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Process Post #10 | Community Guidelines

Our Community Guidelines

1. Mutual Respect in the Comments: Comments are welcomed, but please do not attack one another with hateful comments. I encourage all honest, and insightful comments from everyone, but please remember think twice before posting ate hate speech. 

2. Do not post unwarranted personal information of business owners: Please share your own experiences with the businesses that I mention in the posts, but unrelated hateful or discriminatory comments directed at business owners, and personal information of business owners will not be tolerated. Personal information including address, and contact information will be deleted

3. Blogs are opinions: Please remember that my recommendations are based on my own experiences, preferences, and opinions, what I may view as positive may be different from what you view as positive. Please explore my recommendations with that in mind. 
 
4. Information provided are subject to changes: All information I post, including facts about promotional deals, product information, prices, and business offerings, are correct to the best of my knowledge at the time I make the posting. That being said, this information may have been changed right after I posted, so please do further research on businesses you are curious about. 

For Our Community

I wanted to make these guidelines to promote a judge-free, discriminate-free place for everyone to communicate. I want to open the comments section up so a dialogue within our community can exist. I encourage everyone to share their thoughts and contribute to the conversation. That being said, I highly advise against hateful comments. I will promote free and open conversation so I will not delete many comments, but lets please try to keep our community honest. That being said, the only comments that WILL be deleted, are comments that state any personal information of business owners, employees of businesses, or any instances that may put someone in danger. All other discussions, whether postive or negative, I believe will contribute to the open discussion, and I will not delete. 

Please also keep in mind that I am an independent, amateur blogger, and my blog posts are based on my own opinions and any information I provide is subject to change. While I highly encourage you all to go out and experience my recommendations, I recommend a wide range of businesses, so some may not be for you. Similarly, if you go out to experience my recommendations, please remember that any information I give off product/service offering, prices, or any information of any kind is based on my own knowledge at the time of the blog’s posting date. That means that information may not be up to date, and may have changed. 

These guidelines are necessary for this blog because I want to encourage an open and honest conversation within our community. I also want to be upfront and authentic about my recommendations.

Implementation

I posted my community guidelines directly on my home page, and in my “About Me” page so people can easily find and read it. I also monitor my comments section, a notification is sent each time someone comments, so I can quickly identify when comments do not follow the guidelines. 

Essay #2 | The Journey of Navigating Vancouver

With Nix Navigates Vancouver, my goal was to create a community of people within Vancouver to share interesting finds around the city. Initially, I knew I wanted to highlight local businesses and entrepreneurs, but I didn’t know which route my blog would go in. While creating a roadmap for my website, I saw that most of my recommendations fits into three broad categories that summarized by overall interests; experiences, food, and shopping. With the theme of spending differently, and buying locally, I wanted to share unique local businesses that others might not know about. Before I move on, I want to quickly highlight some posts that features very cool local businesses. “2 Places to Shop That isn’t an Ordinary Supermarket” is a blog where I talk about two small independent grocery stores that are sustainable and promotes waste-free shopping. In the post “Unique Private Dinners with Independent Chefs,” I recommend two amazing chefs here in Vancouver that will actually come to your house and cook for you.

I aim for my website to appear more personal compared to other Vancouver related news outlets, so every post is written in my voice based on my own interests. The goal is that my audience can recognize I was the sole writer of my website, rather than a team of marketers in the city. This would hopefully translate into the content being more authentic and valuable for readers. Being authentic and connecting with people I like are two points that works to achieve success (Thorn, 2012). Since this blog, first and foremost, is a blog made for a class, the audience I’ve been envisioning from the start has been my classmates. Through the weeks, I began to view my website as an actual publication rather than a semester-long assignment and perceived my audience to be something bigger than just our publication class.

I picture my audience to be other young individuals in Vancouver who were also curious about what our city has to offer. Specifically, I wrote for counter publics of people who are interested in sustainability, promotes health and fitness, enjoys exploring, likes travelling, and loves to eat. I value I hope to provide are insightful and relevant recommendations that people are interested in. My mission is that people go out and tries my recommendations, and genuinely enjoys it. On the other hand, I also hope to bring value to local businesses by promoting and increasing awareness of their offerings on my platform. Though my personal experiences with these businesses, I hope I can bring insight into my website’s community.

To address my audience, I incorporate a lot of visual and design elements into my blog posts. I try to lay out my blogs in an engaging way that retains reader’s interest. For every business that I recommend, I try to include pictures and links to their social media. At the start of the semester, my blog posts were very minimal because I just used the standard format that WordPress provided for posts. After a couple weeks, I became more comfortable experimenting with WordPress plug-in’s and made my blogs more creative.

I found Google Analytics to be a great tool in viewing who my readers are, when they visit my website, and which types of posts gets the most visit. Since I want to make meaningful recommendations that my readers actually care about, the fact I consider to be most useful in Google Analytics would be seeing what pages my viewers visit. From this information, I can see that my posts “3 Vacations You Do Not Have to Fly to” and “2 Places to Shop That isn’t an Ordinary Supermarket” are the most popular. I can shift future posts towards topics that are similar to what is currently popular on my page.

I previously mentioned that with this website, I wanted to create a place where a community of like-minded people can come, engage with one another, share ideas, and communicate. For this reason, I provide and comments section in every post’s, and on my home page. I want this blog to be bigger than just myself, where others can share their recommendations or provide their own experiences to places that I recommend. Either at the beginning or the end of every blog post, I ensure to encourage readers to join the conversation in the comment sections. Allowing comments also motivates me to share real recommendations, because it would hurt my entire blog if I recommend something that everyone else has a negative experience with. With comments, there may be the occasional unexpected negative interactions that occur. Although it is an extra step to monitor my very quiet comment section for anything offensive, misleading, or hateful, I find keeping a comment section if more beneficial than hurtful. Writings and posts are actually enriched by the responses so I never did I consider disabling my comment section just to avoid the very small group of trolls and haters (Gardiner et al., 2016).

At the beginning of the term, I thought publications done in blog form on a website was only made by professional teams of educated writers. For ordinary amateur writers like me, I thought the only place I could create on online presence and share my ideas was through social media platforms. I now understand that, making a website is accessible to everyone. In a time where everything is becoming digital, I found it useful to learn tools and software such as WordPress, and Google Analytics.

Through this publication course, I learned a lot about how to establish an online presence. My experience writing the blog has been enjoyable, as I was able to write on topics I am genuinely interested in. However, regarding the future of this blog, I think this week will be the last week that Nix Navigates Vancouver will be updated. Through the semester, I learned that maintaining a blog, with weekly insightful posts, is very time consuming. I will still use everything I learned in this class and translate it into all of my future endeavours. I am active on my social media accounts, and this is where I will use the skills I developed on speaking to an audience. Social media is a stage for self-expression, communication, and self-promotion and is essentially where we create and display an online identity of our actual self (Dijck, 2013). This class will help me establish a presence on my social media platforms. Further, I am a student in marketing and entrepreneurship so I definitely see myself using the online skills that I developed while creating this website. That being said, thank you to the few of you who have been coming back to my website every week to see what I have to recommend and share. Thank you for being a part of this community. Let’s continue to explore the city and support small local businesses!

References

Gardiner, B., Mansfield, M., Anderson I., Holder, J., Louter, D., & Ulmanu, M. The dark side of Guardian comments. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/the-dark-side-of-guardian-comments

Thorn, J. (2012, November 4). Make Your Thing. Transom. Retrieved from https://transom.org/2012/jesse-thorn-make-your-thing/

Van Dijck, J. (2013, March 14). ‘You have one identity’: performing the self on Facebook and LinkedIn. Media, Culture & Society, 35(2). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443712468605

Make Your Own Art Instead of Buying Them


DEALS ON ART CLASSES

Art helps add personality and style into a room. We can find different pieces of art in a lot of different stores.  Rather than buying the generic art we find in many stores, you can actually make your own. There are many art studios around the city where even beginners with no skills can create beautiful pieces of art. While you get an art piece that is personal, you also get a great experience in a creative class. These classes are great for both groups and individuals. I know we all love deals, so below I listed three classes around the city that are currently listed on Groupon. Groupon is a website that offers deals on products, services, and activities around the city. I would recommend checking out the website to see if there are other deals you might also enjoy. IF you try one of these classes, or have been to another art class before, join the conversation in the comments below and let me now what you think!  Please keep in mind, that the Groupon deals are available at the time this post is written, and may be expired if you read it at a later date. Check out Groupon here for other deals. 

