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Title: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Martinus on August 24, 2016, 02:59:05 PM
If you have a Facebook account, you may be interested in checking what Facebook thinks of you, in terms of ad targeting.

You can go to:

https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences

And check various categories. The "interesting" stuff (where they are categorising your politics, sexual orientation and religion, among other things) is under "Lifestyle and Culture". For me the top 10 are as follows, which apparently means Facebook thinks I'm a GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Republican-Democrat Christian occultist into Cthulhu.  :hmm:

LGBT community
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
Pride parade
H. P. Lovecraft
Homosexuality
Same-sex marriage
Christianity
Hermeticism
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Valmy on August 24, 2016, 03:03:03 PM
Yep African American woman is still up there. LOLZ

Saying nice things about Simone Biles and NOT being a black woman is mind blowing to Facebook.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: The Brain on August 24, 2016, 03:04:37 PM
Scale models
Children's toys
Machiavelli
History (European)
History (Asian)
History (World)
Computer games
Literature (Young Adult)
National Socialism
Public defecation

Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Martinus on August 24, 2016, 03:05:21 PM
Quote from: Valmy on August 24, 2016, 03:03:03 PM
Yep African American woman is still up there. LOLZ

Saying nice things about Simone Biles and NOT being a black woman is mind blowing to Facebook.
:lol:

The first line of some other categories for me:

Netflix
Margarita (drink)
Donald Trump
Yoga
Opera
Cats
The Daily Show
Hunting (WTF?)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Sheilbh on August 24, 2016, 03:09:01 PM
Young Frankenstein
Action movies
The Wire
Mad Men
Dexter (TV series)
Six Feet Under (TV series)
Contemporary R&B
Crime film
Comedy-drama
Les Misérables
Divine Comedy
engrenages

Odd. It thinks I like watching things, which is accurate.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Hamilcar on August 24, 2016, 03:10:26 PM
"Show jumping"  :huh:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:12:33 PM
My lifestyle sucks...

Democratic Party
Condominium
Australian Labour Party
Popular culture
Persuasion
Monarch
Scots Language
Religious Conversion

My hobbies and activities though ;)

Automobiles
Falling in love
Weather
Heat Wave
Damages
Propaganda
Species
Leaf
Pun

And Business

Data analysis
Instagram
Blond
Qatar Airways
Iberia (airline)
Tax
Westminster AbbeyChurch
Talent agent
Paper
Customer
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: mongers on August 24, 2016, 03:13:06 PM
I'd guess with a bit of clever tracking and cookies, facebook will have now linked your languish posts/account with your facebook one.

Especially if you clicked on marty's link? :unsure:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Savonarola on August 24, 2016, 03:13:45 PM
Been years since I've been on it but, apparently Facebook thinks I'm Savonarola F. Buckley Jr.:

Republican Party (US)  :homestar:
Books :nerd:
Religion :pope:
Culture  :bowler:
Arts and Music  :cool:
Facebook for Android :unsure:
Life  :huh:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:17:59 PM
Quote from: Martinus on August 24, 2016, 03:05:21 PM
Quote from: Valmy on August 24, 2016, 03:03:03 PM
Yep African American woman is still up there. LOLZ

Saying nice things about Simone Biles and NOT being a black woman is mind blowing to Facebook.
:lol:

The first line of some other categories for me:

Netflix
Margarita (drink)
Donald Trump
Yoga
Opera
Cats
The Daily Show
Hunting (WTF?)

You are a 40 something single lady.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Barrister on August 24, 2016, 03:18:18 PM
Under Lifestyle and Culture...

Legalize Marijuana
Democratc Party (US)
Stamped Concrete
Books
Alberta NDP
Catholic Church
Wildrose Party
Hot tub
Religion
Bedroom
Islam
Occult

Meowtf?


Actually under People it's even more amusing

Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Stephen King
Jason Kenney
Benjamin Netanyahu
Barack Obama
Jimmy Fallon
Evgeni Malkin
Rachel Notley
Jean Marie Le-Pen
Thomas Jefferson

:wacko:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:20:29 PM
Quote from: Barrister on August 24, 2016, 03:18:18 PM
Under Lifestyle and Culture...

Legalize Marijuana
Democratc Party (US)
Stamped Concrete
Books
Alberta NDP
Catholic Church
Wildrose Party
Hot tub
Religion
Bedroom
Islam
Occult

Meowtf?


Actually under People it's even more amusing

Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Stephen King
Jason Kenney
Benjamin Netanyahu
Barack Obama
Jimmy Fallon
Evgeni Malkin
Rachel Notley
Jean Marie Le-Pen
Thomas Jefferson

:wacko:

Such an American liberal toking that weed.

