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Post by BorneAgain on Oct 15, 2022 19:34:43 GMT -5
I studied advertising in College, thought I was going to be a copy writer, didn't end up happening. I will say I like the recent trend on podcasts/YT videos where the sponsors don't actually write copy and they just let the hosts say damn near whatever they want to promote the product, that's lead to some hilarious moments Many do that well; none did it better than Norm MacDonald: *language warning*
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Post by Feyrhausen on Nov 27, 2022 19:18:36 GMT -5
One thing more ads have improved on, IMO is tv pacing. Watching some old tv shows they didnt have enough story to fill the episodes so we would have useless scenes. Like KITT just driving around.
Of course now we have too many ads so episodes feel rushed. I think the 90s when we had about 15 minutes of ads in an hour show was just right.
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Post by Kalmia on Nov 27, 2022 20:07:22 GMT -5
I have an ad blocker so most of my personal web browsing is tolerable. I don't have one on my work laptop. Because of work, I have to visit a lot of random websites and damn, ads have become insane. It used to be one or two that were easily ignored but now it's videos popping up everywhere, pop-ups about mailing lists and sales, ads in the text that don't scale right and end up blocking some of the text... Some of these websites are unusable.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Nov 28, 2022 0:10:40 GMT -5
Thank you, "bow tie car company", for ruining Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" for me.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Nov 28, 2022 0:32:43 GMT -5
I have an ad blocker so most of my personal web browsing is tolerable. I don't have one on my work laptop. Because of work, I have to visit a lot of random websites and damn, ads have become insane. It used to be one or two that were easily ignored but now it's videos popping up everywhere, pop-ups about mailing lists and sales, ads in the text that don't scale right and end up blocking some of the text... Some of these websites are unusable. A news website I wanted to check wouldnt let.me access without removing adblocker As soon as I did, it basically justified using adblocker in the first place. Absolutely horrendous
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Post by ppl591 on Nov 28, 2022 8:02:29 GMT -5
I consume a ton of youtube and pay for premium. Once every few weeks I get a day of ads. Everytime I contact YouTube all they suggest are fixes that don't work and have never worked.
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Post by JIMBOB on Nov 28, 2022 11:31:34 GMT -5
I consume a ton of youtube and pay for premium. Once every few weeks I get a day of ads. Everytime I contact YouTube all they suggest are fixes that don't work and have never worked. That’s strange, I pay for Premium and have never had ads in years.
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Post by Kalmia on Nov 28, 2022 12:11:21 GMT -5
I have an ad blocker so most of my personal web browsing is tolerable. I don't have one on my work laptop. Because of work, I have to visit a lot of random websites and damn, ads have become insane. It used to be one or two that were easily ignored but now it's videos popping up everywhere, pop-ups about mailing lists and sales, ads in the text that don't scale right and end up blocking some of the text... Some of these websites are unusable. A news website I wanted to check wouldnt let.me access without removing adblocker As soon as I did, it basically justified using adblocker in the first place. Absolutely horrendous As soon as a site says turn off your ad blocker, I'm out of there. I'll find the info somewhere else, thanks.
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Post by ppl591 on Nov 28, 2022 12:35:26 GMT -5
I consume a ton of youtube and pay for premium. Once every few weeks I get a day of ads. Everytime I contact YouTube all they suggest are fixes that don't work and have never worked. That’s strange, I pay for Premium and have never had ads in years. I've had it for a few years. They started happening at the start of this year. Usually at most lasts a day. Regardless of device I use.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 28, 2022 13:03:56 GMT -5
I had a free trial of Youtube Premium a bit back and enjoyed it while I had it but I'd never pay for it. Ads suck, especially with how aggressively Youtube will just not stop with cramming more and more and more of them in there (and making you sit through special bonus ones if you have the video paused too long, that's always fun), but I'd far rather deal with the inconvenience than waste money to circumvent it.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Nov 28, 2022 17:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 28, 2022 18:24:37 GMT -5
A news website I wanted to check wouldnt let.me access without removing adblocker As soon as I did, it basically justified using adblocker in the first place. Absolutely horrendous As soon as a site says turn off your ad blocker, I'm out of there. I'll find the info somewhere else, thanks. Cracked has started that too, luckily you can just click “Continue” and carry on with Ad Block on. So they can’t even do that right.
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