The Original Paint Nite

Currently on Groupon, you can get up to 32% off vouchers for the event for one, two, and four people. The Original Paint Nite is hosted at various places around Vancouver. The upcoming paint events this month are located at the Best Western Plus Sands Hotel. The event is a two hour long paint night, guided by a talented artists and all supplies are provided. The Original Paint Nite is the perfect place for you and some friends to go connect, be creative, and make some arty. Alcoholic beverages are available for purchase on site for you to consume and have fun while painting. Visit them here

Chu Chu

Chu Chu is a studio located in Downtown Vancouver where you can go and experience a fluid pour painting class. Deals on Groupon are currently uo to 44% off, however, the listed price does not include materials, so please note that you will also have to pay an additional $14 for the canvas, drip tray, and painting supplies. Pour painting is unique in that art is created by pouring different colours of paint to create patterns. In this class, you will learn all the techniques to creatively pour paint on a blank canvas. The instructor will also teach you the basics of colour theory. The studio is owned by Serena Chu who also makes handcrafted arts, where she sells in her pottery studio.Visit them here

Monika’s Art Boutique-Studio and Gallery

Monika’s Studio is a boutique gallery and a working art studio located in North Vancouver. The boutique hosts over 30 artists and designers from around the country, and their unique pieces are sold. The items are perfect for gifts or for collecting art. The working studios fit for art programs, and workshops. On Groupon, there is currently a deal starting at 50% off, and there is a promotion for one, two, or four people. The price includes one canvas per person, and the paint and brushes. Monika envisions the studio to be the perfect shared place for creative artists to come together. Visit them here. 

5 Places to Enter the Film World


POPULAR FILMING SPOTS

Vancouver is known in the entertainment industry as “Hollywood North” with movies and shows being filmed around the city all year long. Vancouver has been used as a back drop for scenes in many different films, and Daily Hive listed 27 programs filming in Vancouver this past October alone. Although sometimes production adds effects to make our city look different, most of the times, you can easily identify Vancouver on the big screen. Vancouver has played many other cities, countries, and worlds in film. You can actually watch this YouTube Video to see many of the places that Vancouver has been turned into. I assume many of us want to place ourselves into the cinematic universe of our favorite programs, and interact with our favorite characters. While the characters may not be there, we can still in a way, insert ourselves into film by visiting the sets they took place in. Some of us have gone on, or have heard of tours at big studios, such as Universal Studios, or Warner Brothers. We can easily access location used as filming sites for hundreds of movies, right in our own city. Below is a short list of popular filming locations around Downtown Vancouver that are used for many movies and shows. If you want to be updated in real time where things are being filmed around the city, I would recommend checking out the twitter page, What’s Filming. The photos used are taken by bloggers, Tiia and Satu, at Fangirl Quest, check them out for more details on film sets.

SEAWALL

The Vancouver Seawall is the world’s longest uninterrupted waterfront biking and water trail that stretches 28km, and passes some of Vancouver’s signature locations, including Stanley Park, Vancouver Convention Centr, and English Bay. Since the path crosses very different environment settings, like a forest, a beach, and the city, you can see the Seawall featured in hundred of films. Some of the films featured here includes The 100 (pictured), Planet of Apes, Fifty Shades of Grey, Godzilla, and The Twilight Saga movies. 

CHINATOWN

Chinatown has a lot of historic buildings, great as a unique set for films. Some blockbuster movies, and popular television shows filmed here include X-Men: The Last Stand, Supernatural, The X-Files, The Killing, Lucifer (pictured), Falling Skies, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Deadpool. The most notable scene in my opinion would be Deadpool’s iconic scene on the Georgia Viaduct, which is filmed by Chinatown. 

FALSE CREEK/BC PLACE

The view at False Creek of Science World and BC place has been widely used as backdrops in several movies and shows. The buildings and area creates the perfect scene for any science fiction programs. One of the most notable use of BC Place is in The CW’s show, The Flash, where the building is “Star Laboratory”. Other films that have been shot here includes Fantastic Four, Smallville, Two for The Money, Paycheck, The X-Files, and Air Bud.

