tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post2294726493349405711..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Amazon Reads MindsGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34916261531202029782016-10-28T22:48:11.311+01:002016-10-28T22:48:11.311+01:00Diane I've got to the stage in my life when I ...Diane I've got to the stage in my life when I neither care no have any secrets worth worrying about!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82996628023587763082016-10-28T07:52:01.234+01:002016-10-28T07:52:01.234+01:00Privacy doesn't exist any more. I think we jus...Privacy doesn't exist any more. I think we just have to get used to it.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27835946095319857432016-10-27T10:37:07.228+01:002016-10-27T10:37:07.228+01:00Absolutely Lee and I expect that Google's cond...Absolutely Lee and I expect that Google's conditions of use for blogging and emails and everything else give them permission to record and monitor and use every word we write or receive.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45558338786153176802016-10-27T10:35:41.334+01:002016-10-27T10:35:41.334+01:00Frances life's never dull and, yes, I'm gl...Frances life's never dull and, yes, I'm glad I love my brother too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33883183193645745442016-10-27T10:34:38.394+01:002016-10-27T10:34:38.394+01:00Virginia I used to have similar problems when I li...Virginia I used to have similar problems when I lived in NZ for six months of the year. Everything that involved the computer got very confused.....twice a year.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13914765965509999672016-10-27T10:33:21.036+01:002016-10-27T10:33:21.036+01:00Marcheline when I eventually settle down at home a...Marcheline when I eventually settle down at home after my travels and re-decorating and more visitors I shall definitely settle down and watch it. However I wouldn't want to do it when I'm distracted!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70646652062525804012016-10-27T04:51:10.843+01:002016-10-27T04:51:10.843+01:00EVERYBODY is into women's underwear, one way o...EVERYBODY is into women's underwear, one way or another!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64566614558689031082016-10-27T04:50:23.087+01:002016-10-27T04:50:23.087+01:00Always EAT cookies at the end of every day. Is my...Always EAT cookies at the end of every day. Is my advice. *wink*Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80123000570224628272016-10-27T04:49:32.339+01:002016-10-27T04:49:32.339+01:00Yes, but do YOU think it's great? Did you wat...Yes, but do YOU think it's great? Did you watch it yet? You know I'll keep on until you do!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76934759934488107462016-10-27T04:29:27.019+01:002016-10-27T04:29:27.019+01:00It's quite scary really...just how much and ho...It's quite scary really...just how much and how often Big Brother is watching us. I think he is watching us all the time these days (and nights)!<br /><br />You just have to look up something online...something you think you might order/purchase...and next minute the items are all over our sites!<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16654812550890877402016-10-26T13:48:26.575+01:002016-10-26T13:48:26.575+01:00That is seriously weird, Graham, and not in a part...That is seriously weird, Graham, and not in a particularly nice way. But I'm glad you love your brother.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75142059629594637492016-10-26T12:47:17.126+01:002016-10-26T12:47:17.126+01:00I find it to be quite annoying at best.
It gets wo...I find it to be quite annoying at best.<br />It gets worse for me because if I log on to a website it immediately knows I'm logging in from Barbados and adjusts its settings immediately causing me much grief. This is especially when I'm placing an online order...none of my purchases are ever shipped to me in Barbados but are rerouted via the USA. It's annoying to have to fix the settings which take time and sometimes can cost me a winning bid on EBay!!!<br />Big Brother is watching all of us.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12838736060029960272016-10-26T10:28:23.430+01:002016-10-26T10:28:23.430+01:00Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I was becoming...Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I was becoming paranoid about those pop-up Amazon ads, wondering why they always seem to concentrate on women's underwear!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18415803932272102482016-10-26T07:56:11.476+01:002016-10-26T07:56:11.476+01:00As I mentioned in an earlier comment, Cro, I don&#...As I mentioned in an earlier comment, Cro, I don't find that Facebook seems to know much about me for marketing purposes. Of course it could be that it knows me better than I know myself!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28037410198765641052016-10-26T07:54:22.180+01:002016-10-26T07:54:22.180+01:00Heron for anything where I don't want a websit...Heron for anything where I don't want a website to know what I'm doing I use a browser like Epic or remove the cookie settings. However many sites (eg Banks) won't acknowledge you if you don't have cookies set. Removing them at the end of the day is a good idea but it doesn't stop Amazon from knowing what you've looked at on their site if you have signed in. So one could browse it with cookies unset but not buy anything.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78175260569398514212016-10-26T07:50:39.416+01:002016-10-26T07:50:39.416+01:00Red I have to admit that it doesn't worry me.Red I have to admit that it doesn't worry me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65659261078778311442016-10-26T07:48:51.965+01:002016-10-26T07:48:51.965+01:00Marcheline I wouldn't go out of your way to wa...Marcheline I wouldn't go out of your way to watch it. Coincidentally I was looking at Anna's dvds last night and she has <i>Withnail and I</i> and thinks it's great.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82809761278976293892016-10-26T07:45:40.416+01:002016-10-26T07:45:40.416+01:00Monica it's not the sort of film one would be ...Monica it's not the sort of film one would be likely to come across if children were not involved. Facebook's marketing does seem much more random: they presumably attempt profiling from our posts (in my case from my blog posts because that's about all I post on Facebook) and from whom we follow. As I very rarely ever click on one of their adverts they won't get any feedback.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50513087986439226302016-10-26T04:59:41.972+01:002016-10-26T04:59:41.972+01:00In my case it's Facebook that knows my inside ...In my case it's Facebook that knows my inside leg measurement, preference in literature, and other desires. I find it all rather spooky.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57443092170866131852016-10-26T04:17:15.449+01:002016-10-26T04:17:15.449+01:00Always trash the cookies at the end of every day. ...Always trash the cookies at the end of every day. Is my advice.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66874358595565104482016-10-26T01:31:24.179+01:002016-10-26T01:31:24.179+01:00I'll stay out of the brotherly love issue. It ...I'll stay out of the brotherly love issue. It always surprises me what shows up on my computer. You don't have to search very far and some site sends you a message. I don't like it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87837378148645432902016-10-25T22:44:43.616+01:002016-10-25T22:44:43.616+01:00That film has been on Netflix for ages, and I avoi...That film has been on Netflix for ages, and I avoided it. Now, I'll have to give it a go. Unless Netflix has dropped it this month. Will let you know!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40741771138062066852016-10-25T19:25:01.179+01:002016-10-25T19:25:01.179+01:00I don't think I ever heard of that film before...I don't think I ever heard of that film before. (I suppose from now on I can expect it to turn up anywhere I go, though...) Amazon is certainly quick to pick up on anything I've ever shown the slightest interest in. For example, not long after I started learning a bit of Spanish (and bought one free book in Spanish + a Kindle dictionary), they now also sometimes email me in Spanish... Facebook on the other hand I usually find lousy at picking up what I like or not. (Especially the Not!) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com