Yesterday Jenny and I had a brief email conversation about the fact that her blog thought my comment was spam. It went like this.
you simply must click to enlargeIf you notice there are advertisements on the right. What I thought was so funny was how it determined which ads to present based on our conversation. As you can see, I've attempted to connect the cause and effect as best I could.
I would say they've pretty much nailed our target markets. Good job Google!
But I'm still not seeing where in this dialog it thinks either Jenny or I would be into the Goth scene.
Any ideas?
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47 comments:
Big Brother watches gmail! I knows! I sees!
I once emailed with a gf about a contest I did at a casino. I glitzed up and got my hair all big, so I told her I looked like a transvestite, albeit a really good one. She was telling me about training for a half-marathon. You should have seen the ads in our sidebar!
Oh, do Goths do kismet? I'm so out of touch. Or maybe the danger thing. I dunno.
That's easy. Goths like to kiss dangerous spam.
The Goth connection here? Oh, that's easy. You take all the letters in your communications, rescramble them, throw away the excess letters and you'll get "I like pierced eyebrows". There you go!
It has to be because Akismet thinks you're dangerous spam dude.
I love Google! No, really.
I had a WordPress blog for a long time and IMHO Akismet stinks, big time. It proudly boasts about having stop eleventy billion spams, so why did I always have 23 comments awaiting moderation that were about porn or car insurance. I never get those with blogspot. (knock on wood!)
Jeff and Jenny are very popular goth nommes de plume. It's supposed to be ironic or something.
gette - And the pictures of this are where?
avitable - Makes sense to me.
ve - I had no idea the Google algorithm was so sophisticated!
mom thumb - Is there any other kind of spam dude?
willthink4wine - You know, until this week, I had never even heard of Akismet. And what the hell kind of name is that anyway?
marie - Well then, I guess if I have a popular Goth name I'd better break out my black garb and fingernail polish!
Google knows too much. My top-secret gmail account looks eerily the same and I love how when you click on the SPAM folder you get ads for SPAM recipes. Too funny.
Probably the dangerous deal coupled with the word "spam". The goth kids I know have a tent in the park where they sleep overnight and they do, indeed, eat spam. There ya go! lol
Not a clue about the goth stuff, but I could be into it.
I also wanted to let you know that everytime I get to your site, it wants to run some Quicktime add on?!?!?!
Hey, that could be your super hero name - DANGEROUS SPAM DUDE! Yeah.
Was it the black arrows...and all that black print? Probably.
sornie - Wait, there are recipes for spam? Whoa.
groovy mom - Ooh, goth kids sleeping in tents eating spam. Sounds dangerous indeed!
alice - Hmmm, probably from that post I did with the audio player. Can you still play those clips without the Quicktime add-on?
mom thumb - I see a comic book series in the works as we speak!
g - Who knows. Maybe I should call Google. Hey wait, I wonder if Diesel knows?
Hey wait a minute! You said F*ck! Stop that! ;)
You need a drink.
The Google ads always make me laugh. They're less annoying than the flashing lights and videos you get on Yahoo, and the entertainment value is so worth it!
I googled akismet to see if that was the reason for your Goth result. It wasn't that. The word dangerous, maybe?
I'm highly suspicious of Google, and it works through eBay too, now that Google own it.
I searched once for antique opium related items (don't ask) and my spam emails were for addiction help and drug clinics for weeks!
Great looking blog! I found yours in a comment you left in another Mass. blog.
It's in what you 'didn't' say, google is freaky that way.
I used to have adsense on my blog, not to make money,just for a laugh. The ads would be dependent upon my content. It was an interesting week when I did 2 toilet posts and one on the prime male body part. Oh, yeah, that was an interesting week.
u have a band?..whats the name?..im so there dude....
I want a band...damnit Jeff....hahahaha
Oh, now Google is just making stuff up. "SNORT" stands for "Scaling Network Appliance Performance"? My liverwurst it does.
