Re: sociology of economic knowledge

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't that the idea behind gmail?  They monitor your communications &
then design an ad mix that meets your interests?  The selections show
that the system does not do a particularly good job or that they don't
have many economics-relevant advertisers.



On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 02:37:21PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote:
> speaking of economics, it's interesting how Google sees all and knows
> all. They have the following sponsored links on my g-mail page:
>
> Marginal Revolution
> The greatest econ blog on the web! Insightful & interesting every day.
> www.MarginalRevolution.com
>
> MSc Economics study in UK
> Economics Management & Policy Full-time, Part-time or by Distance
> www.economics.strath.ac.uk/pg
>
> MSc Development Economics
> MSc Development Economics and Economic Policy Analysis
> www.Economics.soton.ac.uk
>
> did this appear on my web-page because of my pen-l subscription?  my
> lbo-talk membership?
>
> And then there's the Chinese fortune cookie message, received today:
> "Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it."
>
> profound?
>
> JD

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