Part of the problem, atleast form what I've heard, is that some parents just don't care. Their kids whine and plead until the parent gives in and just buy the game to shut their kids up. It's like they want the entertainment center, TV, game systems, yadda, yadda, to "watch" their kids for them.
I also think some parents just don't get it. One example I heard on the news. A grantmother bought her 13 year old grandson GTA because it was rated teen. When she found out that the rating had been changed to "M" she said she wouldn't have bought it then.
People need to read the reasons on the back of the box to see WHY it's rated whatever.
That's for sure. The worst IMO, is 1and1 Internet, 12 pages in a row of freakin ads. WTF? Because of those 12 pages alone, I will never use their services.
flyingember asks: "With ad blocking becoming ever more popular among users, why do you block ads?
1. They're annoying.
2. They interupt my web surfing.
3.Because I can.:p
4.Some ads are more annoying than others. Ex: "Flashing ads, and ads that have audio and/or video in them.
And with what?
The "Adblock" add on for Firefox. Adblock works damm well. It blocks almost everything. Even Flash and iframes.:D
Do you view internet ads as different from say, TV ads?
Not so much. I don't pay attention to TV ads that much. Although, some TV ads are more annoying. F*ck you Geico! And, yes Verizon, I can hear you now, so stfu!
What about in a magazine? Do you not buy a magazine because it has too many? I go right past the ads. Speaking of mag ads. Do we really need 10 pages in a row of ads for 1&1 Internet?
Lol, I heard about "malibox" yeaterday on BBR. If they can't even spell mail right then I'm gonna stay far away from them. Besides who needs 30GB for mail? I've only used 13MB of my 1GB on Yahoo!, and I'm "saving" more messages, to try and fill it up.
BTW, they fixed it now.
"30 GigaByte mailbox"
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I also think some parents just don't get it. One example I heard on the news. A grantmother bought her 13 year old grandson GTA because it was rated teen. When she found out that the rating had been changed to "M" she said she wouldn't have bought it then.
People need to read the reasons on the back of the box to see WHY it's rated whatever.
That's for sure. The worst IMO, is 1and1 Internet, 12 pages in a row of freakin ads. WTF? Because of those 12 pages alone, I will never use their services.
Friday's kid. Dum-dee-dum-dum.
1. They're annoying.
2. They interupt my web surfing.
3.Because I can.
4.Some ads are more annoying than others. Ex: "Flashing ads, and ads that have audio and/or video in them.
And with what? The "Adblock" add on for Firefox. Adblock works damm well. It blocks almost everything. Even Flash and iframes. :D
Do you view internet ads as different from say, TV ads?
Not so much. I don't pay attention to TV ads that much. Although, some TV ads are more annoying. F*ck you Geico! And, yes Verizon, I can hear you now, so stfu!
What about in a magazine? Do you not buy a magazine because it has too many?
I go right past the ads. Speaking of mag ads. Do we really need 10 pages in a row of ads for 1&1 Internet?
Lol, I heard about "malibox" yeaterday on BBR. If they can't even spell mail right then I'm gonna stay far away from them. Besides who needs 30GB for mail? I've only used 13MB of my 1GB on Yahoo!, and I'm "saving" more messages, to try and fill it up.
BTW, they fixed it now. "30 GigaByte mailbox"