I remember first getting the internet the worst thing you had to look at was the occasional banner ad. Now it is getting to be almost as bad as cable TV. Can't watch a 30 second Youtube clip of somebody doing something stupid without being forced to watch an AD, same goes for any sort of on-line show. I always have liked to watch Nostalgia Critic. I never did mind to watch a 30 second ad for 20 minutes of show. Now his videos have 2 more ads stuck in the middle of them. Before on youtube only a few more popular videos had Ads but it seems like more and more are sticking them in there. Its one thing to watch a short ad when you plan to watch a 20 minute video. But it is BS to expect someone to watch a commercial when you have a 30 second clip.
Whats even worse is when you have to watch an Advertisement in order to watch an Advertisement. Go to watch a newer movie/game trailer and you get stuck watching an ad first many times.
This site has gotten just as bad as anything. I am looking at 4 advertisements right now, and it poped up a 5th ad when I first started typing this that wouldn't even let me X it out until waiting a few seconds.
Edited, Feb 14th 2012 4:42pm by fronglo
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I hate it. It sucks balls. It pisses me off.
But you know what? In the end, if people paid for these *services*, they wouldn't have to make money through advertising. It's a trade off.
But you know what? In the end, if people paid for these *services*, they wouldn't have to make money through advertising. It's a trade off.
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gbaji wrote:
You guys keep tossing facts out there like they mean something.
What annoys me is how the ads are either getting smarter and figuring out how to bypass adblockers, or the adblockers are getting lazy/getting paid to let certain adds bypass them. Or those video sites that encode pop up adds into the @#%^ing play button on their videos, those are just obnoxious.
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Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Reiterpallasch wrote:
Glitterhands wrote:
Am I the only one who clicked on this thread expecting actual baby photos [of Jinte]? o.O
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
Lady Jinte wrote:
What annoys me is how the ads are either getting smarter and figuring out how to bypass adblockers, or the adblockers are getting lazy/getting paid to let certain adds bypass them. Or those video sites that encode pop up adds into the @#%^ing play button on their videos, those are just obnoxious.
That's because most of the newer methods of advertising (and certainly the ones relating to videos online) require the user to completely view the advertising content before the actual content is even accessible. It's a lot easier to block an ad when the ad is displayed alongside the content, rather than as a prerequisite.
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gbaji wrote:
You guys keep tossing facts out there like they mean something.
There are advertisements on the internet now?
Turin wrote:
There are advertisements on the internet now?
Not on properly configured Chrome!
I whitelist on request, and pay for premium on sites such as ZAM where I spend enough time to justify what averages to a few bucks a month. But the worst of the fnords are scrubbed clean from my tubes.
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It's not really surprising, though. Prevalence and number of ads has always been relative to the number of people reached. In the heydays of radio, you didn't have 5 minutes of ads like you do today. Television shows used to be 27 minutes, now they are like 23. Etc. Same with the internet. As those two mediums (along with publications) reach fewer users, they need to increase their presence elsewhere. Ads on popular websites are now the most effective way to advertise--it's way cheaper than television and is seen by far more people.
But yeah, Adblock. Still have to deal with annoying youtube ads, but everything else is blocked out. I let Zam through before I had premium, but that was it.
But yeah, Adblock. Still have to deal with annoying youtube ads, but everything else is blocked out. I let Zam through before I had premium, but that was it.
gbaji wrote:
It'll be close, but Romney has the momentum.
idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
But yeah, Adblock. Still have to deal with annoying youtube ads, but everything else is blocked out. I let Zam through before I had premium, but that was it.
Really? I use Adblock and don't even see the ads on YouTube. It might be NoScript doing that, though.
Nothings really free, is it?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
Not to all people at all times, no.
What if the bird will not sing?
Nobunaga answers, "Kill it!"
Hideyoshi answers, "Make it want to sing."
Ieyasu answers, "Wait."
Timelordwho answers "Just as Planned."
Nobunaga answers, "Kill it!"
Hideyoshi answers, "Make it want to sing."
Ieyasu answers, "Wait."
Timelordwho answers "Just as Planned."
gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
Well, I did discover this one form of energy, but the problem is that prolonged exposure seems to cure all known illnesses. So understandably I'm having trouble thinking of a way to monetize it.
Allegory wrote:
gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
Well, I did discover this one form of energy, but the problem is that prolonged exposure seems to cure all known illnesses. So understandably I'm having trouble thinking of a way to monetize it.
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gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Uglysasquatch wrote:
gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
When an American speaks of freedom, the adjective "individual" is implied on the word freedom. Still kind of laughable in this day and age, but not in such a vague frame as you present it.
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gbaji wrote:
You guys keep tossing facts out there like they mean something.
Cool! 2 for 1 trolling.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Cool! 2 for 1 trolling.
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gbaji wrote:
You guys keep tossing facts out there like they mean something.
BrownDuck wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
gbaji wrote:
Nothings really free, is it?
When an American speaks of freedom, the adjective "individual" is implied on the word freedom. Still kind of laughable in this day and age, but not in such a vague frame as you present it.
America, Land of the free for a small fee, Home of the Moneyhungry.
