Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback As somebody else said, advertisers need to look at their own methods and how intrusive they are becoming, the advertising industry is slowly commiting suicide in the Internet with their current trends of blocking out the site contents.
[June 23, 2005, 17:26]
Online Advertising Versus Security: Where Will The Conflict End?
News Other users are simply blocking advertisements using other methods, often with the assistance of their own Internet service provider. And that's saying nothing of all the ad-busting software and proxies making a dent in advertising revenue.
[August 11, 2006, 13:55]
Yahoo IM Blocks Trillian Access
Talkback How dare they claim they're blocking Trillian because of a potential "spam problem" when they themselves are one of the major sources of spam? You care about Trillian users reducing the profits from your ad-supported message client.
[June 25, 2004, 4:01]
No Easy Way To Exterminate 'Web Bugs'
News While some banner ad-blocking software can stop Web bugs that try to contact servers owned by well-known data collectors, such as DoubleClick , the software fails to stop surveillance by lesser-known sites.
[September 1, 2000, 8:37]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback I have an ad blocker on my proxy so I don't have to put up with noisy, bouncing, jiggling, content disrupting crap. I watch DVDs rather than TV to avoid the adverts. I read news papers and sometimes even look at the adverts
[June 28, 2005, 6:28]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback The ad industry needs to clean up their act. I don't mind ads -- as long as they are not OBNOXIOUS ads. I don't need ads flashing away or buzzing in my ear. Neither do I need ads that come sliding across or popping up over what I am trying to read.
[June 23, 2005, 12:54]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback I don't like ads which cover text and hope that site owners realise that they are annoying their users, but I accept that in some case a site cannot run without revenue from advertising. Can I just comment to Heywood Jablowme by saying that your...
[June 23, 2005, 17:07]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback I pay for satellite radio so I don't have to hear ads. And I surf with Firefox and a carefully crafted Adblock database so I don't have to see the annoying ads that trash many webpages. I don't need to hear about a cure for femine itch or a chance...
[June 23, 2005, 15:19]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback I personally also don't mind ads if they are not flashing, floating over the text I'm reading. If ads on the internet would behave the same as ads in a newspaper then nobody would mind them I think, but the way that they make noice, float over text...
[June 23, 2005, 14:02]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback Ads that don't do that, I don't mind. I don't mind Googles ads, for instance - as they aren't offensive or intrusive. " the 25c newspaper would cost $5," - but in a 25c newspaper, the ads do not pop up in front of the columns, flash, move, try to...
[June 23, 2005, 15:17]
Online Ad-blocking Attacked
Talkback ADS.people love to shop and buy things -- and they will -- but I don't see how it is ANY right of an advertiser to tell me how I can filter content that I choose to view. I pay high enough rates for cable tv and high speed internet -- I don't think...
[June 24, 2005, 0:38]
