Re: Interesting Website - sidestep.com

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck, I have seen this somewhere, a cookie stores information that is
gleaned somehow from ??? surfing specific sites (who knows how) and
some websites set prices based on this information.  I mismember a lot
about this; I seem to recall reading about it several months ago.

HTH,
Dan

On 8/24/05, Chuck Lewis <chuck.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> This is interesting. One of out sons works in IT also, here in Indianapolis.
> He told me yesterday that he was searching for plane tickets to Atlanta for
> this Thanksgiving (family road trip) and was on the sidestep website. He got
> the price and closed the browser. Then he wanted to check it again and fired
> it back up and the ticket was $40.00 more ! This was within seconds. Then he
> tried to go to other travel websites and it be wouldn't work. He gave up but
> mentioned it to some of his coworkers and they said "Oh ya, run Adaware and
> deleted the cookies and try" and he did and it worked.
> 
> Any one else seen this behavior ? I tried it and couldn't replicate it but I
> am locked down very tight. The guys he worked with we very aware of it.
> 
> Chuck