The Medium is the Message

By luigi_pagano

Fri, 03 Jan 2020
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On my personal page on FB
there's a photo of two ladies
supposedly viewed by me;
it's something I don't recall.
 
They are scantily dressed
with corsets and garters.
I am not really impressed
by the impudence of it all.
 
If I look for a book to read
I might search the internet
but I am not likely to need
those undergarments at all.
 
I feel it's my duty to alert
those who make searches:
they will generate adverts
which will swiftly snowball.
 
I googled the title of a book
of poetry that I had written
because I wanted a sly look
at how many had been sold.
 
Right away an ad appeared
on my Facebook's account.
Although it was rather weird
I welcomed the free plug.
 
I'll watch with an eagle eye
what is shown on the media
and I will want to know why
they need to collect my data.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2020
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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

Those algorithms kick in more and more quickly.  I've recently bought some new soft furnishings so now I can't move for ads for rugs and cushions.  Slightly preferable to when I kept getting suggestions for 'mature' dating sites.  Don't know where that one came from!  The only mature thing I've ever searched for is Cheddar.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Tiresome, I know, Jane. I had loads of those at one time but they seem to have stopped. Perhaps they have found out how old I am!

Best, Luigi x