Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Targeted Ads Gone Awry


We've all gotten the email from Mr. Kwesi Adams, regional bank manager of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana, who only needs access to your bank account info to transfer his deceased father's money into the US (because the value of the dollar is so strong right now?!). Well now Google is enabling all of us to go visit Mr. Kwesi Adams, before giving him access to our account information, through targeted ads in Gmail. Right above my Gmail email from Mr. Adams in Ghana, is an advertisement for roundtrip airfares to Ghana from only $695. Oh happy day!