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[unknown]

I just noticed it,
There is a banner with the text "Hair videos" and a picture of a woman with hair down to her ankles in a ponytail and the text "before shave". Then there is a second picture with her head shaved and the ponytail in her hand stating "after shave".
Kind of creepy and ironic that we have it on this forum...

[Aeris]

The ad-banners are generated from any recent search terms you have had on your computer, and your computer's history. For instance, the last few I've gotten have all been from eHarmony (of which I am a member and visit daily). So it's not the site being creepy, don't worry :)

[Chromis]

Ew, that's even worse than when I browse from my tablet. No adblock there and Every. Single. Banner. Ad. is for Cougar Life. I'm not even on any dating sites and mostly only search for recipes and knitting patterns from it.

[littleizz]

Ew, that's even worse than when I browse from my tablet. No adblock there and Every. Single. Banner. Ad. is for Cougar Life. I'm not even on any dating sites and mostly only search for recipes and knitting patterns from it.OHMYGOSH thank you... I get the cougar life ones all the time... I was certain my phone just thought I was a manperv :suspect:

[Cara Heather]

kinda funny... I get weird ads on facebook.. here I just get shampoos and conditioner ads

[moon2dove]

Best Hair Loss Treatment?.......
Grey Hair Formula Now........
Hey Mum, Want To Look.........

^^^These are on the banner at the moment!

I have been looking at Boots site!

I do find these adbanners annoying sometimes.

[Keller1128]

What banners? Opera AdBlock FTW.

[Chromis]

OHMYGOSH thank you... I get the cougar life ones all the time... I was certain my phone just thought I was a manperv :suspect:

It drives me nuts since it really is the *only* ad I get now. I used to get the hair loss ones and such too, which at least sort of make sense for a bot to pick up on even if our hair is growing just fine. I mean, at least it is hair-related. I used to get knitting ones too and it seems looking up recipes will get you weight loss. I don't know what gets you branded as wanting to be a cougar. I'm not sure I'm even old enough for that matter, since I thought you needed to be old enough to have have a kid of your own of the age you were dating to qualify and I'm not young enough to be one of the guys they are targeting.

I'd not be irked by it except the lines they use are soooooo sleazy and trashy! Not to mention sexist in both directions.

[Chromis]

What banners? Opera AdBlock FTW.

I love AdBlock on my regular computers, but I've really given up on looking at this and many other sites when I can't use it. This isn't the worst by far, but the ads themselves are obnoxious.

[longhairedlady]

I dont have any ads on mine?

[Vanille_]

Sidenote: Why does the author of this post say unknown?

[Beatnik Guy]

Yes, I emailed the mods about that "hair videos" ad. :puke:
(Not sure if there are any admin settings that can "filter" ads at all).

ETA: "unknown" is the OP's username. :)

[pepperminttea]

What banners? Opera AdBlock FTW.

Ditto, except for Firefox. :D When I go on another computer and there's ads everywhere, it seems really odd now.


Sidenote: Why does the author of this post say unknown?

I think it's just their username...?

[Vanille_]

I think it's just their username...?

Wow. Why didn't I think of that?

[unknown]

Sidenote: Why does the author of this post say unknown?

Hahah, I couldn't find a name that wasn't taken already so I decided to go for the name unknown :D

[FrozenBritannia]

The ad on top for me is one about shoppers optimum points! :D

[unknown]

I keep getting the creepy one with the shaved off hair and tons of dating sites...

[jacqueline101]

My phone doesn't have ads but when I'm on my lap top I get them by the truck loads.

[ouseljay]

I've been getting personalized M&Ms and flowers lately. That hair cutting one sounds... weird and creepy. If I recall correctly, ad views actually do generate some of the money to keep the forum open.

[Cara Heather]

I love the name unknown . Funny, I just met nobody as well! lol
At the moment I have a progressive insurance ad.

[Euphoria.Dame]

I get Cougar Life ads too, for some reason, but I still think the OP's banner is creepier. What in the world...

[KwaveT]

The last couple times I got bombarded with ads on different sites was after shopping handbags I get hit will all these different sites selling them. It happen again after shopping for shoes for a while. I get bombarded with those ads. It may take a few weeks for them to go away permanently after you stop visiting those sites.

