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NONE: Re: ONLINE-ADS>> location ??
Re: ONLINE-ADS>> location ??
Don 'DocDon' Taylor (docdon_at_pobox.com)
Wed, 2 Oct 1996 14:56:14 -0400 (EDT)
Notwithstanding the comments below, there is a database that
will allow you to determine what provider the visitor is using *and*
their location. If you recall what was said below, that is not exact.
Software to use the database is also available or I guess you can
grow your own. Visit Imperative! at http://www.imperative.com/ .
Doc
At 09:37 AM 10/2/96 -0700, Steven Connell wrote:
>Andrew asked
>Is there any reliable way to tell if the person browsing
>your site is from a particular city??? ie, can I display
>Austin ads to Austin people, and Boston ads to Boston people ???
>----
>
>The domain name reveals the browser's country of origin. In the United
>States, it also tells you if he/she is coming through a government,
>military, nonprofit, or educational institution. You can get your server
>to serve different information according to the domain name. However,
>I'm not aware of any way to know the city of origin except requiring them
>to fill out a form when they arrive on your site.
>
>When you go to many stores, the clerk asks for your zip code so they know
>where their customers are coming from. Maybe you could ask visitors for
>their zip code on your home page, then present information based on the
>zip.
>
>[Note from moderator: A fair percentage of users with .com, .org and
>possibly .net are from outside the United States, so even those domains are
>not a reliable indicator of country. Several access log analysis packages
>have built in databases that map each .com, .org, .net, and .edu domain to
>the city of the domain's registration with the Internic. Even this does
>not give much accuracy, unless you also filter out those domains from all
>national service providers and national companys (e.g. ibm.com, aol.com),
>because users with these domains do not necessarily reside in the city
>indicated in the Internic registration.
>
>One way to display ads related to a person's city is to get them to
>register at your site when they first visit and then remember their
>"cookie" when they return again. --Cliff]
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