, as I have recieved the advert as well. I am also female and not interested in another female.

[Psybbo]

Not here, I'm getting Male Incontinence ads

[losgigs]

Same here - she obviously gets around a bit as she lives 3 miles from me too. Perhaps she's like Father Christmas - she's everywhere at the same time?

[factor-fiction]

I think so, prudie. Let's see if this works
http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/simgad/2308156859292833779
Thanks ubasses- I'm glad she hasn't been handpicked for me

[Prudie]

That's her (OK I got the dress colour wrong, you're welcome to her :-))

[ubasses]

Yup that is the one

[Buenchico]

She doesn't appear to be within 3 miles of anyone who uses an ad-blocker, Factor30! (I've not got any ads on this page, but don't tell the Ed!)

Advertisers can get a rough idea of your location via two ways. Firstly, they can look at your IP address. However that is often unreliable at a level below seeing which country someone is in. For example, I'm currently seen as being in Twickenham (when I'm actually in Suffolk!). Click here to see where the system thinks you are:
http://whatismyipaddress.com/

More accurately, your browsing habits can be tracked, to see which sites you visit and which searches you make. So, for example, if you search Google for restaurants in Manchester you're likely to see Manchester-based ads when you come to AB. (With Firefox you can tell websites that you don't want to be tracked. Other browsers probably offer something similar).

[Maydup]

My ads are all related to my recent google searches. eg restaurants, tripadvisor and magnesium supplements.

What were you searching for?!

[DTCwordfan]

And I thought it was Mollie in disguise..............

[askyourgran]

I had a lot of ads for hotels when I was looking up visiting London. Today I have none at all. I had a male catheter ad yesterday, and the day before 'Rebecca' appeared, she must be bi. and have a very fast bike.

[giveup]

She's on mine as well andI'm East Devon,where are you?

[ubasses]

Just tried that link apparently I am in Oxford, which is news to me.

[giveup]

At present I'm being offered an asian wife.

[DTCwordfan]

I'm in Owdland, almost Blackburn.

[Old_Geezer]

I used to get an ad featuring an attractive young... er... I mean mature lady, but it seems not to come up any more so I can not check location for you. In fact I'm getting more than my fair share of black rectangle there at present; not sure why.

[jno]

oh, I'm in Blackpool! I've always wanted to go to Blackpool.

Isn't jackthehat up that way somewhere? I'm not saying she lives a secret life as Rebecca, but...

[Prudie]

And I'm in Honiton

[bednobs]

mine says i'm in yorkshire. They do have the country right i suppose. I also don't have any ads - i use the adblock extension on chrome. I didn't think the ads bothered me till they weren't there any more then i realised they'd been well irritating

[sherrardk]

I'm getting an advert for a 'crack stitching kit'!