Google thinks I am 18-24!

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   shibashakeposted 12 years ago

   Awww, I didn't know Google was so good at flattery!
   
   http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
   
   This shows the ad-demographic (age and gender) as well as ad-categories that are stored in your Google cookie. Kindda fun to see.

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Good link!
      
      According to google, I must still be young at heart!
      
      Your demographics
      We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.
      Age: 35-44
      Gender: Male
      
      And they know that I'm not a gurl.

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         shibashakeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I think it is because blue is a boy's color.

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         janesixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I totally thought you were a gurl!

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      leroy64posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Google thinks that I am an 18-24 year old female.   Maybe I need to go to different sites.

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         shibashakeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I dunno, I kindda like being an 18-24 year old female!

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   Pcunixposted 12 years ago

   They think I'm 45-54.  I'm about to turn 64, so that is not too far off. They are pretty good on everything else.

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You are young at heart as well.

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         lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         How do you find out your age? I couldn't

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            lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            This is all I get:
            And most of the categories are what  I researched to write for my clients SEO and apparel for instance
            
            Ads on the web
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            Your categories
            Below you can review the interests and inferred demographics that Google has associated with your cookie. You can remove or edit these at any time.
            Arts & Entertainment - TV & Video - Online Video
            Arts & Entertainment - Visual Art & Design - Design - Graphic Design
            Business & Industrial - Business Services - Writing & Editing Services
            Food & Drink - Cooking & Recipes - Fruits & Vegetables
            Home & Garden - Gardening & Landscaping
            Internet & Telecom - Search Engines
            Internet & Telecom - Web Services - Search Engine Optimization & Marketing
            Jobs & Education - Education - Standardized & Admissions Tests
            Reference - Humanities - History
            Shopping - Apparel - Casual Apparel - T-Shirts
            
            
            Your demographics
            No demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far. You can add or edit demographics at any time.
            
            
            Your cookie
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            id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxx
            
            Visit the Advertising and Privacy page of our Privacy Center to learn more.
            
            
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            Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            It must think you are ageless.

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               lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Ya older people are becoming 18 - 24 so a 19 year old isn't born yet

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   Rising Carenposted 12 years ago

   Hmm, google thinks I'm a 25-34 year old male.
   
   I'm a 22 year old female. I guess all those math, biology, gaming, and computer science websites must be giving off the impression that I'm male.
   
   That's what I get for being a nerd.

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      shibashakeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      They must be using the Teen Talk Barbie algorithm.
      
      "Math class is tough!" ~~[Teen Talk Barbie]

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   SirDentposted 12 years ago

   Google thinks I am a female age 18-24.  No idea why.  I have my age on my Google+ profile, I think. . .

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      It was probably those lingerie sites...

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         SirDentposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Arts & Entertainment - Fun & Trivia
         Books & Literature
         Books & Literature - Poetry
         Business & Industrial - Advertising & Marketing
         Business & Industrial - Small Business - MLM & Business Opportunities
         Internet & Telecom - Email & Messaging
         Internet & Telecom - Search Engines
         People & Society - Family & Relationships - Family - Ancestry & Genealogy
         Reference - General Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
         Shopping - Consumer Resources - Coupons & Discount Offers
         
         I didn't think to copy those before.

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            shibashakeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Probably need more cars and sports to throw you into the manly man side. Real men don't shop - unless its for electronics.

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   leroy64posted 12 years ago

   You mean checking out the menu on the Hooter's web site doesn't count?

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   habeeposted 12 years ago

   They nailed mine!

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      JimmieWriterposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Me too!

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   Lisa HWposted 12 years ago

   They have me as an 18-24 female.  (Maybe I'll leave it.  They're about the only ones on Earth who have me figured for that age. )      I'm 59.

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You are another young-at-heart person.

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         Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         59 is the new 18-24.   

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Well, the other day a Walmart checker said "Thank you, young man" to me.  When I got to Hannaford's, I tried to convince the checker there to say "Here's your receipt, geezer" - just to rebalance the universe - but she would not.

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         habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         

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   LeanManposted 12 years ago

   No info on me, only what subjects I search...... I guess as I am searching from the Philippines I am not important to their data!!

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   leahleflerposted 12 years ago

   Google is making me older than I really am! They say 35-44 - really, only a year off on the lower end, but I'd rather be in the 18-34 demographic.

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years ago

    mine was right on.....not sure if i like that since my searches are being tracked

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       Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Good point.  Maybe I'm better at hiding than I thought.  (I'm kind of impressed that LeanMan appears to be a wizard of personal-data secrecy.   A lot of the rest of us would like to feel less "understood" by Google too.  )

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    EmpressFelicityposted 12 years ago

    It thinks I'm a 35-44 year old female (it underestimated my age by a decade, but I'm more than happy with that ).
    
    So can someone please tell me why the email spam I get is targeted almost entirely at males? (It mainly consists of advertising for gadgets and cars, and young women saying they want a relationship with me.)

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       leroy64posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I think the people who compile the email lists for spam probably don't check them very closely.  Google thinks I am a female 18-24, despite the information and picture on my profile; but, I am still get those emails selling "wives" from various countries.  Also hair loss remedies, and other male afflictions.

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          Rosie2010posted 12 years agoin reply to this

          leroy, Google thinks I am a MALE 18-24.. I know for sure I am NOT  a male and certainly not 18-24... well, once upon a time I was... 18-24, not male of course.  Maybe too much Facebook?  Is going to Facebook once a week too much?  Well, at least I don't get emails selling wives from various countries, nor hair loss remedies and other male afflictions.

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             leroy64posted 12 years agoin reply to this

             LOL - It appears Google does not know everything.

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    Wirelessguitarposted 12 years ago

    I didn't know you could find this stuff out! Surprisingly accurate for me.

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    relacheposted 12 years ago

    I have my browser set so that I'm not tracked.  It's much nicer than having web sites snoop on you.

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    melbelposted 12 years ago

    Like Relache, I'm not tracked.

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    WriteAngledposted 12 years ago

    I was also classed as 18-24, which puts it at up to 40 years inaccurate.
    
    I deleted all the "interests" stored for me. Only one of them was even close.
    
    However, when I tried to use the opting out feature, I was invited to download yet another cookie, which would enable further spying!

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