Would you like an ad with your ad?

[KodiaX987]

We have reached an era where every single board, every single server name and every single TV spot has been taken. The world is so saturated with advertisement that the only place left for a logo is one's asshole.

But wait! The people in marketing aren't licked yet. Not content with cramming more ad time than actual TV time, they have invented the super-sweet formula of double-ads! Yep! Ads in ads!

Thus, I was gifted with the boner-killing event of hearing the catch tune of a BBQ chicken franchise during CBC's 10-second logo animation.

Thus, I got to see an ad during a game show where contestants had 30 seconds to write the answer to a question on a piece of paper.

Thus, I also discovered that one can now view ads on the web! "Go to our website to see our ads again and again!" Think I'm shittin' you? Watch this: http://pubstele.radio-canada.ca/ Come on! Click the tiny little camera icons! You want ads? You got 'em. You got a fuckload of 'em.

My estimate is that in less than 2 years, I will hear a sentence that begins with: "This ad was brought to you by..."

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

Check Futurama son.

One day ads will be your dreams.

Fall asleep and wake up thinking about buying space age underwear.

I'm really hating this ad that flies onto the middle of my PSOW page browsing from the left side of the page asking me to take a survey.

It covers up my reply text entry field and is a nuisance.

[Solstis]

Anyone else notice that the Auto Assault ad on PSOW extends past the banner's boundaries? Can't hit the forum index when it's up there. Bending the rules of forums, onwards to invading my dreams?

[KodiaX987]

That one? It right out slows down my computer!!!

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

Flash will be the death of us all, ALL I TELL YOU!

Hearing about Google suing over costs/profits of number of clicks(click counts) being overstated, should we even be surprised anymore?

The internet is becoming more and more like a stereotypical joke of a department store employee spraying perfume on you, when you never asked to be sprayed, everyday!



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[navci]

Mmya. Ads are like soliciting calls, they are so annoying. They are always inventing new ways to annoy you. I am not sure about influencing you to buy anything just yet. But maybe it is a "shove them in your face enough you might get interested". ._.

[Dreadlock]

Yeah. What about when they pop up on the internet. In decieving ways that could fool only idiots.
They get in the way. But it's how people get paid.

By the way. Oral B is the number one doctor recommended Toothbrush brand.

[Firocket1690]

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[Dreadlock]

Speaking of Ads. Im not digging this "Six Feet Under" DVD set ad that appears from time to time on PSO world thats dropping down over a fourth of the screen and not allowing me to reach my buttons and "Forum Index" Near the top of the screen. Ah, ads.



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[Eihwaz]

Ads are annoying, yes.

I'd rather have to put up with the minor annoyance of ads than have to pay for a subscription to PSOW, though. I honestly haven't had too much trouble with ads on PSOW, but that's probably due to my browsing style.

I open the Forum Index, basically open a seperate tab for each forum, and then from there, go across opening threads. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif