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Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 08-15-2008, 03:15 AM

Let's start with a simple story. Today I was surfing the net and saw a geotargetted AFF advertisement. One of those ones that list pictures an the "girl's" location. I am canadian, and thought the geotargetting rarely hits the nail on the head, usually hits a nearby city. not today. The banner showed as Owensboro Kentucky. Now this may seem minor and insignificant, however, 42301 is the zipcode I use for signing up to online accounts that require a US zipcode, when I'm looking for access. 42301 is Owensboro Kentucky's zipcode. I remember only days ago using this zipcode, and now I cannot remember where exactly, I roam the internet like a wild goat (Though I am actively tracking back to find out where I last used this zip). Anyhow I find this to be more than just a coincidence. Whereever it was that I used this zip (and I do intend on tracking it down) has somehow affected the way AFF geotargetted ads are displayed on my laptop. I doubled checked on my desktop to see if things wer ein order there and indeed they were. So what the fuck is going on? i thought geotargetted ads worked off your IP? This appears to have been executed with an embeddable cookie. Any ideas GFY?

08-15-2008, 03:15 AM
Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life (felis madjewicus) Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Mom & Dad's Basement Posts: 20,368	AFF geotargetting madness! WTF is going on here? Let's start with a simple story. Today I was surfing the net and saw a geotargetted AFF advertisement. One of those ones that list pictures an the "girl's" location. I am canadian, and thought the geotargetting rarely hits the nail on the head, usually hits a nearby city. not today. The banner showed as Owensboro Kentucky. Now this may seem minor and insignificant, however, 42301 is the zipcode I use for signing up to online accounts that require a US zipcode, when I'm looking for access. 42301 is Owensboro Kentucky's zipcode. I remember only days ago using this zipcode, and now I cannot remember where exactly, I roam the internet like a wild goat (Though I am actively tracking back to find out where I last used this zip). Anyhow I find this to be more than just a coincidence. Whereever it was that I used this zip (and I do intend on tracking it down) has somehow affected the way AFF geotargetted ads are displayed on my laptop. I doubled checked on my desktop to see if things wer ein order there and indeed they were. So what the fuck is going on? i thought geotargetted ads worked off your IP? This appears to have been executed with an embeddable cookie. Any ideas GFY?