Bots and Trolls

[beetiger]

1) So, I've got this spiffy new Gmail account. It's perfect for people whose organizational style is like mine: put everything in a big-ass pile, and sort through it for what you need when you need something. It also threads conversations in email, which turns out to include putting all of the comments responding to one post in the same pile. This rocks, and I've thus moved my comment-notify forwarding to there.

However, one of the other things that Gmail does is automatically scan your email for keywords, and then gives you a sidebar of "sponsored links" (ads) and "top search results" for the thing you haven't searched for, but surely want to based on your email. I'd asked you all for advice this morning on my baby sleeping troubles, but was a bit disturbed to spontaneously get Google's opinion on the matter: good places to buy crib bedding, and warnings on the perils of cosleeping.

2)I'm apparently now an infamous furry, or something. God Hates Furries warns you about people like me! My biggest reaction is "Thank goodness, they actually pulled a picture of me that I like." (See icon.)

Comments

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Creepy... I wonder if they're selling the info to anyone, or using it to build a database of email trends.

You were always infamous, weren't you? ;-)

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

You're right, that's a pretty good picture! Who did your face? You can do that yourself or did you have someone do it?

I can't even put eyeliner on straight, anymore. :/

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

That's a FINE picture, I think!

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

omg ur satan hail you lol

[serenainverse.livejournal.com]

"God Hates Furries"?

Who would intentionally associate their movement with Fred Phelps!?

[werellama.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's a great picture of you!

That site is so fricken funny! I don't know...people like that don't bother me anymore...they just make me laugh. He's all enraged over the evils of furry...I mean come on!!! Get a life dude!