Asked in NSFW just in case some want to discuss searches and spam for things that require the NSFW label. Google watches what we search for, what we say online, what we say and read in email using Gmail. From all this data, they try to figure out what to spam us with. Is it time to start deliberately searching for and chatting about things we have no intention of buying just so we can get a laugh out of Google bombarding us with advertising for things we have no interest in? Don’t have a boat? Search for boat trailers, or new spinnaker sails. No kids left at home? Search for diaper services. Just see how long before advertising for such items shows up on major sites you visit and in your email.

How many of us would have to goof with Google’s “I know what you want.” algorithm to drive down what advertisers are willing to pay to buy interactive feeds from Google’s data mining?

Topics: Google, database, advertising, spam, snooping, NSFW, Data Mining