So I buy a book off eBay (BEST CARTOONS OF THE YEAR 1951) and, after I pay for it, I get a little advertisement on the Paypal checkout page: "Related categories to fiction books," with 3 examples of other things I might like to buy.
Now we all know that there are some highly paid computer genuises out there who have created logarithms and so forth and so on, such that a buyer is shown several items that are suggested from the keywords generated by the purchase, steering the consumer to new items to purchase.
The 3 items that are related to BEST CARTOONS OF THE YEAR 1951 are:
- a Salvaltore Ferragamo handbag for $249.00
- a Celtic Triquetra tote with a "Charmed Wiccan Pagan Vampire" for $9.95
- and a "Goth Gothic Vampire Lace Frills Shirt Lolita Sexy Top' for $19.99
Am I being pranked? Or are my the cookies in my browser all stale now or what?
If I buy these accessories, I'll be the best dressed guy in the ticket line for tomorrow's TWILIGHT premiere, you betcha!
