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Post by Blacksunshine on Jan 1, 2021 19:25:05 GMT -5
When you put an advertisement in the first 22 seconds of the video, I will PURPOSELY avoid that advertiser's products, merely out of spite, even if it is something I need and/or want.
Smooches,
Your Average YouTube Viewer
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 1, 2021 19:43:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I started another thread about this last month.
Ads interrupting sub-4-minute music vids are the worst ones, IMHO.
But yeah: makes me not want to buy the product, to be sure.
Then there's the plea to "click that subscribe button" before I've even seen the content. Why would I do that when I don't yet even know whether I like the content?
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 1, 2021 19:48:00 GMT -5
Just a matter of time before you have to pay to watch, surprised it hasn't happened already.
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Post by Ayns on Jan 1, 2021 19:50:17 GMT -5
I totally agree. I can't believe the advertisers are so dumb, they don't realise that some people will deliberately and permanently boycott products from companies that pxxx them off.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jan 2, 2021 9:07:03 GMT -5
Not only are we paying for internet service, but now it's getting to the point where they want you to pay even more just to access the content. Wiki keeps begging me to donate, Youtube wants me to pay to not watch ads, news sites want me to subscribe just to see articles that I can usually find elsewhere.... It's time we start a brand new internet, free of advertising! I'm looking for investors and staring here! It will cost more monthly than you're paying now, but you won't get pop up ads, and all content will be free. Who's with me? Maybe I should start a new thread....  |
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jan 2, 2021 9:37:29 GMT -5
Golden rule of content on the internet: if you don't pay for the product, you ARE the product.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 2, 2021 10:20:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I think our Free Trial Period or the Entire Internet is coming to an end...in stages. Can We Talk?  |
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jan 2, 2021 12:52:46 GMT -5
Just a matter of time before you have to pay to watch, surprised it hasn't happened already. Agree, I was thinking the same thing! |
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 2, 2021 13:17:08 GMT -5
I'm wondering how much of my life I've wasted watching the 5,4,3,2,1 countdown until I get to the "Skip Ads" button. I don't even notice the ads -- just waiting for the skip.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 2, 2021 13:34:04 GMT -5
I'm wondering how much of my life I've wasted watching the 5,4,3,2,1 countdown until I get to the "Skip Ads" button. I don't even notice the ads -- just waiting for the skip. And note that you're seeing the "skip ads" option less and less as time passes. |
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 2, 2021 14:14:46 GMT -5
If I were the descendants of Monet, I'd sue for compensation from everyone who ever used the term 'Monetization'.
I'll be rich!
Rich!
FAAAAAAAAAA-bulously wealthy!
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Post by themaestro on Jan 2, 2021 14:19:28 GMT -5
I run a couple of ad blockers-- Adblock Plus and Disconnect. They work pretty well. I still see some ads.
In Youtube, I will get a blank video and an immediate button to skip the ad. I have not seen any videos that break into an ad in the middle of the video.
My biggest gripe is that a URL is mentioned on a forum or a Facebook post, and when I click on it, there is a paywall or a pop-up that says to see the content, you need to sign up, pay. or turn off your ad blocker. I'm sorry (really I'm not), but NO! There is nothing on any site that I HAVE to see. If you challenge me to get in, I'll just leave.
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 2, 2021 14:45:08 GMT -5
"I have not seen any videos that break into an ad in the middle of the video."
lot's of them on youtube, especially the longer ones
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jan 2, 2021 15:53:20 GMT -5
The internet is broken, and instead of fixing it, they're slowly bringing it down.
All the ad blockers seem to do for me is to make me click on something saying I'll accept cookies. But I never get the good Keebler cookies!
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 2, 2021 16:18:23 GMT -5
Every aspect of the internet has become tedious. It ironic in a way. Not the finest achievements of big tech. It what happens when you have a good idea and let the parasites in.
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 2, 2021 16:23:49 GMT -5
Not the finest achievements of big tech. It what happens when you have a good idea and let the parasites in. Yeah -- the parasites being big tech. |
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Post by LTB on Jan 2, 2021 20:34:48 GMT -5
If I were the descendants of Monet, I'd sue for compensation from everyone who ever used the term 'Monetization'. I'll be rich! Rich! FAAAAAAAAAA-bulously wealthy! Filthy Rich!  |
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