Every person I've ever met touts that Google and Facebook know basically everything there is to know about ourselves. They say so that way they can tell advertisers who then tell companies, that, you (for example) really would like a Delta Delta Delta sweatshirt because adding someone on fb that you kind of knew in the same sorority brings about nostalgia for your 10 minutes when you were a TriDelt. Or that you probably need black running socks because your friend Alex tagged you in a picture wearing running clothes and assumably doing athletic sport. And don't even worry that you searched for "kittens in baskets" last night! They would never try to sell that information to company that wants to sell you crocheted kitten mittens!
The good news is that today I prove that Googledoesntforget and knowsmyFace-book in fact know nothing about me!!
Evidence: My customized ad today was:
"Mumsabroad! How to live in Spain with your little ones and still be a great mum!"
OBVIOUSLY they are clueless about my life! They think I'm British! And a mum! I could never be a mum abroad! Mainly because I could never be a mum. I can't even say mum without giggling and thinking about my mom trying to get me to keep a secret when I was little and saying "mum's the word!". (Us Americans don't even know what "mum" means. We think it's a secret password.)
Ok to wrap up this blog post and get everything tidy.... Two things.
1). I am going to continue to Carmen SanDiego google and facebook and I suggest you do too.
And.....
2). I highly suggest you go watch the Arrested Development episode where Tobias dresses up as Mrs. Featherbottom, the British nanny. (Googledoesntforget reminded me it was Featherbottom and not Featherbutton. So thoughtful).
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