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Old 06-09-2015, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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And I've never seen an 8 minute ad on YouTube.
If I DID I would exit YouTube.

Other video sites:
Yahoo
Bing
Vimeo...


But of course Google should host exabytes of data and give it away for free.

 
Old 06-09-2015, 12:50 PM
 
Location: The Mitten.
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I run Safari 8.0.6 on my Mac. I have installed AdBlockPlus and Ghostery, and have set my Safari preferences to "block pop-ups." I also use StartPage exclusively as my search engine. I almost NEVER see ads.
 
Old 06-09-2015, 01:51 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Peregrine View Post
You want free stuff? Ads bring you free stuff. Suck it up. It is really that annoying?
Sometimes it is, yes. But I don't block ads for that reason. I block them because the ad networks can't get a handle on their security so they are routinely used for malware distribution, which makes it a security issue.
 
Old 06-09-2015, 02:58 PM
 
Location: the sticks
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Thanks, Mr Chickpea, it works great, annoying ads that had seemed to take over, are no more.
 
Old 06-09-2015, 03:13 PM
 
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Thanks, Mr Chickpea, it works great, annoying ads that had seemed to take over, are no more.
You're welcome. You might want to toss the developer a buck or two to keep the updates coming.

As for "you get what you pay for" - that is so last century. My customers don't seem to want to pay for anything, my tenant is past due on the lease, a webhosting company that I tried to tell to take a hike is trying to ding my credit card for services not rendered and the last politician I tried to pay off snubbed me.
 
Old 06-09-2015, 03:16 PM
 
Location: SC
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Take 30 seconds to install Ad Block Plus. No more ads.

I've been using it for years, and lead an ad-free life online. Problems solved.

PS: It is not bloatware or an invasive program. Once you install it, you forget about it.
 
Old 06-09-2015, 11:56 PM
 
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Originally Posted by NHDave
Sometimes it is, yes. But I don't block ads for that reason. I block them because the ad networks can't get a handle on their security so they are routinely used for malware distribution, which makes it a security issue.
I wonder if they know MOST PEOPLE have ads blocked and dont see any so they really blast the SPAM ADS knowing most wont see them anyway so why care??

MOST PEOPLE DO NOT RESPOND TO SPAM SO WHY BOTHER THEM SEEING IT ANYWAY?? (They wont click it or anything)
 
Old 06-10-2015, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Most people don't have ads blocked.
 
Old 06-11-2015, 09:54 AM
 
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Dude111, why do you keep yelling? The first thing I do is scroll right past your posts because it's annoying as hell.
 
Old 06-11-2015, 01:56 PM
 
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Dude111, why do you keep yelling? The first thing I do is scroll right past your posts because it's annoying as hell.
My guess is his 1/exclamation point key stopped working as he usually uses at least 5 or 6 of those...
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