while its nice that this group, the "Internet Advertising Bureau", has taken it upon themselves to set standards in advertising on web-sites, it doesn't really mean that they have any power.
well, they'll have *some* power. give a group of rich guys a concept to share and 3 BIG LETTERS to stand behind, and the slowest of the herd will get suckered.
so here's the deal, you want to prevent the propigation(sp?) of these new banners, then you have a choice:
you can voice your opinion.
if your favourite site adopts these ads, tell them it bothers you. if enough people complain, they will get pulled.
if you're a webmaster, don't run these ads. let's not allow this trend to become popular.
if you're a member of the "Internet Advertising Bureau" please -[kill yourself in a horrifying manner]- reconsider your actions. the more obtrusive the advertising, the more it's going to be ignored. you should pay attention to the people who already figured this out.
this has been a public service announcement... blah blah blah... noise...
i'm not sure, but maybe if they handed -[zero cool]- Cowboy Neal one of those damned 'what's your favourite colour?' e-mails, it might of been a little more interesting.
oh wait! maybe he's trying to be mysterious?
:P
ehh, i would of set him up with an interview with that Liza program. *that* would of been interesting.
what the hell do i know? i'm just a newbie. i know nothing about what's 'entertaining'.
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hahahahahahahah.... etc.
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i think he's right.
can we turn this into an article please?
or is slashdot too scared of the truth?
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it works. it's just that the advertisers don't know that.
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well, they'll have *some* power. give a group of rich guys a concept to share and 3 BIG LETTERS to stand behind, and the slowest of the herd will get suckered.
so here's the deal, you want to prevent the propigation(sp?) of these new banners, then you have a choice:
you can voice your opinion.
if your favourite site adopts these ads, tell them it bothers you. if enough people complain, they will get pulled.
if you're a webmaster, don't run these ads. let's not allow this trend to become popular.
if you're a member of the "Internet Advertising Bureau" please -[kill yourself in a horrifying manner]- reconsider your actions. the more obtrusive the advertising, the more it's going to be ignored. you should pay attention to the people who already figured this out.
this has been a public service announcement... blah blah blah... noise...
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oh wait! maybe he's trying to be mysterious?
:P
ehh, i would of set him up with an interview with that Liza program. *that* would of been interesting.
what the hell do i know? i'm just a newbie. i know nothing about what's 'entertaining'.
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now my 2 cents...
there's one thing i like about id. they make some damn fine gaming engines. and they make damn fine graphics for these engines.
as soon as doom3 comes out, i'm diving head first into the shallow end of the MOD pool.
that way i can get some damn fine (read: innovative) concepts.
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