Google is keeping tabs on your browsing habits (click link to see yours). Is that a big revelation - no (or, I should hope not anyway). Ruth found that Google somehow missed that she has a gun habit, it didn't miss my "hunting and shooting" predilection though.
However, it somehow missed my motorcycle mania (geeze, I only go to several forums/blogs/websites on/for bikes). It also somehow missed my affection for cats too, even though it figured out I liked dogs.
And, Google committed the biggest sin, it tacked on an estimated 6+ years onto a woman's age. On the other hand, seeing that it called Ruth the same age group, maybe it thinks everyone is between 55 and 64.
Update:
It occurred to me that I use 2 different computers in the house (desk top and laptop). The previous results are for the desk top, the following are for the laptop.
Notice that they get the motorcycle thing and get my age group correct. They have also noticed the yard work thing BUT they think I am a male.
Hu, just highlights the differences on what use I put each computer to and the apparent fact that I act female when on the desktop and act male when on the laptop.
Bogie--ROTFLOL. I have been tagged as male, for one reason or another, for most of my life. I was once assigned to the male barracks at a Naval Air Station, for instance. We have to admit that Bogie and Cop Car could be male names - not to mention that our interests are not aligned with girly girl stuff.
Posted by: Cop Car | January 29, 2012 at 10:23 AM
P.S. I must be doing something right! The following is the message that I found when I followed the link that you gave in the posting.
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Posted by: Cop Car | January 29, 2012 at 10:25 AM
"We have to admit that Bogie and Cop Car could be male names - not to mention that our interests are not aligned with girly girl stuff."
But I don't think any of my computers think of themselves as "Bogie". Also, my work computer got tagged as belonging to a 55-64 year old male, even though I don't do any blogging from it.
Posted by: bogie | February 03, 2012 at 08:08 PM
"We have to admit that Bogie and Cop Car could be male names - not to mention that our interests are not aligned with girly girl stuff."
But I don't think any of my computers think of themselves as "Bogie". Also, my work computer got tagged as belonging to a 55-64 year old male, even though I don't do any blogging from it.
Posted by: bogie | February 03, 2012 at 08:09 PM
Bogie--Excellent point. Google is ostensibly tracking one's browsing history, not reading one's blogs!
Posted by: Cop Car | February 04, 2012 at 10:26 AM