Sales and marketing folks whine when PC users delete cookies

Posted by:: "Modemac"
Date: 15 Mar 2005 06:43:17 -0800

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Boo-hoo-hoo! Those poor marketers!

"More than half of Internet users have deleted cookies, seriously
undermining website operators' ability to measure consumer behavior on
their sites, a market research firm says."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&ncid=1212&e=6&u=/cmp/20050315/tc_cmp/159402976

[Hint: Do a scan on your hard drive for every file and folder beginning
with cookie*. Make sure the folders are set to read-only.)



Posted by:: "just john"
Date: 15 Mar 2005 06:50:53 -0800

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I like the mention of Flash being a workaround. I keep Flash
uninstalled, too.



Posted by:: Zapanaz
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:48:58 -0800

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On 15 Mar 2005 06:43:17 -0800, "Modemac" wrote:

>Boo-hoo-hoo! Those poor marketers!
>
>"More than half of Internet users have deleted cookies, seriously
>undermining website operators' ability to measure consumer behavior on
>their sites, a market research firm says."
>
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&ncid=1212&e=6&u=/cmp/20050315/tc_cmp/159402976
>
>[Hint: Do a scan on your hard drive for every file and folder beginning
>with cookie*. Make sure the folders are set to read-only.)

Oh Murgatroyd. That article is funny.

' In addition, cookie-gathered information is often pivotal for
advertising campaigns and email marketing.

"Cookies, 99 out of a 100 times, are not an invasion of a consumer's
privacy or security," '

--
Zapanaz
International Satanic Conspiracy
Customer Support Specialist
http://joecosby.com/
I'm going to buy a 3-foot shiny black dildo with chrome racing stripes
and strap it to my forehead. So I can FIT IN.