ART GALLERY/ROBSON SQUARE

The Vancouver Art Gallery in Downtown Vancouver is a unique historic building that has been used as a set for many movies. The Robson Square area as a whole, has also been widely used. Some of the films shot here include Arrow (pictured), The 4400, Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed, X-MEn: The Last Stand, and The Interview. In “The Interview”, the controversial Seth Rogan movie, Robson Square Plaza was used a presidential palace in North Korea. Further, the Museum doubled as the museum where everything comes alive after dark, featured in the popular movie, Night at the Museum.

VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Vancouver Public Library in Downtown is structurally a very distinctive and unique building that you can easily recognize on the big screen. The building is great blend of historic yet modern, allowing networks to use it for many different kinds of scenes. Some of the films shot here include Supergirl (pictured), The Dead Zone, Battle in Seattle, This Means War, and Battlestar Galactica.

Process Post #9 | Transmedia Integration

Transmedia integration refers to when multiple channels of media are used to tell different elements and information of a story, which are all coordinated for an entertaining and complex experience (Kevinbrittenylauren, 2013). Various forms of media can be integrated into my blog posts to enhance the overall reading experience for my audience. As my blog continues to grow, I will start integrating social media platforms, and other websites into my blog.

Of all social media platforms, like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Snapchat, I think integrating content from Instagram and Youtube would make the most sense for my blog. Personally, I think using photos and videos in a post will make the content more engaging and interesting for readers. Since I write a lot about businesses around the city, and what theses business have to offer, it would be beneficial for readers to visually see what I am talking about. Embedding photos and videos directly from company’s official social media pages will allow readers to quickly access the company’s information to gain a better understanding of the business. Inserting links to other websites offers readers a direct passage to another channel of media where they can access more elements of my blog post. Although integrating businesses social media pages are useful, I also plan to create my own social media pages for the website. Having an Instagram and YouTube for the website will provide the opportunity to reach more audience. I can also tailor the content of each channel to be unique in its own aspects while still relating to the overall purpose of the website. For example, on Instagram I can posts photos of businesses I recommend, and on YouTube, I can create entertaining videos of my experiences with the businesses. The content is all independent on their own, but contributing to a wider story. YouTube and Instagram are also my social media of choice because these are the website I personally use most and am comfortable with. I feel that it would be harder for me to create a community on Facebook and Twitter because the engagement on these sites are beginning to decline.

In addition to incorporating social media posts, another channel I plan on adding to my website are direct link to product pages for my recommendations where readers can easily view and purchase the products and/or services and I am discussing. One factor I must be consider with integrating shopping links into my website, is that I want my blogs and writings to remain and appear authentic to readers, and that my posts are not sponsored nor ads paid by the companies. If I incorporate links, I will also work to be transparent when/if links are affiliate links.

References

Kevinbrittenylauren.wordpress.com. (2013). “Pokemon as transmedia storytelling. Retrieved from: https://kevinbrittenylauren.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/pokemon-as-transmedia-storytelling/

Make Your Own Photos Instead of Buying Them

HIRE LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Every home, or office can use photos as decorative pieces. I’ve purchased random art and photos at stores like Ikea and HomeSense to hang on my walls. Art and photos that have absolutely no meaning to me, except that they match the room’s aesthetics. Do you do that as well? Did you know you can easily hire local photographers to have private photoshoots with you and a small group around the city to make your own artwork? I’m sure you can find photographers online, and on several social media platforms, but you can also easily do so on Airbnb. Many of us think that Airbnb is only for renting homes, but you can also book many experiences including photoshoots with a large list of different photographers. There are many different photographers, each with different photo taking and editing styles to fit your preference- from murals, portraits to scenic shots. Most photographers are rated atleast a high 4 out of 5 stars. Additionally, Airbnb ensures your experience is safe, as they verify the photographer’s identify, and you can exchange contact information and location of meeting directly on the website. Instead of purchasing a random piece of wall hanging at a store, consider hiring a local photographer to personalized create the art you want. Below are three photographers I came across on the Airbnb website that have three different styles of shooting I think you might enjoy. Check them out on AIRBNB.

