Comments on: “Viewer-Friendly” YouTube Ads — Says Who? http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/ Marketing blog focused on marketing optimization, improving website conversion rates, search engine marketing, web analytics, word of mouth, etc. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:38:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Damon http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1161076 Damon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:33:12 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-1161076 Now it's up to a new site to give unfettered video streaming and Youtube will be no more. Now it’s up to a new site to give unfettered video streaming and Youtube will be no more.

]]> By: Damon http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1161075 Damon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:31:36 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-1161075 The click-rate may be high, but they are forgetting a crucial element and that is that we're clicking these ads by mistake while trying to close them. This does not relate to sales and in fact if a company annoys me enough I won't buy from them. The click-rate may be high, but they are forgetting a crucial element and that is that we’re clicking these ads by mistake while trying to close them. This does not relate to sales and in fact if a company annoys me enough I won’t buy from them.

]]> By: Clay http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1158889 Clay Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:24:35 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-1158889 I've come to enjoy youtube and would be unhappy to simply stop watching because of these ads, but that's what I'm going to do if they are not discontinued. I’ve come to enjoy youtube and would be unhappy to simply stop watching because of these ads, but that’s what I’m going to do if they are not discontinued.

]]> By: kikomon http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-1138315 kikomon Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:16:15 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-1138315 What I find misleading is that for some videos that don't play the "Javascript is off" or "Old version of Flash" is displayed. When it really turned out to be was that my Anti-Virus software was detecting the ad in the video and not allowing to play. What I find misleading is that for some videos that don’t play the “Javascript is off” or “Old version of Flash” is displayed. When it really turned out to be was that my Anti-Virus software was detecting the ad in the video and not allowing to play.

]]> By: Russell Heimlich http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-159315 Russell Heimlich Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:48:07 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-159315 I agree that the overlay ads are very annoying. Anything that distracts me from watching the clip I clicked on to watch is a very bad thing for the user. Ultimately these ads will be a complete failure for YouTube -> http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/why-youtube-video-ads-will-ultimately-fail/ I agree that the overlay ads are very annoying. Anything that distracts me from watching the clip I clicked on to watch is a very bad thing for the user. Ultimately these ads will be a complete failure for YouTube -> http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/why-youtube-video-ads-will-ultimately-fail/

]]> By: Brian Carter http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/comment-page-1/#comment-155286 Brian Carter Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:20:32 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/08/22/viewer-friendly-youtube-ads-says-who/#comment-155286 YouTube is lucky enough right now to have the lion's share, so they can afford to see if this will cost them viewers. But after reading about truveo today, I'll check that out and YT will only be one of my destinations. Personally, I like simplicity, and I hate unsolicited noise. Actually, I resent it, so the advertisement starts out in the hole and has to do more work to affect me positively. YouTube is lucky enough right now to have the lion’s share, so they can afford to see if this will cost them viewers. But after reading about truveo today, I’ll check that out and YT will only be one of my destinations.

Personally, I like simplicity, and I hate unsolicited noise. Actually, I resent it, so the advertisement starts out in the hole and has to do more work to affect me positively.

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