JD at I Do Things
teri - Funny. I put that "*" in there just for you because I know how much you love that. The original email didn't have it, but you know how I am about what I allow here ;-)
april - Could be. I never knew being Goth was so dangerous!
jauy - Hey, Google was just trying to help. They're very caring that way.
beeps and chirps - I actually have a lot of reader friends from Mass. these days. Do you have a blog?
drowsey - So what were they promoting then, urinal cakes?
flip flop momma - Absolutely. In fact I'm in 2 bands - one rock-n-roll and another easy-listening acoustic. You can check out our schedule at www.thereceders.com if you want to see where we're playing next (the rock band that is).
jd - You're right... you can't even make "SNORT" from that phrase. And if you do go on their website, that acronym doesn't even exist there. Weird.
Obviously they saw a photo and determined that your features resembled that of a scary, confused teenager.
Actually, I was going thru pics with MIL and she has one from that night. She's always been my biggest fan. iPastor of course, forgot the camera that night.
You are just too good to me.
Those asterisks feel sooooooo nice! I want them all over my body!
sandy - That must be it. Plus, I'm as emotionally stable as a scary, confused teenager. How could they know that?!
gette - Again... so you're going to scan said picture and post it?
teri - You always have to push it, don't you? ;b
You know who needs to step up their online advertising? Actual Spam. Why are they missing the boat on all of this?
I feel like testing the system by opening a chat window in Gmail and typing random stuff back and forth with someone to see if the ads will update dynamically to reflect our content. Doubt it, but it would be cool if it did. Give Google time, they will figure it out.
whit - No kidding. Don't they have some kind of copyright on that name. If they received 1 penny in royalties every time someone used the word "spam" for something, they'd be bigger than Microsoft now.
kapgar - Sounds like a plan. I'll send you a chat invite tomorrow and we can try it out.
~waits patiently for Bill's irrelevent comment~
Actually, Google isn't big brother, they're psychic big brother. It isn't anything you said; they simply found the inner goth that you didn't even know existed!
Obviously, it's the liverwurst. Goths are well-known consumers of the spread, especially on Ritz crackers. They like it because it makes them feel more miserable.
It's because you're so dangerous.
Oh I crack up at the spam recipes..
spam quiche
spam hash
spam au vin
spam parmigiana
spam spam spam spam
is it any wonder spam sales have skyrocketed
. I do believe google is on to something..
HUGS!
jennine - See? I'm not the only one!
michelle - So do I need some kind of goth Yoda to teach me how to find it?
dorky dad - You're right. It makes them feel the wurst ever.
yellojkt - Yeah, dangerous smelling! Hey, what do expect from a goth... we're very immature.
leelee - Sweet! You've spammed my spam post with spam. Literally!
So we're goth stars who like to snort stuff.
Dude. That totally nailed us.
PS. Can you pick up some columbian on your way over. I need to run out and buy a new corset and nose ring.
Holy crap- that's funny...no creepy...no freakin' scary.
lol Jeff, sorry I made so many boo boo's I had to delete. I know I should tru to write html before at least 2 cups of coffee!
sorry!
lol
oh no....lol..more typos!
The above should have read " I know I shouldn't try to write html..."
What's wrong with me today! ;-)
HUGS!
You know what's really funny? We use gmail at Google as well, and the ads show up for us too. So if I'm communicating to somebody about the inventory application I'm working on for Google, Google will offer me ads about other inventory applications I can buy.
jenny - I'll have to sell my soul first. I'm fresh outta cash.
sue - D) All of the above
leelee - You might want to think about decaf. Just sayin... ;-)
diesel - Maybe you ought to take their advice. You could buy the other packages, steal the code and use it for yourself. Hey, it was Google's suggestion!
Imagine how confused they must get from my irrelevent comments.
Gmail hates me.
My phone, cable and cell-phone e-bills all produce ads for Girl-on-Girl porn.
How does that happen?
bill - Imagine how confused you just made me by writing a relevant comment!
jinsky - Luck?
Jeff
Maybe goths like spam and liverwurst and enjoy snorting crack off your f*ucking ass?
Jake
Bill- Your comments are the best because they really make me think.
Heh, funny stuff.
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