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7/2/12 at 7:14pm

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Internet ads are a loser...period. People dont click on banner ads and many people have them disabled. People know theyre a gimmick that leads you to a webpage to a webpage to a webpage. Facebook came out with the same thing a few months back at how much money they lost in advertising this year.

Not true. Thinking the internet marketing has died is just foolish. I've worked with people who push $100,000+ per day with internet advertising.

The people who make the most tell the least.

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7/2/12 at 7:17pm

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I don't feel sorry for them... they knew what they were getting into when they tried to compete with google. They might start making money around the next time google gets caught doing something stupid (Remember when they got caught sniffing unsecure wifi networks?)

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7/2/12 at 7:19pm

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To people using adblock, I agree with you to a certain extent. There is a difference between intrusive ads and normal placed banner ads. I have my ad block designed to stop pop-ups and full page ads, but are a few ads on a webpage helping the website admin make money really that big of a deal? Would you rather see a few ads a month or pay $xx.xx for overclock.net per month.

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7/2/12 at 7:49pm

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To people using adblock, I agree with you to a certain extent. There is a difference between intrusive ads and normal placed banner ads. I have my ad block designed to stop pop-ups and full page ads, but are a few ads on a webpage helping the website admin make money really that big of a deal? Would you rather see a few ads a month or pay $xx.xx for overclock.net per month.

You make a good point, but seeing as though they aren't making money unless you click the ad, and i only click them by mistake anyway, i really dont see a point in keeping ANY ads enabled. Whats the point?

If there were ads that paid the webmasters whether you clicked or not (per page load?), well that i would be in favor of enabling(if i feel like supporting the site), but all these pay per click ads, whats the point if i'm not clicking anyway?
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7/2/12 at 8:10pm

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You make a good point, but seeing as though they aren't making money unless you click the ad, and i only click them by mistake anyway, i really dont see a point in keeping ANY ads enabled. Whats the point?
If there were ads that paid the webmasters whether you clicked or not (per page load?), well that i would be in favor of enabling(if i feel like supporting the site), but all these pay per click ads, whats the point if i'm not clicking anyway?

Wow...the tech age is brutal. A billboard ad is like renting whereas internet ads are like car showrooms...you don't get paid until you hook a sucker? Never knew that.

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7/2/12 at 8:12pm

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Originally Posted by StormProtocol

You make a good point, but seeing as though they aren't making money unless you click the ad, and i only click them by mistake anyway, i really dont see a point in keeping ANY ads enabled. Whats the point?
If there were ads that paid the webmasters whether you clicked or not (per page load?), well that i would be in favor of enabling(if i feel like supporting the site), but all these pay per click ads, whats the point if i'm not clicking anyway?

Some sites get paid per impression not always per click.

I just turn on click-to-play flash on google chrome. If an ad's using flash, it's too much (video ads, animation, sound).

On Topic:

Bing lacks the search quality to make money off of ads.

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They deserved it.

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7/2/12 at 8:21pm

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Good! Since 95 everything they done has been crap. I hope they burn.

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Nobody would pay an entry fee for a forum about overclocking. They would pay a premium fee though. I know a few site admins who make next to nothing off advertisements and support their entire website off of premium users.

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7/2/12 at 8:38pm

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So this is why they require you to use bing in wm8, despite the fact it is crap. Microsoft is the past, they can appeal to their support with business users because of their support for legacy stuff, but this same support is what makes them outdated and inneficient for consumers. They can continue to succeed with their support for business, but businesses dont updlate that much, which is bad news for ms. Maybe ms should switch to a subscription model for businesses lol

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