[Hichardo]

Do the blinking ads compell you to click?

[LincolnSpector]

Hi, Hichardo.

Obviously, they compell some people to click, or they wouldn't be used. They certainly grab your attention, which increases the odds that you'll click.

But they compell me to do something to hide the ad. I hate them. And I have one friend who can't look at a page with them without getting migrains.

Lincoln

[rgreen4]

No, quite the opposite. Yes, they attract ones attention, but I never click on one as they repel me.

[phillypa800]

the only compelling feeling that surges through my blood is fisting through my monitor and physically punching the ads off my screen.

[number6]

I block them with the addon for Firefox called Adblock Plus. Then I don't ever see them again.

[techie4fun]

Most of my advertisement/web annoyance's are a thing of the past. I use //Adblock Plus// and //Flashblock// Firefox Add -ons.

[LincolnSpector]

techie4fun said:

Most of my advertisement/web annoyance's are a thing of the past. I use //Adblock Plus// and //Flashblock// Firefox Add -ons.

Do you block all ads or just the blinking ones?

Lincoln

[techie4fun]

Hi Lincoln.

I block all ads.

[mjd420nova]

I treat all adds just like I treat unwanted e-mails, I either ignore them, block them or scroll past them. If they have a close box, I close them. I never, ever click on any adds. In extreme cases, I will even avoid certain sites that have annoying, flashing adds. Once the site owners realize that they are losing traffic because of the adds, they'll rethink their approach to advertising in that manner.

[snorg]

Blinkers really annoy me.
If its a site I rarely use I just hit Esc to stop blinking, but if its a site I often use I block it.

I dont hate all ads, but with my swift 28.8 connection I havta block ads or the page will take a coon's age to download.


PCworld excepted, a coarse.
not...

[coastie65]

Like all the other ads, I pay scant, if any attention to them. I can stay focused on the site and not be bothered by them. coastie

[LincolnSpector]

I hate blinking and pop-up ads, but the stationary ones don't bother me. And I have on occasion clicked them.

I should also admit a certain possible bias here. I write for a living, mostly for web sites. That advertising puts bread on my table.

OTOH, I always fast-forward through TV commercials.

Lincoln

[number6]

Another advantage to blocking ads is that it saves space on the web page. Before I started using Adblock Plus I could see only two discussions on the main page without scrolling. Now I can see ten different threads.

[Adama]

I'm with you, Lincoln, I hate blinking, blaring ads too. I was even getting them in my Yahoo email account, that's the reason I went to AdMuncher, but it turned out to be too agressive.


Then Flashorn suggested IE7Pro. I uninstalled AdMuncher, and downloaded IE7Pro, and I'm very happy with the results.

For anyone interested, here's the link for IE7Pro It's a free program, and well worth the price. :)

[Adama]

No. I hate the blinking ads.

Plus, another thing people have to be aware of is that some advertisers use those ads to track your movements, and may even install malware in your computer.

[lilxkid24]

NO, i have adblock plus

[JessOnTechComps]

Number6, I just downloaded that addon, and it's amazing! Thanks!

[piyushsingh]

yes they do. I always click on them once but just once but with the block content mode of Opera browser ON. And after that i cant see them. ;-)

[number6]

Hey, I'm glad you like it. There's another one called Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper that works side by side with Adblock Plus, but it gives you more control over what you're able to block such as text ads, text boxes, animations, etc. If you like Adblock Plus, I'm quite confident that you would like Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper.

[JessOnTechComps]

Now, number6, you might be teaching me things here. Can't have that, you know. This is the internet, dammit! ;)

Jess