Theytak, Siren Server
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Reiterpallasch wrote:
Glitterhands wrote:
Am I the only one who clicked on this thread expecting actual baby photos [of Jinte]? o.O
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
So 3 for 1 now? Does me pointing out that "free" as in "no cost" is a different meaning than "free" as in "without restraint" count as 4?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
Does me pointing out that "free" as in "no cost" is a different meaning than "free" as in "without restraint" count as 4?
Donate. One day it could be your family.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
HA! You kids today. I remember a time when you'd get pop-up ads faster than you could close them. Your task bar would be full with little tiny tabs. Only way to make it stop was to pull the phone cord out of the modem.
That's right, I said phone cord.
Damn you free internet pron...
That's right, I said phone cord.
Damn you free internet pron...
Jophiel wrote:
Pack your own lunch and bring nothing but Pixie Stix and Pop Rocks and get your liberty on.
speaking of obnoxious adds, this Diablo 3 Beta key quasi-pop up on alla is really, really, really @#%^ing annoying. You close it, and it's done for the page, but the second you refresh, go back, or go to a new page, there it is again, slowing down how long it takes for the page to load, and being obnoxious. 
Theytak, Siren Server
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Reiterpallasch wrote:
Glitterhands wrote:
Am I the only one who clicked on this thread expecting actual baby photos [of Jinte]? o.O
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
Given that you have an avatar, I'm guessing you have premium and are still seeing the ad.
There's exactly the reason I quit premium. There's no motivation to make premium Zam.com "ad free" as it once was and as it purports to be...
...That went out the window when they started modifying the site layout explicitly to push more and more ads on the users, premium or not.
There's exactly the reason I quit premium. There's no motivation to make premium Zam.com "ad free" as it once was and as it purports to be...
Zam.com, in its premium services info screen, wrote:
100% ad free
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Senator Toomey (R-PA) wrote:
In the end it didn't pass because we're so politicized. There were some on my side who did not want to be seen helping the president do something he wanted to get done, just because the president wanted to do it
Lady Jinte wrote:
speaking of obnoxious adds, this Diablo 3 Beta key quasi-pop up on alla is really, really, really @#%^ing annoying. You close it, and it's done for the page, but the second you refresh, go back, or go to a new page, there it is again, slowing down how long it takes for the page to load, and being obnoxious.
Donate. One day it could be your family.
Need a hotel at a great rate? More hotels being added weekly.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Need a hotel at a great rate? More hotels being added weekly.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
I'm getting pretty irritated by the ad myself. Lets see what we can do.
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You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
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You'll always be stupid, you'll just be stupid with more information in your brain
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Most annoying is trying to enter the dumb contest and getting a 502 Bad Gateway error.
Edit: Ahh yes, the oooooooold complain about a problem and that problem goes away immediately afterwards so it appears like there was no problem at all.
Edited, Feb 16th 2012 4:34pm by lolgaxe
Edit: Ahh yes, the oooooooold complain about a problem and that problem goes away immediately afterwards so it appears like there was no problem at all.
Edited, Feb 16th 2012 4:34pm by lolgaxe
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
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Ad is vanished.
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So I entered, and it's taking entirely too long for you guys to tell me I've won.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Current Time Killer
lolgaxe wrote:
Most annoying is trying to enter the dumb contest and getting a 502 Bad Gateway error.
Edit: Ahh yes, the oooooooold complain about a problem and that problem goes away immediately afterwards so it appears like there was no problem at all.
Edited, Feb 16th 2012 4:34pm by lolgaxe
Edit: Ahh yes, the oooooooold complain about a problem and that problem goes away immediately afterwards so it appears like there was no problem at all.
Edited, Feb 16th 2012 4:34pm by lolgaxe
That was my plan~
Sir Xsarus wrote:
Ad is vanished.
<3 you so much
Theytak, Siren Server
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
LOLGAXE IS MY ETERNAL RIVAL!
Reiterpallasch wrote:
Glitterhands wrote:
Am I the only one who clicked on this thread expecting actual baby photos [of Jinte]? o.O
Except if it were baby photos, it would be like looking at before and afters of Michael Jackson. Only instead of turning into a white guy, he changes into a chick!
lolgaxe wrote:
So I entered, and it's taking entirely too long for you guys to tell me I've won.
Theophany wrote:
YOU'RE AN ELITIST @#%^ AETHIEN, NO WONDER YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND PEOPLE HATE YOU.
someproteinguy wrote:
Aethien you take more terrible pictures then a Japanese tourist.
Astarin wrote:
One day, Maz, you'll learn not to click on anything Aeth links.
Horsemouth wrote:
At work I'm in charge of UID/PWD combos. When people forget their initial password, I punish them with their new PWD.
The new PWD is often something like : idbecoolerifiwasaethien
YOU'RE AN ELITIST @#%^ AETHIEN, NO WONDER YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND PEOPLE HATE YOU.
someproteinguy wrote:
Aethien you take more terrible pictures then a Japanese tourist.
Astarin wrote:
One day, Maz, you'll learn not to click on anything Aeth links.
Horsemouth wrote:
At work I'm in charge of UID/PWD combos. When people forget their initial password, I punish them with their new PWD.
The new PWD is often something like : idbecoolerifiwasaethien
I should've entered, then if I won sold my key or something. I already have access, so... yeah. Profit.
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