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Date: 2010-11-07 19:29
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Subject: Ads as site background = ARGH

Okay, what is it with the new trend where websites will use the background of the page as advertisement spots?

It's incredibly annoying. I *always* click the background to get rid of any focus that's on the page. I do not want an ad there.

Yes, okay, so they're getting lots of clicks from me and from anybody else. And I'm sure that for the websites themselves, that's probably quite profitable. But it's going to suck money out of the advertisers' pockets, because their click-to-purchase ratio is going to drop dramatically because nobody wants an ad there. I suppose that's the only comfort one can take out of this; anybody who advertises using it is not going to want to use it long.

*rage*

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Terraja
User: [personal profile] terraja
Date: 2010-11-07 19:43 (UTC)
Subject: (no subject)

I admit, my curiosity is piqued. I haven't seen this in action yet. I guess it's only a matter of buy one, get one half price all this month at Domino's time before they start inserting ads in other silly places.

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br3nda
User: [personal profile] br3nda
Date: 2010-11-07 20:42 (UTC)
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they tend to not work in Opera too -- so i see a broken background instead of brainwash advertising.

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forthwritten
User: [personal profile] forthwritten
Date: 2010-11-08 20:40 (UTC)
Subject: (no subject)

Just encountered my first one (here, for the record) and aaargh, so annoying!

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Sophie
User: [personal profile] sophie
Date: 2010-11-08 20:53 (UTC)
Subject: (no subject)

Seriously.

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