Comments on: The Double-Bottom Line on In-Text Ads

By: John Morrison

John Morrison — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:41:35 +0000

I see double underlined links and click the “back” button pronto. WAFM.

By: deafdog

deafdog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:48:54 +0000

If you use the free Firefox browser and install the plugin available from Adblock, you may better enjoy your browsing experience.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:33:48 +0000

Every body hates pop-up windows. Those were mostly by hackers. Most of them are controlled by now. Now this are text pop-ups. Are worst these are not hackers, these are the owners the web pages and the companies that supply the ads. Those are terrible annoying at the worst time during my work. I don’t go to those companies and stump my hand every second on whatever their employees are doing. FireFox and all the browers makers should include a tool to optionally prevent them.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:49:38 +0000

Another thing to be annoyed by. Hope Firefox comes up with a FIX. Turn them red and deactivate, I’ll know who wants to interupt me while i use thier product. Kind of like talking to an insurance salesperson about a new restraunt you like. Yep they do have a sidewalk in front you could fall on, break a hip and need long term disability insurance.

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By: Nishi

Nishi — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:52:21 +0000

It is an “ad ad” world out there and we are going to be bombarded with promotional material whether we like it or not.

Coming to think of it, I don’t mind in-text ads so much cause I get sneak previews of the advertised websites without actually visiting them. If a link appeals to me, I will click. Else, I don’t really care.

By: allanGEE!

allanGEE! — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:22:10 +0000

My biggest complaint is that it often doesn’t quite match the content. You could be reading an article on car tires with an in-text ad that pops up on tractor tires, or tire swings, etc.

By: Michael Szapkiw

Michael Szapkiw — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:11:13 +0000

“Land mine” is right! The pointer moves here, “Ah!” and the pointer moves there, double “Ah!”

Sometimes I wonder who’s actually engaging themselves with this type of content. I, for one, avoid it like moldy cheese. You can say it adds flavor, but it’s really just spoiling everything – and that’s not Gouda.

Companies can provide as much additional “information about the topic” as they want. I just won’t be there to read it.

Thanks Ronald.

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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:37:41 +0000

That pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter too. It’s a way to earn money, but they annoy me on other people’s sites, so I won’t use them on mine. It’s hard enough to balance advertising with other kinds of contextual advertising. I just can’t see mixing it up with links in the text itself that I’ve chosen to put there.