NASRI

Nasri photo sessions are two hours long at $109 per person. Nasri became a local photographer in 2016, and has since developed his own unique style, focusing on night shoots. Nasri outlines what you can expect when you book with him, he will immerse you into night of Downtown Vancouver, and will take you to shoot at seven iconic spots where he will take photos for you and your group, and even help guide you how to pose. 
Nasri guarantees a minimum of 50 edited photos, with a turnaround time of less than three day.
Check him out here: https://www.airbnb.ca/experiences/1263078?s=67&shared_item_type=2&virality_entry_point=2&sharer_id=126398290

DAVID

David is a photographer with over 20 years experience, he as a team of photographers we will get you the perfect portraits around the city. With David, you get a tour and a photoshoot. You can pick from either Granville Island, Gastown, or Stanley Park. His photo sessions are one hour long at $76 per person on average. He takes up to a maximum of four people, and will get 30 edited photos to you within three days after the shoot. David and his team has over 70 positive reviews on Airbnb.
Check him out here: https://www.airbnb.ca/experiences/791229?s=67&shared_item_type=2&virality_entry_point=2&sharer_id=126398290

ANA

Ana is a local photographer who uses DSLR camera, to take photos of you and a group of up to three people around Vancouver. Ana actually offers several different types of photo sessions, with over 200 combined positive reviews. There is the “Rooftops of Downtown Photoshoot Tour” which costs $45 per son, where Ana will guide you around secret rooftops around downtown and take photos. There are also other tours where she will take you to take photos along False Creek, or the Waterfront area, Seawall, and Gastown. After the photo session, you will have all the unedited photos she took, and you can pick five photos for her to edit. 
Check her out here: https://www.airbnb.ca/experiences/459413?s=67&shared_item_type=2&virality_entry_point=2&sharer_id=126398290

Try Every Fitness Class Around the City

CLASSPASS

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Did you know instead of signing up for a membership at a single fitness center, you can actually use Classpass and have access to majority of fitness studios around the city? The app has nearly 200 different studios around the city. I actually discovered Classpass while travelling in Asia. Our group was in Thailand, and we were looking for nearby gyms we could go to. Usually prices for day passes at gyms are relatively high, but when we called in to a nearby gym, they told us about Classpass. We downloaded the app and found that they are actually so much more than gyms on there. 

How the app works is that you pay a monthly fee to get credits. You can use these credits to access various gyms, classes, and fitness centers worldwide. The app is great if you want to try out different classes around the city, or try out different styles of activities. They offer everything from group activities like yoga, cycling, Pilates, or boxing, to wellness appointments like massages, cryotherapy, sauna, acupuncture, meditation, cupping, and more. The app therefore is great if you want to experience a bunch of local f classes that are offered around the city, without any committing to a long-term membership. 

Below are some highlights of the studios I’ve been to. If you have Classpass or a membership to a local fitness center, join the conversation in the comment sections and let me know what you think.


Elite
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The studio offers small group classes, personal training, and strength and conditioning training. They provide towels, mats, and there are lockers and showers in the facility. If you’re intimidated by a boxing class, or a beginner, their trainers here actually make you feel very respected and comfortable.

The studio offers challenging, and high energy experiences with strength and circuit training. Bootcamp, Maui Thai, boxing, and kick boxing classes. I will say that classes here are a bit more challenging, so if you a beginner, I would suggest coming here after you have already gone to couple classes at other studios. The studio has showers, lockers, parking, and offer mats but you have to bring your own towel and a change of shoes. You also need to bring gloves and wraps, or you can rent or purchase gloves on site.


MarVill Fitness and Athletics

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Movement
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The studio offers movement classes that uses kettlebells, body weight, and TRX. Their combo classes are great to get a mix of everything, and you get both cardio and strength training. The trainers here are very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. They really help you with your form and technique. 

 

2 Innovative Shoe Companies

WATERPROOF SHOES

We all wear shoes, and Im sure most of us have experienced super rainy weather. Here I will be highlighting two Vancouver-based shoe companies that offer waterproof shoes that will help you survive Vancouver’s weather. I personally hate it if my shoes gets wet in the rain. Rain boots are also not my style of footwear, so these shoes are actually my go-to shoes to wear in the rain. They will keep your socks completely dry, even if you step in a puddle- making it ideal for the gloomy weather here in Vancouver. Both of these companies also promote sustainability. If you also own a pair of these shoes, or end up purchasing one, let me know what you think! Also, do you have other shoe recommendation? Join the conversation in the comment sections below!


