Originally Posted by Redboots (Post 334431)

Blocking Googladservices is another good thing to do.
I don't want these "people" to know what my surfing habits are. Full stop!

Originally Posted by markharf (Post 334299)

Still not seeing it. When I look at that page I see a whole lot of fluff consisting in part of duplications of what I see far more efficiently here, in part of all sorts of people jumping on board to admire each other ("Grant and Susanstopped by the Touratech-USA headquarters this afternoon. What an amazing couple! We're really looking forward to working with them in the future. Stay tuned!") with what seems like an excess of enthusiasm combined with deficiencies in critical thinking. In the first case I'd rather see it here, relatively un-diluted; in the second, I'd rather not see it at all. And I'm not concerned about whether my friends know what I like; if they haven't figured it out by now, why should I worry about it?

Still wondering. Am I especially obtuse in some way? Facebook has a place in my life, but I don't see the appeal of this one.

Mark

PS: I know that targeted ads are the wave of the future, as well as the reason that all sorts of handy stuff like Google exist, but they always seem to think I'm someone I'm pretty certain I'm not. At best, they're trying to sell me stuff I already purchased months ago. Probably this is just another sign of my increasing lack of relevancy to the workings of the world. I'm ok with that.