Crazy Ads from Google

I’ve noticed this a number of times, the ads to the right of my Gmail account can some time seem a little out of place.  Usually its something that is just a bit of a stretch for the content on the page (Google Analyses the emails you are looking at to show you ads that are relevant to it).

Today however, I received a reply from a guy who is showing an apartment we want to look at (well, a house for rent, actually).  The ads on the right are mostly spot on, ads for housing, renting, pets (I mentioned our cat in the email).  But one sticks out like a sore thumb:  “One Night Fling?”

Now, I expect Google also does some analysis for overall content you  view, read, etc, so sometimes ads are brought in that relate to your overall email/browsing experience.  However, I don’t visit dating sites, and haven’t visited them since I met Rhonda (5 years ago).  Once and a while I’ll play on OK Cupid, because I am a sucker for quizzes and MeMes… and its neat to see how you are ranked against others (ie: more political, less sexual, more nerdy, etc…).

This Ad however, is particularly aimed at luring singles (or the unfaithful)… Where did it come from, is it just a mistake?   IS there something in the bodies of the 4 emails (two from me, one from my girlfriend & one from the guy) that would lead Google to put this Ad there?

Well, I’m just passing it off as a goof, and an amusing one at that.

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