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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 Crazy ads by google... 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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