Some advertisers here are IDIOTS!
03-30-10 | 01:39 PM
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Some advertisers here are IDIOTS!
Check out my thread " Going to INCREDIBLE lengths" about me being buzzed by idiots with a locomotive horn. It is now FULL of adverts for super loud horns INCLUDING TRAIN HORNS! So I guess the NEXT step is that on threads discussing bike locks, the advertisers will sell power saws and huge bolt cutters that defeat bike locks!
03-30-10 | 02:59 PM
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03-30-10 | 03:33 PM
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What ads? Red Star and Firefox ad block enabled.
03-30-10 | 03:40 PM
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Since I work in advertising, I'd be hypocritical to have the ads blocked, wouldn't you say?
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03-30-10 | 03:42 PM
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Nah, on the contrary. It would be extremely awesome.
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03-30-10 | 03:43 PM
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From: La Petite Roche
Check out my thread " Going to INCREDIBLE lengths" about me being buzzed by idiots with a locomotive horn. It is now FULL of adverts for super loud horns INCLUDING TRAIN HORNS! So I guess the NEXT step is that on threads discussing bike locks, the advertisers will sell power saws and huge bolt cutters that defeat bike locks!
Power saws
Bolt cutters
Power saws
Bolt cutters
Power saws
Bolt cutters
That should bring those ad robots scrambling.
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03-30-10 | 03:45 PM
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Nope, but it did bring out some ads for air horns. 
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03-30-10 | 03:57 PM
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Check out my thread " Going to INCREDIBLE lengths" about me being buzzed by idiots with a locomotive horn. It is now FULL of adverts for super loud horns INCLUDING TRAIN HORNS! So I guess the NEXT step is that on threads discussing bike locks, the advertisers will sell power saws and huge bolt cutters that defeat bike locks!
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03-30-10 | 04:04 PM
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03-30-10 | 04:22 PM
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03-30-10 | 04:31 PM
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03-30-10 | 04:46 PM
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- cost-per-impression ads don't pay off very quickly, the good money is in pay-per-click
- adblock users wouldn't click on ads anyway, but are actually interested in your content
- indeed regular readers don't really click on ads much at all
- both groups increase site traffic, which leads to more exposure, which leads to higher google rank
- the sheep that google brings in click on ads
- PROFIT!
Regardless, I work for an oilfield services company, yet consume very little oil. I don't feel hypocritical...I'm just profiting off of other peoples' addiction.
03-30-10 | 05:07 PM
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I can't imagine why. As much as many of us would like to take many advertising people, particularly the ones who are the really scary ones that do some pretty crafty psychological tricks on people, and make them eat their own dogfood 24/7, I can't imagine people not trying to avoid the crap as much as possible even if they do work in it. Unless you are looking at it out of personal interest, anyway.
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03-30-10 | 06:30 PM
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03-30-10 | 07:20 PM
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Here here! I mean, right now, I've got an add on this thread reading "Many Sounds of Truck Horns". That's comedy gold, right there, and I get it for free!
03-30-10 | 07:54 PM
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Frankly ive never even paid any attention to the adds. Dont even notice them actually. If i want something, i Google for it,until then im not interested. But now op has mentioned it, thats unbelievable they do that. Doesnt that PO people so they dont buy? Guess i still dont understand or know much about the internet.
03-31-10 | 04:54 AM
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