VESSI

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Vessi is a shoe company that started in 2017 in Vancouver by three people. The shoes are designed in Vancouver, and with the goal of the product to be stylish and completely waterproof. Vessi created their shoes to keep your feet sweat-free, comfortable, and stylish, while also being environmentally friendly. Vessi strives to ensure their shoes are sustainable, with every pair of shoes being 100% vegan. Further, the company has been able to reduce their carbon footprint by over 600% by cutting the tradition machine knit time usually needed to make shoes, into only 45 minutes. As their shoes are completely waterproof, you can wear them in any season. Another fact about Vessi shoes is that they are actually the lightest 100% waterproof shoes in the world. The patented Dyma-tex technology is the “magic layer” of breathable knit that keeps their shoes waterproof.

After wearing Vessi shoes, I can say from my experience that the shoes are very comfortable, and is completely waterproof. Vessi comes in three different styles, all priced at $135. I think the price is well aligned with other comparable sneakers in the market. Based on my own preference, I also think that Vessi shoes are also a lot more stylish than other waterproof shoes. Since it is made with a knit material, at first glance, many can’t even tell that it is waterproof. 

Check out their website here


NATIVE

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Native is a Vancouver-based company, originally founded by Scoot Hawthorn in 2009. Native shoes comes in a lot of styles for all types of occasions, including boots, sandals, sneakers, and much more. Similar to Vessi, Native shoes are also made for rainy weather. The company uses a material called ethylene vinyl acetate, a rubber-like material that is flexible, water-proof, and helps prevent odour. The material used is actually the same that Crocs uses, however, Native shoes are very different in style and offers more trendy footwear. In terms of sustainability, Native has a goal that by 2023, every pair of Native Shoes will be made by a material that can be 100% recycle into other creations such as flooring, seats, insulation, and much more. Further, Native shoes are completely Vegan, and Beast Free, meaning the company has not touched a single hair on animal in creating their products– Shows are light-weight.

I purchased a pair of Native because I last-minute needed a lightweight, waterproof pair of shoes to bring on a trip. I think these shoes are actually very light-weight and comfortable. They come in many different styles, to cater to everyone’s personal preferences. 

 
Check out their website here

Process Post #8 | Analytics


NIX NAVIGATES ANALYTICS

Based on the data of my website on Google Analytics, I can see a breakdown of information for the visitors of my website which helps me identify an audience that I can target my content to. Looking at the information, it gathers that 96% of the users on my website are from Canada, with the other small percentage consisting of users in the United States, and one user from United Arab Emirates. This is expected since I write content revolved around Vancouver businesses. Knowing this, I can continue my local approach without having to provide additional context than non-Canadians might not understand.

 I can also see which day of the week, and what time of days my site gets the most visit. This can help me better schedule my posts to when my audience is active and online. Rather than uploading posts on my schedule, I can set specific times for my posts to go live for engagement to be most effective. Analytics for user demographics and their interests are provided which can help guide my blog posts. I can identify which type of recommendations my readers will be most interested in and target my posts to retain their interest and keep readers from coming back to my website.

YOUR INFORMATION

MY INFORMATION

At first glance, I was actually shocked to see how many categories Google has listed under my interests and preferences. I personally don’t mind if Google has access to my information for marketing purposes because in my mind, if I’m going to get ads anyways, I would prefer if they related to my interests. I find ads to be bothersome if they spam a website and are completely irrelevant. But if ads actually promoted something I am interested in, for example, a sale at stores I usually shopped at, or products I am actively searching for, I find the ads to be informative and actually useful. I guess that’s how Google has been able to achieve the success it has, by delivering relevant ads. Although my online privacy is a trade-off for personalized ads, I don’t think anything I do online is very information-sensitive. 

That being said, let’s look at what googles to be my interests. Google has my gender and age correct, however, the first couple of categories listed as my top interests are actually not my interests at all. Royal Bank of Canada, Wayfair, Best Buy, and Sunwing Vacations are listed as some of my top interests, yet I’ve visited or discussed these websites/brands less than a handful of times in my life. Glancing at the comprehensive list Googled has complied for me, I do see that it encompasses majority of my interests, but there are also some very random categories that I have never showed interests in.