twistedcrankcammer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hey everyone! Like Many here, I belong to several other audio sites as well. On a Vintage Audio Page I belong to on Facebook, a member scooped up some used Ohm brand speakers, so I visited the Ohm Speaker home web page to check out their specs. These Jack Holes somehow automatically attached something in my facebook, and now, almost everything I open in facebook has a little saying "Don't Buy Ugly Speakers" with an arrow under it that takes you directly to their home page. I have emailed these Jack Holes direct email on their home site twice that I want this to stop, and they have not responded to me and it is still happening. I intend to make EVERYONE I can aware of these Jerks on ALL Audio Pages I follow! Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 For the nth time, facebook is evil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks for the heads up! Good luck getting rid of that virus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Trust in Thebes, then trust in his little soul brother Oldtimer. Get out of facebook now before it is too late. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I joined Facebook once, to activate an early Spotify account. No clue what my "name" or password might have been, but FB probably has a thicker dossier on me than does the FBI... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks for the heads up! Good luck getting rid of that virus. Its not a "virus" it's retargeting! It is not only creepy it's crappy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelveblocks Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You should report it to FB, I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I do not use facebook....You could try Quacking "how to stop facebook ads" https://duckduckgo.com duckduckgo is the only search engine I will use 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) I dont have one single issue with facebook... its a great source for friends to keep track of each others daily lives who dont happen to live close enough to see those friends on any regular basis. I dont have ad issues, tracking issues or privacy issues. One needs to learn the ins and outs of FB. Edited September 24, 2015 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 For the nth time, facebook is evil. I couldn't agree more. I joined several years ago to keep up with my kids but have never posted. I seen egoism, harassment, bullying and overall general stupidity rampant on the site. Total waste of bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I love FB.....it's the only place I get my news 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Facebook- you either love it, or you hate it. Sent from my SM-T330NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hey everyone! Like Many here, I belong to several other audio sites as well. On a Vintage Audio Page I belong to on Facebook, a member scooped up some used Ohm brand speakers, so I visited the Ohm Speaker home web page to check out their specs. These Jack Holes somehow automatically attached something in my facebook, and now, almost everything I open in facebook has a little saying "Don't Buy Ugly Speakers" with an arrow under it that takes you directly to their home page. I have emailed these Jack Holes direct email on their home site twice that I want this to stop, and they have not responded to me and it is still happening. I intend to make EVERYONE I can aware of these Jerks on ALL Audio Pages I follow! Roger The issue isn't with Ohm speakers. Your web browsing is tracked via cookies/etc, and websites such as Facebook use that data to present ads which are relevant to your current browsing habits. Companies buy ad space within that advertising platform and so they get a saturated presence in your attention span. Install an ad blocker plugin for your browser and you won't see those ads in Facebook. Or clear your browsing history/cookies for an immediate quick fix. Either way, there's not nefarious at play it's just modern advertising tactics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Either way, there's not nefarious at play it's just modern advertising tactics. Yeah I thought it was a virus or something at first, but this sounds like perfectly normal advertising. Spend much of any time on it and you'll see stuff you were just searching for on your browser. Usually mine is filled up with gun stuff. What sucks is when you look up something for somebody else like one time and suddenly you're seeing ads for it. I don't mind ads if it's something I'm interested in but just because I look up the total dimensions of a 75" TV doesn't mean I want to buy one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 here's what I use for Chrome browser: https://adblockplus.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Well shoot. I thought we had a good conspiracy going here. Sent from my SM-T330NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesloth Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You guys haven't been running adblockers for your browsers? That is a an essential add on IMHO!! I think I get much less internet infection because I only run Linux. I don't even have any Norton or anything on here. Remember to clear your cookies for web browser frquently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You guys haven't been running adblockers for your browsers? That is a an essential add on IMHO!! If the Home Depot wants to put a table saw ad in my facebook feed like what just happened, I don't have a big enough problem with it to do much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesloth Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 By all means if it doesn't bother you no worries. I just find it creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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