34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Now I know we are rolling up to the splurging season when the retail sector goes into panic mode lest we should forget our bounden duty to throw about money we haven't got to obtain things that nobody wants or needs, and that advertising is a necessary thing to support web sites, this isn't about either of these subjects. It's the actual subjects of the advertising. Even as one dedicated to ignoring the blandishments of those promoting their desirable 'whatever' for my purchasing consideration, there seems to have been a subtle shift in what's on offer. The feminine content has been creeping up steadily. What finally provoked this posting was the appearance just now of a most comely young woman in brassiere, advertising the services of Rigby and Peller. Really? What funky algorithm is directing such a service and product toward a site mostly frequented by elderly misanthropes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stokes Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Apparently it is well known that men buy their wives, partners, girlfriends, underwear for Christmas (and birthdays) of a type that the women don't like, so don't wear (at least not very often). The retailers thus get a lot of sales that they wouldn't get from the women themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 But surely we here have been educated out of that? Nearing fifty years of hard won knowledge of how to please one's dearest female friend, with whom one wishes to remain on terms of amity; I know it is much less risky to give her the model railway item I have always wanted, rather than go anywhere near underwear... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2019 I'm not seeing these women. Is it only for Gold members? 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Definitely not. I am a regular dung coated peasant. It was only the once that the Rigby and Peller ad came bouncing up. Perhaps the Glods get to see more? We need to be told... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) What you see is I believe selected in reference to what YOU'VE been looking at.. Which begs the question? Or in this case since I'm on a works computer what is selected is chosen can be in relation to anything else someone in the factory is looking at.. Edited December 6, 2019 by TheQ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) I well know that effect following some intensive searches for such as stairlifts, wheelchairs and visiting home care services for the elderly. What I should now be seeing is a tsunami of warden controlled accommodation and care home advertising. Perhaps a spate of ordering clothing from 'Chums' for two elderly female relatives has triggered what I am now seeing? (As you can tell my life is a never ending round of excitement.) Oh, and on posting this I got the helpful R&B assistant fastening a brassiere for the decorous model. Edited December 6, 2019 by 34theletterbetweenB&D addition of further evidence 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2019 Sadly, that sounds so familiar - but I'm not getting a ripple of that sort of ads either, let alone anything remotely resembling a tsunami. This thread has the advert for BRM's weathering guide (no quibbles there!) in it but on the forum in recent weeks I have sometimes seen something relating to female underwear (I didn't look closely, my mind's on other things at the moment) and - more disturbingly - Labour Party adverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 No wonder we're informed the hobby is dying due to the expiration of it's core demographic if blood pressures are being elevated by images of comely wenches in their bra's when all friend modeller was after was advice on detailing a Bachmann BRA steel strip bogie wagon and...oh, I see...yuh. C6T. ('Glods', Ha!) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 hours ago, franciswilliamwebb said: I'm not seeing these women. Me neither. Maybe I should switch off my adblocker? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 7 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: But surely we here have been educated out of that? Nearing fifty years of hard won knowledge of how to please one's dearest female friend, with whom one wishes to remain on terms of amity; I know it is much less risky to give her the model railway item I have always wanted, rather than go anywhere near underwear... If I gave my dearest female friend underwear for Christmas, she would make a very catty remark. Like many felines, she much prefers a tin of Tuna! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: I well know that effect following some intensive searches for such as stairlifts, wheelchairs and visiting home care services for the elderly. What I should now be seeing is a tsunami of warden controlled accommodation and care home advertising. Perhaps a spate of ordering clothing from 'Chums' for two elderly female relatives has triggered what I am now seeing? (As you can tell my life is a never ending round of excitement.) Oh, and on posting this I got the helpful R&B assistant fastening a brassiere for the decorous model. I would prefer that sort of advertising, to what I've been getting. Which is a certain railway based clock! I'm not the least bit interested in a FS clock, or any of it's clones, even if for free! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 For a long period, I got ones about funeral plans, then life insurance, today it's stuff about colitis treatment. None of which has cheered me up a great deal. The fact that 34C has been bombarded with lingerie adverts reminded me of an occasion a few years ago, when I was working in London. Myself and another guy shared an office, and one day a young woman project manager from another department called in to see us about something. She had used her visit as an opportunity to pop into her favourite shop nearby, which happened to be Victoria's Secret. She was in such a fluster of excitement about her purchases that she proceeded to unpack them from the tasteful carrier bag and tissue wrappings, and hold them up to show us. As various items of provocative under-clothing were unveiled and displayed, self and colleague didn't quite know what to say ...... or where to look! It was quite hard to concentrate on mundane matters for the rest of the meeting. