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In reply to the discussion: Rise of Ad-Blocking Software Threatens Online Revenue [View all]Orrex
(63,759 posts)10. You're replying to the wrong person, or you didn't read my post
Last edited Tue May 31, 2016, 07:00 AM - Edit history (1)
I'm not asking for anything for free. I'm simply asking that ad content be made less disruptive, and that it back away from the data mining. Not at all the same.
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LOL, it is like shoplifting. Wanting something for nothing. People are basically dishonest. And....
Logical
May 2016
#4
I am just tired of people wanting to steal content and expect no one to make money off their....
Logical
May 2016
#7
So stealing. I get it. You want the content but no ads to pay for it. Classic! nt
Logical
May 2016
#17
How do you feel about websites that use content excerpts of other people's content
Jesus Malverde
May 2016
#22
That is up to the websites deal with the links the provide. I dont watch a TV show and worry....
Logical
May 2016
#31
I read this OP of yours where you copied 4 paragraphs verbatim from the Huffington Post:
Nye Bevan
May 2016
#47
Yes. Like people who record shows on their DVR and fast-forward through the commercials.
Nye Bevan
May 2016
#9
No, they have to fast forward through them. You can ignore or close most pop up ads also. Blah! nt
Logical
May 2016
#11
too bad. Internet gives your business exposure. sell your product, dont do ads
larkrake
May 2016
#63
Well, your sentence is syntactically correct, but not as descriptive as possible.
ret5hd
May 2016
#82
It is quite literally nothing like shoplifting, you cheapen the idea of theft by making...
Humanist_Activist
May 2016
#19
we pay for our internet thru the nose. I vote for no ads and CEOs can earn less millions
larkrake
May 2016
#62
I pay for cable and the TV to display it. But I can't tell ABC to stop showing ads or control it.
Logical
May 2016
#37
Exactly, I don't need this shit cluttering up the web, if they had less intrusive ads...
Humanist_Activist
May 2016
#34
Oh - no longer getting rich fast with no work involved? Want cheese with that whine? eom
Jemmons
May 2016
#48
Good point! I will say this though: If you truely put in a lot of honest work in a site Patreon
Jemmons
May 2016
#84
Blame overly intrusive ads, too many ads on a single page, and malware delivering ads.
PersonNumber503602
May 2016
#70
I'm sure there is statistical analysis out there about whether online ads are effective or not.
randome
Jun 2016
#91
I had mine on, forgot that I did, and turned it off. I want DU to make money
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#81