All my people make sense except for well Milos Raonic whom I had never heard of.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Sheilbh on August 24, 2016, 03:22:18 PM
Only person = Graham Greene
Only food = barley


:blink: :huh:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Savonarola on August 24, 2016, 03:25:56 PM
For people I had only two:  Barack Obama and Sarah Palin   :P
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: celedhring on August 24, 2016, 03:27:23 PM
Doesn't make much sense...

Bible
Judaism
Barcelona Province
Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Conlang
Frequent Travellers
Cricket Enthusiasts

And then a bunch of mobile tech items like WiFi, 4G, android, smartphones, etc...
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:28:00 PM
I'm a bit bipolar on food:

Vegetarianism
White Castle (restaurant)
In-N-Out Burger
Vegetable
Slush (beverage)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Valmy on August 24, 2016, 03:28:27 PM
Wow I didn't know you were a Cricket enthusiast!
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Hamilcar on August 24, 2016, 03:31:58 PM
Analytics clearly isn't nearly as good as the Facebook (and NSA) partisans would have us believe. For a while, Lyme disease ads followed me everywhere.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:34:10 PM
Quote from: Hamilcar on August 24, 2016, 03:31:58 PM
Analytics clearly isn't nearly as good as the Facebook (and NSA) partisans would have us believe. For a while, Lyme disease ads followed me everywhere.

Did you get your health checked out?
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Hamilcar on August 24, 2016, 03:39:59 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 24, 2016, 03:34:10 PM
Quote from: Hamilcar on August 24, 2016, 03:31:58 PM
Analytics clearly isn't nearly as good as the Facebook (and NSA) partisans would have us believe. For a while, Lyme disease ads followed me everywhere.

Did you get your health checked out?

I am very healthy.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Sheilbh on August 24, 2016, 03:40:58 PM
Show off :P
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: alfred russel on August 24, 2016, 03:48:05 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 24, 2016, 03:04:37 PM

Literature (Young Adult)
National Socialism
Public defecation

:lol:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Grinning_Colossus on August 24, 2016, 03:52:07 PM
Lifestyle:

Democratic Party 
Books
Human Rights
Permanent residence (United States)
Religion
Faith
Democracy
Facebook for Android
Earthquake
Life
Australian Labor Party
Peace 
Atheism
Instant messaging
Supreme Court of the United States
Mercy
Conscience
Last Judgement
Religious Conversion
Redemption (theology)
Secular ethics
Away from family
Away from hometown

Facebook knows that I spend hours at a time reading about obscure religions but doesn't know what to make of it.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Caliga on August 24, 2016, 03:59:55 PM
My Lifestyle list had 'tentacle' in it. :wacko:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Monoriu on August 24, 2016, 04:57:21 PM
I don't really use facebook.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Josquius on August 24, 2016, 04:58:54 PM
English language   - well yes, I speak it, but a bit useless giving me those ads for English lessons right?
Community issues - ...OK.
Labour Party (UK) - OK. Fair enough. But recent.
Roaming - :blink:
Cantons of Switzerland- how specific
Wish -wut?
Beard (companion) -......wtf? Does this mean in the LGBT sense? ...... Is this because photos of me with friends are usually me with girls (girls being the more active social media users) yet I never set relationships on fb?
Facebook for Android -...ok.
Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - :lol:
Imagination - duh
Italian language - it is pretty, but its not a huge interest. Surely Japanese would have been more apt.
Life - I hate life.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Eddie Teach on August 24, 2016, 05:05:32 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 24, 2016, 03:59:55 PM
My Lifestyle list had 'tentacle' in it. :wacko:

Too much anime porn.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Sheilbh on August 24, 2016, 05:06:59 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 24, 2016, 04:58:54 PM
Life - I hate life.
Do you hate life or do you just live in Switzerland? I think I'd find it very difficult. It's Dignitas for fun :(
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: dps on August 24, 2016, 05:16:25 PM
The only thing I had under "Lifestyle and Culture" was "life".

All of my people are rock stars, except for former MLB pitcher Cliff Lee (I have no idea why he's there).

For "Hobbies and Activities" I get television, pet sitting, and pressure washer.  What?!?

Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Ed Anger on August 24, 2016, 06:38:12 PM
Adolf Hitler
Felix Steiner
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Spartan Field Latrines
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Razgovory on August 24, 2016, 06:44:01 PM
Oh, wow. 

Israel lobby in the US
Jewish American culture
Ancestry
Passover Seder.
Reform Judaism.
Tisha B'av
NPR
The New Yorker
Blues music
Literature
Reason

Just, wow.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Ed Anger on August 24, 2016, 06:45:21 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 24, 2016, 06:44:01 PM
Oh, wow. 

Israel lobby in the US
Jewish American culture
Ancestry
Passover Seder.
Reform Judaism.
Tisha B'av
NPR
The New Yorker
Blues music
Literature
Reason

Just, wow.

