Ads on websites- how do they work?

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1gnoirents: Jun 28, 2014; hello

I always had the "well thats how they must work" mindset towards ads, but I realized I dont actually know at all. It is startling sometimes, however.

What really trips me out is Google autocomplete, especially on my phone. If I were paranoid I'd think its actually listening for keywords in conversations I just had with someone (not on the phone, just in person). Just yesterday I searched for something I've never searched before - some bar I've never heard of where a friend's band we were just talking about was going to play - and I typed three letters (I seriously think it was "lol") and it autocompleted with LOLAS SALLOON FT WORTH TEXAS. Really google? Wow

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