I am seeing more and more adverts on my timeline, Chinese aluminum window shutters, thermal receipt printers to name two of today’s. I am here to read your interesting toots, music/film/book recommendations, pictures of your dogs & cats, and daft jokes. #adverts#stoptryingtosellshit
I’m watching an “in-video” advert on Youtube which is then interrupted by an enforced advert… which is then interrupted by another advert which I can’t skip for 30 seconds. When I do skip, I’m back to the original “in-video” advert.
I’m not interest in the slightest in any of the products advertised so wasted on me.
The Metro (a newspaper in the UK) wants me to disable my ad-blocker and accept its cookie policy to read an article. If I conform, it shows me a headline of 9 words. The rest is #adverts (I've pixelated them).
As I scroll down I get more ads and an auto-playing video advert.
It sets 77 cookies, and allows other trackers from advertisers -- total cookies 101.
If I turn on ad-block I prevent 41 Adverts and 57 #tracker#cookies
This is how to NOT run a website and drive engagement and trust.
An Israeli technology company has developed the means of delivering spyware via online ad networks. There’s no defense against the spyware and the Israeli government has given the company approval to sell the technology.
For now, take comfort in the fact that it’s a hefty $6.4 million price tag for a single ad infection.
Got a new video on my RetroSpectives channel. A nostalgic look-back at ten (plus four honourable mentions) of the most memorable UK TV adverts with the greatest musical jingles.
Do you get the idea that for some adverts they hire an actor then tell them:
We don't have a script so just say stuff to convey the core message.
And the actor goes: How's that?
And then they say: Well, we don't have a director either so ... just keep saying shit until we've got enough footage ... And do something funny for the end. Like, trip up or something.
Had to launch Chrome and it pops up offering to serve me more relevant ads if I'm turn on some setting.
No thanks.
I don't really want to see adverts at all, but if there must be adverts then I'd sooner they are irrelevant adverts for things I'll definitely never buy.
The more relevant an advert is the more likely it is to manipulate me into buying something I don't need.
I dunno why the big tech people seem to think we want adverts that are more relevant to us. That's what the manipulating advertisers want, not the what the manipulated advertised-at people want.
Truth of the matter is, there's no such thing as free lunch. But if I have to choose between ads and paywalls, I'd choose paywalls. Yes, they're annoying as all hell, but at least they don't create the illusion of "free". It's more honest this way.
#Adverts are appearing on decentralised social media by using hashtags, because it's a good way to get into feeds where you follow hashtags of interest to you. Unless it is against the rules of their instance, they are free to try to do what they can to promote themselves, but you as the user can just mute them.
Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says (arstechnica.com) Polish
Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.