Ask HN: Typed "AirPods" in notes on iPhone, 2 hours later AirPods ad on YouTube?

5 points by andrewstuart 10 months ago

I asked my son what he wanted for Xmas. I made a note in IiPhone with heading "Presents" and a few other lines including "AirPods".

Two hours later YouTube showed me an ad for Airpods.

I asked if anyone had searched for AirPods and they said no.

Connection or coincidence?

legitster 10 months ago

Coincidence.

I work in marketing technology and no such connection exists.

People are, however, predictable. It is Christmas season and you are both iPhone users. Both of you are saturated in ads for Airpods before and after it was on the list.

derwiki 10 months ago

What other ads did you see in the same time period?

andrewstuart 10 months ago

Pretty much none, maybe one or two.
Turned on YouTube two hours later, there was the ad.

iab 10 months ago

Someone typed “AirPods” into google is my guess

chrsw 10 months ago

You might not even have had to make the note

runjake 10 months ago

Coincidence. You have an iPhone. YouTube knows that and a bunch more about you. Also everyone gets AirPods ads.