[cheetahfast]

I saw that banner last night. It was before I saw this thread.

I thought it was creepy and strange to see it here.

[Aliantha]

When I first joined the forum, I didn't see banner ads. Now I do...I wonder what changed...

[Aliantha]

Duh - I just remembered that I'd reinstalled my anti-virus program, and it defaulted to no banner ad blocking. Checked a box, and they're gone!

[GRU]

AdSweep extension in Google Chrome = no ads for me!

AutoPager extension in Google Chrome = no more clicking to see the "next" page at the bottom of a thread for me!

Google Chrome = :D me!

[EdG]

I normally keep Javascript turned off so I don't see ads.

I turned it on just to check. I got shampoo ads, skin care ads, and salon ads.
Ed

[StPaulaGirl]

Cougar Life? :bigeyes:

*goes to Google it*

Edit: Ohhhhhhhhhh.....

Edit2: I have adblocker installed so I don't see any ads.

[EdG]

I Googled "Cougar Life" too.

:bigeyes:

Ed

[FrozenBritannia]

Its no no painless hair removal today! And some kind of spice something, it looks like perfume maybe.

[swearnsue]

I get Papa John's Pizza, different moraccan hair oil ads, and right now I have a John Deere ad for a small tractor. Funny. No cougars though.

[MissHair]

I only get text-ads, no pictures.

[GRU]

I Googled "Cougar Life" too.

:bigeyes:

Ed

I gave in and did it just now.

Wow, I wish I could say I'm surprised it exists.... but there's a niche for EVERYthing these days, it seems....

[Amber_Maiden]

Weird... I keep getting Scotiabak (which I really don't care about/am not part of/have never Googled). and travel sites...

[Amarante]

I get the Cougar Life one a lot too... O.o

I mostly get shampoo adds, but then the random CL gets thrown in there to keep it interesting I guess. :/

[EdG]

I gave in and did it just now.

Wow, I wish I could say I'm surprised it exists.... but there's a niche for EVERYthing these days, it seems....I wonder if they have any customers. :ponder:
Ed

[GRU]

I wonder if they have any customers. :ponder:
Ed

Sex has always sold.... so I'm guessing business is good for them! :shrug:

[SwordWomanRiona]

Oh, I HATE ad banners!!!!!!!!!!! I get some hair ads, or travel ads, but lately a lot of patriarchal dating ads! :rant::rant: It drives me nuts!! Oh, and fashion ads, with outrageously high high-heels!!!! :rant:(Maybe because I've recently made a feminist study against them??)

They will have thought that's the best way to bother a feminist, I suppose!:rant:

I try not to look at them!!

[Rowan1980]

I normally keep Javascript turned off so I don't see ads.
Ed

This. I <3 my NoScript.

[annamoonfairy]

People sell their hair it may be what she did.

[Sushi144]

I always have ads for ethnic date sites... XD And sometimes hair products or hairtoys.

[Kira94]

I get hair straightener ads, color oops ads, jewelery ads, and creepy ads about "dating in your neighborhead" with pictures of guys.
I can kind of understand the hair related ones. But I don't get the jewelery or guy ones. I'm not on any dating sites and don't recall looking anything up related to guys or jewelery. :confused:

edit: Now I got a weight watchers one, and a yahoo ad. They seem pretty random.

[cheetahfast]

edit: Now I got a weight watchers one, and a yahoo ad. They seem pretty random.

Yeah, same here. I get LUSH ones lately.

I'm not too into their stuff so it's weird. Plus I remember they used to be anti-advertising so that is strange to me as well.

[airmid]

I also get the dating sites, specifically Chinese women. Always wondered what was up with that! I don't Google stuff like that... the ones that talk about hair and herbs, those I understand!

[Kira94]

I get the Chinese woman dating sites too! Right now I've just got a match.com ad.
I really don't get it, I've never even googled a dating site! :confused:

[SwordWomanRiona]

Yesterday I downloaded a block-ads program and got rid of the banners!!!!! Yay!!!! :cheese: Good riddance!

[Avital88]

ahahaha i all the time get this RussianBrides dating site stuff

[Tisiloves]

Asian and Black women here. Also GHDs.