Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:57:43 GMT

Is Yuku using video ads now or were they always doing that? They snuck through my Adblock filter so I had to block it manually.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (greybob) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:27:59 GMT

It could be worse. I've been to sites where tnere were so many ads, it prevented the pages from loading. Except, those probably could have been blocked with AdBlock.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (TaroSH) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:52:17 GMT

Jeez, these new "Yuku video of the day" ads are the most annoying thing ever. They're huge and distracting, they choke my system, and I tried going on Firefox and downloading AdBlock and that STILL didn't get rid of them. As distracting as the Evony ads and those video ads that made noise were, at least they didn't grind my system to a hault while they loaded and still made it chug even after they were loaded.

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feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:09:19 GMT

I don't mind print ads if they come with a coupon.

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feeds@yuku.com (TWEETER911) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:26:33 GMT

TanookiBlues, don't mind crawl, he's just being an ass. : )

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:15:14 GMT

Unfortunately, in today's world you really need to advertise your product to get people to learn about it and buy it. The alternative is to do what the Kirby vaccuum people do and that's far worse. (Google kirby vaccuum for some wonderful stories.)

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (TanookiBlues) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:06:24 GMT

Crawl and 1OOO wrote:
It's one thing to hate commercials. But to say that commercials are the worst thing about modern life suggests that you have had a very sheltered life.

I'm pretty sure I didn't say they were the worst thing about modern life. I said that pervasive advertising is a very negative side-effect of consumer culture. If you actually look at the way that advertisers try to influence...

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:36:53 GMT

It's one thing to hate commercials. But to say that commercials are the worst thing about modern life suggests that you have had a very sheltered life.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (CLOUDBOND007) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:35:14 GMT

I could really go for some chicken right now.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (greybob) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:24:52 GMT

Ok, but you'll have to pay money to have that choice.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (TanookiBlues) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:11:28 GMT

Crawl and 1OOO wrote:
I totally do not think we're on the same page. Having to watch "I feel like chicken tonight" (which can be avoided by turning off the TV) is dehumanizing and one of the worst aspects of modern society? What?

"I feel like chicken tonight" is pretty goddamn...

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (greybob) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:04:29 GMT

Hey everybody, buy your unfunny shirts of badly drawn characters saying cliche lines, today!

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (greybob) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:04:34 GMT

Why do all the ads for online college classes show young, attractive women?

What's up with these ugly-as-sin imvu avatar things that look like Bratz dolls?

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (DEATHAMSTER) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:49:38 GMT

The ridiculous amount of ads, flash, java, and whatever shit is all over websites these days that makes them take forever to load (or not load at all) has pretty much caused us to not be able to use our dialup service anymore. We're going to get cable or DSL as soon as we can frickin' afford it.

(Can't really use dialup much anyway. Need to leave the phone off the hook.)

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:09:24 GMT

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (SETZERtheGREAT) — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:55:00 GMT

The main reason ads keep getting more annoying is because ever since the internet began, advertisers and spammers have been getting away with advertising in the most annoying ways possible. I don't think anyone wants spyware downloaded unknowingly on their computer or unsolicited junk emails, and yet we get them all the time. I don't understand how money is even made off this stuff since everyone always complains about it, which would indicate to me that no one's actually buying...

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:26:34 GMT

I totally do not think we're on the same page. Having to watch "I feel like chicken tonight" (which can be avoided by turning off the TV) is dehumanizing and one of the worst aspects of modern society? What?

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (TanookiBlues) — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:41:06 GMT

Crawl and 1OOO wrote:

TanookiBlues wrote:

I'm not an anti-capitalist at all, far from it, but advertising is probably one of the more depressing aspects of consumer society.

Compared to massive levels of inequity, probably not.

Depends what country you live in. I was referring more to the social...

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:08:29 GMT

TanookiBlues wrote:

I'm not an anti-capitalist at all, far from it, but advertising is probably one of the more depressing aspects of consumer society.

Compared to massive levels of inequity, probably not.

Re: Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (TanookiBlues) — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:36:21 GMT

Interesting this thread was here, I was just thinking about this topic. I ran into an internet ad with sound that couldn't be turned off, for the first time tonight... nothing short of teeth-grindingly annoying. Although I can see the commercial reasoning behind it (AN AD THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED WILL SURELY GET THE ATTENTION OF AT LEAST A FEW, RIGHT!!??) I don't think it's at all effective, at least to anybody who doesn't have the gullibility of an infant. An ad like that is...

Internet ads, they're getting more annoying than ever

feeds@yuku.com (greybob) — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:38:39 GMT

Ads with sound, ads that move around, ads that are integrated into the website; it just keeps getting worse and worse. Then, there's also the ads that pop up before and after BlipTV videos and some Flash games. I'm getting sick of it.

But it's the worst when you can't skip them, or make them stop! Even some of the ads with sound that I've seen lately play without your imput! It used to be that you had to click a little button on the ad saying,...