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Web ad features

glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
edited 2013-07-14 12:01:25 in Tech
Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

Is it just me, or is anyone else actually actively distrustful of web advertisements/promotional features?


I just googled "idris elba" to figure out what that was (British actor and singer who stars in Pacific Rim, apparently), and there was an ad that showed up as the first "search result", looking like a Youtube search result and suggesting a trailer for the movie Pacific Rim.


So I became curious to watch a trailer for the movie.  But instead of clicking that, I went to my browser's search bar, picked Youtube, and then typed in "pacific rim trailer".


Anyone else do this?

Comments

  • FuschlatzFuschlatz
    A Mind You Do NOT Want To Read

    I wouldn't know, I've been using Adblock Plus for the past three years.

  • KrakenKraken

    Ads are how websites make money, but that doesn't mean you should click every time.

  • FuschlatzFuschlatz
    A Mind You Do NOT Want To Read
    Yeah, I know. I've been thinking about whether I should stop. The main reason I started using an adblocker was as part of a bigger effort to cut down on the resource hogging that otherwise slowed my Windows box to a crawl, but since I've almost completely stopped using my Windows box now, that's no longer a significant issue.
  • Draven_XeroDraven_Xero
    Da Monster Xero

    Yeah, active distrust of ads is a thing for me. It may be paranoia or whatever, but I just don't trust most folks, and that extends to internet ads. One too many malware-type-things a while back...

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