I dont know if anyone from Wiggle looks in here but if they do a suggestion; please get rid of these tracking cookie thingmies that follow you round the internet popping up with your previous viewed items
You're innocently looking at some serious news or science site and up pops a whole lot of picures of womens cycling underwear and Carbonsports wheels 😳
It makes me hesitant to go to Wiggles site!
CRC, please never do this!

Huh?

He means that when you're browsing on other random sites the advertsing that pops up is often for Wiggle, and stuff you're interested in.

up pops a whole lot of picures of womens cycling underwear and Carbonsports wheels

It only ever shows me the last few things I looked at. Been browsing the underwear section? 😉

I'm confused though, where do these ads appear? As popups? I have never had this happen.

I doubt it's a tracking cookie.

I'm confused though, where do these ads appear? As popups? I have never had this happen.

Can't remember any of the sites I've seen it on, but they just appear embedded in the page.

yeh, its happend to me a few time,very annoying, especially after you've bought the item, and its standing a few meters away from you!

I've seen them as well and wondered who was watching me look at what. I've only just twigged that it's wiggle stuff I've looked at.

You're right, bloody annoying. It is enough to make you think twice about going to wiggle (especially as there's so little to choose between the big two).

i prefer crc anyway.

I've noticed that too. On facebook the wiggle ad at the top of the page had some winter boots I'd been looking at and the roadie seat-post that someone on here had bought by mistake!

Yeah they are stalking me around the internet too.

ASOS do the same thing.

You guys need to sort out your browsers & security somewhat

You guys need to sort out your browsers & security somewhat

Why? It's only adverts for gawds sake. They ain't gonna come and burgle your house while you're sleeping !!

especially as there's so little to choose between the big two

apart from the stock! Everything I ever want to buy on wiggle is out of stock. Perhaps I am fussier but I don't remember there being such little choice on there a few years ago. Rims? yeah, about six in each size, etc.

Arrrrggghhhh!!!!
They've got me too. Stop showing me adverts for things I've looked at but really can't afford – that's why I didn't buy them wigglemeister 👿

Yay – I've found an example! http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Don't click it if you're worried about getting home from work and finding all your bikes gone and your family slaughtered 😉

>I doubt it's a tracking cookie.

I would imagine it is done via tracking cookies.

I know exactly what you mean Kipper.

Bit of a FAIL, as I believe the kids say.

From a commercial perspective, they need to make it show you ads for things you didn't look at, but might want to based on what you did look at.

Aye, Its the whole privacy thing that annoys though. If you dont go on their website for a few days, then the ad's stop, so its a double fail.

BTW, I was only looking at certain areas of the site because, hud oan, let me think about this.. oh aye, as an experienced and helpful cyclist, I am often asked by many beginners, including women, about all areas of cycling , and feel that it is only responsible that I should research things properly 😕

Just clicked DezB's link and yep, some of the stuff there is stuff I've looked at in the last few days. This could be a real pain though seeing as my gf has recently bought my xmas present…could end up getting a sneak preview!

It appears to be this

Its a tracking cookie thats dropped onto your comp when you visit the Wiggle website. Allows them to see everything you have looked at where you entered and exited the site from and too, if you are a repeat visitor and your IP address etc.

Wiggle then use a 3rd party tool which has thousands of websites in its content network (pinkbike being one of them) to dynamically create banner ads that are personalised to you and what you have recently viewed. Clickthrough rates for these ads are higher than standard banner ads.

Amazing technology really.

P.S they dont actually know its Mr John Smith etc as they dont get any info like that from ISP's which is how they are allowed to do it.

Sorry forgot to mention that also as its done using Cookies and not IP address then no need to worry about other people in your street (IP address sometimes shared) seeing what you have been looking at.

Ah – I just clicked on DezB's link and didn't see any adverts – was a bit confused until I remembered why. 😉

you can set your browser to clear cookies when you exit if it really bothers tou.

traildog – Member
It appears to be this

Would you like your clients to come back more frequently and buy more?

Do they really believe it does that??! Idiots.

Upgrade your browser and internet security?