Why Do Stalker Ads Creep You Out?

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Do Stalker Ads Creep You Out?
A few months ago I decided to leave home and rent out some office space. I splurged and bought a new office equipment, furniture and general supplies. I’m an avid online shopper and Amazon.com is one of my best friends. Sometimes Amazon can get a little creepy when it decides to stalk me. Over the next month as I settled into the new office, I kept seeing ads for trash cans, binder clips and desk chairs. Amazon went above and beyond in making sure that I had a place for my trash, that my papers stayed organized and that I had a place to sit.
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The technical term for stalker ads is ‘retargeting’ or ‘remarketing’ and have been around for several years now. The technology for stalker ads has become rather

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