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Hi Killswitch
Most people understand the need for advertising on websites, and most are ok with some ads appearing. This isn't the problem. The real problem is with OVER-advertising either by super aggressive marketing companies, dumb webmasters, or both.
Alot of advertisers think that more is better. They think that hammering the fuck out of end users is the way to get seen. They have either never heard the word "targeted" ads, or they can't be bothered with it.
Take Youtube for example. Youtube used to COOL and a FUN destination. Now ads pop-up in the vidoes I want to watch forcing me to click to close them. Even worse are ads that force me to watch 5 seconds before I can "click to skip" the ad.
Problems like Ad Blocker are a GOOD IDEA, and I'm saying this even though we spend money on advertising all the time. The Internet Advertising industry as a whole is just getting a little out of control, ignoring customer surfing habits in exchange for more more more. Although I want my ads to be seen, I don't blame surfers who want ad blocking software at all.
Want proof? How pissed off do you get at yet another Live Jasmin Pop-under, with some annoying twit moaning through your speakers when you didn't want or expect it?
Thanks BFT3K for the link to http://safariadblock.com/. I don't think it will hurt the tube sites much (and ad sellers will just deny its existence or downplay it anyway), but oh well.
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Well spoken
I am old school and obviously attitudes have changed drastically since my days. Perhaps one of the biggest changes has been the change from a "modestly gentleman's approach" toward others earning their living from smut.. To a "fuck you asshole I am going get what ever I can" attitude.
The majority of tube sites are not factoring anyone or anything other than themselves. They neglect (sometimes even ridicule) all others that are involved in this industry who are trying to earn a living too.
Now having read what you posted it appears to me that you are somone of at least modest intelligence and perhaps even an accomplished businessman. Therefore you know as well as I know that a good reputation is one of the biggest, most valuable assets of any business. And that repuation does not just involve how the end user views them but also how industry colleges, employees, etc perceive them as well.
When any business adopts a cold callous unsympathetic and negative attitude towards any group. Sooner or later that business should expect some sort of eventual retaliation. Especially if their actions are directly responsible for preventing others from putting food on their table and paying their bills.
Now no one is trying to stop anyone from making a dollar and no one is certainly trying to control how many dollars somone earns. But consequently no one should be bulldozering others without concern or remorse....
If for no other reason than what goes around comes around and you might find yourself on the other side one day.