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Matt C Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2019 Thank you so much for starting this topic. I was so concerned I did of course go imediately to the offending site and carry out an extensive field investigation. . . SHOCKING!!! I have bookmarked said offending site and will re visit regularly to see if the content improves at all and report back to AY so he can take a good look and 'tweak' whatever neccessary to ensure such suitable content is always targeted at RM web members yours, disgusted, of Titfelt, Warmbush, Snickering Muchly 1 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 9 hours ago, TheQ said: What you see is I believe selected in reference to what YOU'VE been looking at.. Which begs the question? Or in this case since I'm on a works computer what is selected is chosen can be in relation to anything else someone in the factory is looking at.. Not always. With a website with lots of hits, the "bots" check out that website and look for key phrases. I reckon they are finding words like models, tools and transport. So we are getting adverts directed at the wrong sort of model, power tools and holidays. There was a slightly dodgy advert for gym wear the other day. Two scantily clad beefcakes chasing each other. I can assure you I've never even been in a gym unless there was a bar attached. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2019 Just been reading about the volcano eruption in NZ on my mobile. Embedded within the article, was an ad for horoscopes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 06/12/2019 at 03:55, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: What funky algorithm is directing such a service and product toward a site mostly frequented by elderly misanthropes? This is the domain of Google AdChoices. I find that if you visit a couple of direct marketing, online shops a couple of times looking at specific items you will almost exclusively get that content. If you don't visit any direct marketing sites then the advertising content appears much more random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 06/12/2019 at 17:32, Classsix T said: ('Glods', Ha!) Not original, credit:Terry Pratchett. (To whom I am grateful for solving the Christmas and birthday gifts to wife problem over a roughly twenty year span.) On 06/12/2019 at 22:46, Nearholmer said: ...Myself and another guy shared an office, and one day a young woman project manager from another department called in to see us about something. She had used her visit as an opportunity to pop into her favourite shop nearby, which happened to be Victoria's Secret. She was in such a fluster of excitement about her purchases that she proceeded to unpack them from the tasteful carrier bag and tissue wrappings, and hold them up to show us. As various items of provocative under-clothing were unveiled and displayed, self and colleague didn't quite know what to say ...... or where to look! It was quite hard to concentrate on mundane matters for the rest of the meeting. So was that simply naïve behaviour, or was it done consciously for effect? It can be hard to tell with the more subtle operators. Back in the land of 'normal' today. Exciting developments in specialist legal advice, low cost space frame buildings, power tools, high level access equipment, protective work clothing supplies; are being dangled for my approbation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: Not original, credit:Terry Pratchett. (To whom I am grateful for solving the Christmas and birthday gifts to wife problem over a roughly twenty year span.) Not being familiar with Mr. Pratchett's work, but what a visionary! Who'd a thunk it'd become descriptive of a premium subscription based website option! Again, Ha! C6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 One of my old user names was near where I used to live L****83D. That should be safe enough! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Been seeing lots of Ads for grammar checkers come up - its getting me paranoid that my missives are unintelligible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Matt C Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, eastglosmog said: Been seeing lots of Ads for grammar checkers come up - its getting me paranoid that my missives are unintelligible! Tha wot ladd ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete S Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) TWO FACED? We cannot comment on political subjects but you can put a banner ad accross the top of the page for....LABOUR!!! Pete. Edited December 10, 2019 by Pete S Need grammerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2019 It isn't RMWeb that control the ads. Strangely, there was a feature about internet political advertising on TV news this morning. I was a bit surprised as I have not seen any. But too late folks, I voted about ten days ago (postal). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Parker Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 51 minutes ago, Pete S said: TWO FACED? We cannot comment on political subjects but you can put a banner ad accross the top of the page for....LABOUR!!! Pete. RMweb doesn't "put" the adverts on the page - do you really think there is a little team of people sat around doing this? If the ad isn't for trains an automatic process which works out the advert based on your browsing history. And we do have a political thread - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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