When targeted advertising goes bad...

[Clarity]

So, look... A few people know I spent about a week in the hospital last month with heart and neuro issues related to my underlying Lejeune damage issues. Didn't want to make an issue of it, it's part of the process and I continue to exceed the expectations I had for myself in Florida when this was all really coming to a head.

So I've been back in the hospital for shorter stays twice since, including today (the 18th). Lesser issues, mostly needed IVs and some "we better check this again just in case" sort of proactive medicine.

None of that is noteworthy except it sets the stage for the following:

I've had my iPad at the hospital each time. Each time I've checked on BP.

Each time I've had ads for a local funeral home...

That's right, if you access BP from a hospital's wifi, you get lovely ads from a local funeral home. Not just in one of the positions, ALL of them. They really went all out with the targeting and saturation.

 

[AKAK]

There's a lot wrong with that...

I mean, dead people don't go on BP. (and their relatives are just getting their Jameis Winston updates, nothing take your mind off Death Like Jameis)

Further, you'd think they could have done a little better phishing job if this is as "wrong" as the can go... how about a pop up that says, "Click here to hack into your snoring roommates life support system"

Personally, I'd run a slide show type banner - Viagra, Escort Services, Drive thru funeral.

"what your insurance company doesn't want you to know, you should have gotten prepaid legal too"

It was the Salmon Mousse.

On that note. "You're dead. Shut up."

 

[Clarity]

I didn't have a roommate during the longer stay, but there was a water leak from the floor above that gradually saturated the entire ceiling tile at the end of my bed. I called it Simone. Classy place.

 

[Zippercat]

I didn't have a roommate during the longer stay, but there was a water leak from the floor above that gradually saturated the entire ceiling tile at the end of my bed. I called it Simone. Classy place.

You're sure that wasn't a bed pan leak from upstairs? Well, I guess you did say it was a classy place and all....

 

[Clarity]

You're sure that wasn't a bed pan leak from upstairs? Well, I guess you did say it was a classy place and all....

The 'funny' thing about that is one of the nurses to whole I pointed it out noted that there shouldn't have been any plumbing right there on the floor above. I simply choose to believe it was water.

 

[Bucklion]

Oh Shit, there's a couple of, um, "gentlemen's clubs" that aren't right next door, but are in the general area...if we could go ahead and avoid the midgit porn popups while I'm here at work, that would be totes mcgoats. Kthxbye

 

[Deety]

Mine are all for these weird moss balls you put in aquariums. I do not know why.

 

[BUCKYLE]

I'm not getting any ads. It must know I'm broke.

 

[Deety]

I'm not getting any ads. It must know I'm broke.

That is a shame. I will send you a Hello Kitty bento box with some yummy green spheres.

 

[AKAK]

I'm not getting any ads. It must know I'm broke.

This one was for you Kyle:

 

[Clarity]

Is there anyone else not getting ads?

 

[AKAK]

Is there anyone else not getting ads?

It was top blank, left blank, right Amway on that...

I think you know what that means.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I was just going to post that the targeted ads work pretty well. This was on one of the pages:



It's the nearest auto dealer and it's about four miles away from my house.

 

[Zippercat]

Mine are all for these weird moss balls you put in aquariums. I do not know why.

Sound like cat toys.....

 

[Jaxbuck]

Mine are all for porn sites or rehab facilities.

I must have been hacked.