(((Raz)))
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Razgovory on August 24, 2016, 06:48:34 PM
I think they are trying to tell me something.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: 11B4V on August 24, 2016, 06:49:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 24, 2016, 06:45:21 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 24, 2016, 06:44:01 PM
Oh, wow. 

Israel lobby in the US
Jewish American culture
Ancestry
Passover Seder.
Reform Judaism.
Tisha B'av
NPR
The New Yorker
Blues music
Literature
Reason

Just, wow.

(((Raz)))

Raz is Seigey's sock puppet. :o
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: DontSayBanana on August 24, 2016, 08:07:12 PM
I'm apparently too boring for Facebook.

Top 10 in Lifestyle & Culture:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 24, 2016, 08:10:34 PM
N/A
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Hamilcar on August 25, 2016, 12:17:24 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 24, 2016, 08:10:34 PM
N/A

Pretty sure "cats" is a regular category. No need to be ashamed.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Zanza on August 25, 2016, 12:45:16 AM
Top 10:
Cars (ok, I work in the industry)
Adventure trips (ok)
Facebook (eh?)
Facebook for Android (eh?)
Sleep (one of my main interests?)
Food (huh, I rarely look for food related stuff online)
Adventure  (ok...?)
Virtual Reality (huh?)
Social Network [Sociology] (huh?)
Matrass (lol, where is that coming from?)

So other than the fact that I like adventure trips, Facebook does not seem to know much about me...
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Maladict on August 25, 2016, 02:17:15 AM
Very pleased with this list  :)

4G connection
Primary OS Windows 10
All Android devices
Primary browser Firefox
WiFi connection
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Archy on August 25, 2016, 05:57:20 AM
lifestyle

Subway (transport) :huh:
Provinces of Belgium
Provinces of the Netherlands
Roman Empire
Socialism
Flemish Socialist Party
Summer Olympics 2016


Hobbies and activities
Apteryx (what the fuck is it ?)
Citizenship
Dolce Gusto
Last Call (bar term)
Middle Ages
Picket Fence
Renewable Energy
Wonder (emotion)

And Business

Airbnb
bakery
Biology
brewery
Center Parcs
Foodlion Group
Freeware
Lego
Lucas Bols
barcode
Ton (mass)
Exile (???)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 25, 2016, 05:59:01 AM
Wonder...wow.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Martinus on August 25, 2016, 06:01:48 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: DontSayBanana on August 25, 2016, 01:05:03 PM
Oh, I just got around to checking the "Business & Industry" section:


1
Intel
2
Fishing Line
3
Sales
4
Instagram
5
Personal Finance
6
History
7
Waze
8
Raptr
9
Drawer (furniture)
10
Ticketmaster

Incidentally, I've only ever logged into Instagram maybe twice?  And fishing line?  Meowtf?
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: garbon on August 25, 2016, 01:12:38 PM
At least you didn't get Drawers (undergarment)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: dps on August 25, 2016, 04:51:58 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 24, 2016, 04:58:54 PM

Life - I hate life.

Hatred counts as interested, though, right?  Apathetic would be if you didn't care one way or the other.  :)

Quote from: Archy
Apteryx (what the fuck is it ?)

It's the genus that kiwis are in.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Eddie Teach on August 25, 2016, 05:17:37 PM
I know they're a bit rough around the edges, but new zealanders are still hominids.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Grinning_Colossus on August 25, 2016, 06:33:11 PM
Specifically, New Zealanders are Homos. :)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: 11B4V on August 25, 2016, 06:51:40 PM
Quote from: Martinus on August 24, 2016, 02:59:05 PM
If you have a Facebook account, you may be interested in checking what Facebook thinks of you, in terms of ad targeting.

You can go to:

https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences

And check various categories. The "interesting" stuff (where they are categorising your politics, sexual orientation and religion, among other things) is under "Lifestyle and Culture". For me the top 10 are as follows, which apparently means Facebook thinks I'm a GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Republican-Democrat Christian occultist into Cthulhu.  :hmm:

LGBT community
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
Pride parade
H. P. Lovecraft
Homosexuality
Same-sex marriage
Christianity
Hermeticism

Your link is broken and stupid. So is your post.
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Tonitrus on August 25, 2016, 07:39:10 PM
Facebook...

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEsGPEDsLFRo%2Fmqdefault.jpg&hash=804fac5e99ff3227dea99cde31c53630e4ca508b)
Title: Re: How does Facebook see you?
Post by: Archy on August 26, 2016, 12:53:17 AM
Quote from: dps on August 25, 2016, 04:51:58 PM
Quote from: Archy
Apteryx (what the fuck is it ?)

It's the genus that kiwis are in.
I wonder (another hobby of me apparently)  what adds that will give me. Next 24h kiwi bird sales. Cute pets for your little girl