My Web Search Followed Me to Atlanta 24 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | OCT 2017 Tybee's Only True Beachfront Restaurant & Bar! Sip a margarita at our Crusty Seagull Margarita Bar while sampling our "worldly street food menu". 404 Butler Avenue (Inside the Beachside Colony) Tybee Island, Ga. 912-712-2750 ext 2 Social Media Etiquation By Jenny Ellis There’s always a new gadget or product that has people always saying, “Have you seen this, or heard of that, or you MUST try this!” But before you go and purchase another dust collecting item, you do what we all do now. Google it! Amazon It! Research the shit out of it. We are truly consumer researchers. So here I am, having a casual conversation with a girlfriend who has recently informed me that there is a new fun, partner friendly device on the market. Use your Imagination. Hmmm … I mean, that sounds interesting and fun. So I did what anyone would do and checked them out on Amazon. First of all, who knew there were so many options of this device and that they could cost up to $329! Anyway, after an hour(s) of research, review reading and confirmation from my partner that this would be, in fact, fun, I buy. I’m done, I’ve got my new fun toy and I’m moving on to whatever new thing I must have, right? Wrong. Fast forward to a month later. I’m at my parent’s house in ATL and I am helping my Mom set up an Instagram account. Here I am lecturing her on online safety (because MANY scams are targeted towards baby boomers and older!). She would like to know why I have been researching these devices. OMG...How could she know that??? Turns out, I had used my amazon account at their house last time I was home and did not sign out and ads were popping up everywhere, even though I did not research from their computer. So regardless of how I handled THAT conversation, the point is that your searches follow you! Everybody has experienced looking at something to buy online and then seeing an ad for it on Facebook or another site minutes later! Or as Amazon so famously does, recommend items for you based on your orders and searches. Although there is really nothing you can do to hide from the eye in the sky, there are some tips to avoid the embarrassing situation of your searches following you: 1. Clear your history! “Retargeting” is what happens when you see products you’ve just searched for on a totally different page. It’s a big, long, boring process to explain why this happens but you can decrease it by clearing your cookies. Easy. Open your browser’s history and clear everything. You can also block 3rd party cookies in the settings of your browser, but some websites need it to run properly, so clearing them will do just as good. The unfortunate side effect is that you will be logged off from every username and password that you are logged into. P.S. You can also clear your Amazon search history through your account settings. Oops. Now I know. 2. Search in private or incognito modes! This is good for when you just have one tab or window open because you will have to remember to add that mode each time you open a new window. Ads or searches will not follow you or show up in history. The unfortunate side effect here is the suspicion of anyone in your household noticing you are searching in incognito mode. Then you have to have that device conversation, but at least the picture won’t pop up when you’re showing off pics of the kids... Ugh 3. Adjust your ad settings. Both Facebook and Amazon have ad settings that you can change. Most people signing up for accounts on social media and e-com shopping do not spend the time setting up their privacy and ad settings correctly. By not adjusting to your needs, your account will be default and public. Simply go into your Amazon account settings and click “Advertising preferences.” You will have the opportunity to pick which option you’d prefer. Same for Facebook and Google accounts! Happy Searching Beachcombers! Dizzy Deans Beer, Wine, Liquor, Cigarettes, Cigars Mon - Thurs 10am-10pm / Fri & Sat 10am-11pm Sunday 12:30pm - 6pm 912-786-4500 1516 Butler Avenue Wind Rose Cafe S Southern th St Style l Lunch L hS Specials Monday - Friday 19 Tybrisa Street 912-786-6593 LUNCH! HAHAHAHAHAPPPPP Y Y HOHOHOURURURR! $8.25
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