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Sorry if I startled you. My husband and I are being Internet-stalked by the above stumblebum, who for some unfathomable reason is popping up in our ads all the time.
While I agree this man would be ideal for advertising certain products and services--serial killing, bedbug treatments, urine stain removers--I can't imagine why his image keeps popping up in these other ads. Does anyone computery have an explanation?
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That's fucking creepy.
Posted by: Apollo | January 12, 2010 at 09:48 AM
I get him constantly, too. They're all for whatever company is affiliated with lowermybills.com. They always use some sort of awful clip art animation or almost non-sequitur video clips played in loop. I think it's done on purpose to get your attention. Same with Rob Zombie up there.
Posted by: P | January 12, 2010 at 10:04 AM
That is creepy. He doesn't seem like a model representative for anyone except kidnapping.
Posted by: Jetska | January 12, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Google has the technology now to do "face-targeted" ads. What they do is take all your google searches and browsing history, and try to calculate what you'd consider the most trustworthy face based on that.
It's like "if they mated", but driven by keywords. Google "head shop" and the guy grows a scraggly beard. Type in "snuggies" and he puts on 100 pounds. Etc.
What that says about you guys, I don't know.
Posted by: Kevin | January 12, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Kevin, Oh crap! I joked that to the hubbs when he first pointed this guy out, that he was getting the guy for being such a hippie. Then I noticed I was getting him too! OK, time to renounce all technology.
Posted by: Colleen Kane | January 12, 2010 at 10:34 AM
P.S. I DO type in "Snuggies" all the time! Why don't I get someone more doughy and less menacing?
Posted by: Colleen Kane | January 12, 2010 at 10:35 AM
"The company has earned brand recognition from consumers for its whimsical personality online and eye-catching banner ads." - experian interactive, owner of lowermybills.com, freecreditreport.com and tons of other sites that masquerade as legitimate services with bad ads.
I looked into these guys a few years back after getting sick of seeing those 'dancing alien' and 'write a tattoo' ads for financial services. Basically they exist to capture your personal information and email address and sell it to spammers. If you look at the 6th slide here: http://www.slideshare.net/bmayo24/EIM-Presentation-773430 you'll find several of their awful creations from times past.
Posted by: James Street | January 12, 2010 at 10:46 AM
not just you! Me too.
I figured it was Jesus...it being Rapture time, etc. you know.
Posted by: jason | January 12, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Robert Downey, Jr. is --- Jesus Christ, Internetstar
Posted by: Kevin | January 12, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Hold on a second, James Street. Freecreditreport.com may not be a legitimate service, but saying it has bad ads is going too far.
Posted by: Alicia | January 12, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Colleen, to me that guy isn't conveying hippie so much as Hep C.
Posted by: Alicia | January 12, 2010 at 05:37 PM
He looks like the guy that recently surfaced as Charles Manson’s son.
http://timrileylive.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/snf2138matt-280_933338a.jpg
Posted by: ayem8y | January 13, 2010 at 01:58 AM
I keep thinking about this entry and all this and laughing to self.
Posted by: Alicia | January 13, 2010 at 01:49 PM
James- ew, they do the dancing alien, too! Why do they think ugly images will get them business?
ayem8y- eek!
A- I keep thinking of/seeing that guy and getting CREEPED OUT
Posted by: Colleen Kane | January 13, 2010 at 01:52 PM
A friend from work keeps posting about how this guy is ad-stalking her online. This guy is a celeb online and does not even know it lol.
Posted by: Matt | February 04, 2010 at 03:29 AM
Stumblebum
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Posted by: cialis | April 27, 2010 at 04:15 PM
o.O spechless.......
his creepy alright.
Posted by: Nursing pajamas | May 03, 2010 at 09:21 PM
oh no!never in my whole life!no idea at all...He's weird!..
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Posted by: louis | July 27, 2010 at 03:52 AM
It's a stock photo that anyone can buy. Go to www.istockphoto.com and do a search for file # 7541033. The photo was taken by a man named Alexandre Zveiger. His website is flash.photobank.ch.
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