Loric Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 We see every day - unless we have an adblocker, then shame on you for denying GradCafe their pennies per 100 views. What's the advertisement at the top of the page say RIGHT NOW for you? I'm looking at yet another advert for Penn State Online. Why? I have no idea. One does wonder how they choose what to advertise and to whom. I mean, person interested in college.. ok.. but Penn State Online? Never in a million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeruK Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Right now, the ad is for www.degreeleap.com/GRE and it advertises as "No GRE Graduate Schools". I get this one pretty often. There seem to be a rotation of a few that I see regularly. I also see one for Amazon with things I've been looking at, Best Buy, my online Bank, and my undergrad Alumni association asking for donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 "Earn Your Business Degree - Your Way!" - at Rassmussen College. But I don't want a business degree.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) The same things I see on the tops of pages when I go to other (not related to grad school) websites. It's usually recent things you've looked at. Right now it's showing discounted office suite software. Earlier it was an ad for a website that sells bikes. And after refreshing the page, it changed to a link to Converse's (the shoe company) website. And after refreshing two more times, it went to All State (insurance) and then NyQuil. I don't know why since I've never once searched insurance or sleep medicine... Haha I'm getting carried away with this. Two more refreshes and it went to Xfinity cable television and then to a website selling tickets to the upcoming Lakers vs Celtics basketball game. Edited January 18, 2014 by Gnome Chomsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antecedent Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The one for this page is for St Jude's Children's Hospital, but the one before that was a more regionally-appropriate Canadian Tire ad supporting the Canadian Olympic hockey team. Not very appropriate to my google searches (I rarely google children's hospitals or hockey) but at least the advertising has caught up with my location. For the past month my computer has been convinced I was still in the U.K., which was annoying for searches where geography/nationality was relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowth Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 An ad for the 2014 Ford Focus, which isn't very relevant to me... I don't even know how to drive. I think it's more relevant when it's an ad based on something I searched more recently, like one sponsored by google. But really I must admit I usually don't pay attention to them and had to look that it was even there after you mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Now it's an ad for a gas medicine. How did it know I had gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Earn my degree, my way.. from Rassmussen.. again.. Apparently something in the search analytics thinks I have a desire to do things MY WAY. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocInTheCity Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Equinox gym on one thread; Westin Hotels in another. Which makes me think it's linked to my email or search history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Still Rassmussen, bu this time it's "FACT: Complete your bachelors degree in 18 months." Um, thanks, i have my BA. Had it longer than 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobiebrothers Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 for some reason allstate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 "No GRE Grad Schools." Umm.. thanks.. but I did ok on the GRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antecedent Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Psychiatric Nursing" ....it's definitely been reading my email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisingamen Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Funded studentship! York.ac.uk. Applied health research masters -- apply online." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human_ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) It's Google's adserving platform (adsense). The algorithm determining what ad is displayed is largely based on your search history (while logged into a google account), your cookies, relevant information/keywords on grad cafe, and advertisers' bids (how much they're willing to pay per click in order to be shown instead of other advertisers). And it's a pay-per-click ad, though you do still earn a few pennies if you reach 1000 views with no clicks. At that point, though, you must be doing something really wrong to have a nonexistent or sub-1% click through ratio. This is what I see. They must have a high bid, because I'm definitely not looking up insurance on my free time lol. That has to be the ugliest ad ever created by a multi-billion dollar company. Edited January 20, 2014 by Human_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakex Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 An ad for Yoplait light. Peppermint bark and mocha mint flavors. Hmm. Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legan Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Volkswagen of Hartford--Your #1 Choice for New or Pre-Owned Volkswagens in CT! The Internet Machine definitely knows I am moving back to CT, and that I need to buy a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loric Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 "3 out of 4 Grads Agree We Helped Advance Their Careers!" - Rasmussen. I wonder what the 4th thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starofdawn Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Online degrees with OSU! As in... Oregon State University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Mine says, "NO GRE GRADUATE SCHOOLS. Find graduate schools with no GRE requirements." I have no idea why. I've never Googled that topic before, nor do I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've yet to get a grad school ad. Now it's some video game called League of Angels. I haven't played a video game since I was 9. No lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phdapp Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 St. Jude Children Research Hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguesenna Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 weight watchers. my BMI indicates that I am just short of underweight. then again, considering this country's obsession with weight loss, maybe that point isn't relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguesenna Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Now Berkely College with this interesting tidbit: "Based on its total number of international students, Berkely is ranked No. 6 among specialized institutions in the U.S...." how do those two things have anything to do with each other? and that's a whole ad predicated on the fact that the school couldn't make it into the top 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antecedent Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 MASTERCARD. Man, advertising credit cards to grad students is cruel. roguesenna and snakex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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