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Hey everyone,
I'm just blogging to talk about ADs - those boxes in the corner of your screen that just wish had a mute button? I mean - sometimes ADs are interesting, but whenever I'm on the internet the ADs are usually bad. Why anyone would click these ADs is a question that I still need to answer, but until that day I'm gonna try and answer this:
Internet ADs - Why u no decent?

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This blog contains four sections: Types of bad advertisements, A decent AD, How to stop ADs and Internet ADs - why u no decent? The main section called 'Types of bad advertisements' is written just as text, whilst the other three require you to click the spoiler. This should allow you to find the section you want to read easier when the blog becomes bigger.

Types of bad advertisements

ADs that are so clearly a scam, they might as well have the word's 'this is a scam' instead of 'you've won a lottery that you never entered': You know the ones. I don't know why it's even legal for advertising companies to display scam ADs. One problem with the internet is - no one country can police it, meaning lots of illegal stuff is done using the internet, but pretty much every country hates scam ADs. I think it shouldn't be legal to make an AD that looks like an error message either. Plus, the ones that have flashing lights should be limited - because it's not fair for someone with epilepsy to be put through that.

AD scams that are badly made [all of them]:
I can understand ripping people off, but what bugs me more is the fact that with virtually no effort I could make a scam that's better than half of the one's you see in ADs. Not saying I'm gonna - but come on! Flashing lights, a stupid gif or a box that's supposed to look like it's an error message? What happens when you click these? You get a bad looking website that make the scam even more obvious. At least make it look like a real website!

ADs that give you a heart attack because they randomly start playing music:
This happened to me yesterday - it was eleven O'clock, and I was editing a short film, the genre - horror. I don't usually do scary short films on my YouTube, but I was having a hard time editing because the sound effect combination I was using was really creepy. Try mixing various screams with an army snare - it's creepy. I had my volume up at about half way - and all of a sudden one of those irritating Tesco ADs with music that doesn't relate to the product comes on. It made me jump, and after that I just couldn't be bothered to edit any-more. Well I did kinda need some sleep... But the point is - if an AD has audio, there should be a fade transition, it shouldn't just come on like that.

ADs that if your family saw, they wouldn't be impressed:

I really think that some of these ADs are pathetic. I mean, if you're honestly going to play a game because the characters are half-naked then you ought to find something better to do with your life. There are always AD's for IMVU too - and they make me sick just looking at them, because the idea behind IMVU is horrible. I'm not gonna go into details - but it isn't right.

UPDATE:
I'd also like to make note of the 'only men' phrase that in used in these kind of AD's... It's just pathetic - the chances are it's more likely to be a teen considering the people on PMC, and even it's because they'd want to be considered a man. Also, take note that I myself am a male teen and I'm not impressed.


But - let's not criticize PMC for this!
PMC runs ADs to help keep the website running, and they don't choose the AD's either.

A decent AD:
What internet ADs should be like.

Style:
No flashing lights or ugly colours, simple colour scheme that suits the product advertised.
No fake error messages.
Decent animation, not just an image and some writing that changes colour or spins around.
If it's funny be light humour, something we can all relate to.
Age appropriate - even the worst of companies need some decency.

Music:
A fade in, simple music that everyone can enjoy [not electronic or heavy metal, etc]
Music that suits the AD


But how can we stop these AD's?
There's a simple way to stop these ADs, and I'm gonna tell you what it is.
It's simpler than you think to stop ADs, you just need an ADblocker plugin for your browser - it sounds complicated but trust me it's not. This is the definition of an ADblocker: "Ad filtering or ad blocking is removing or altering advertising content in a Web page." ADblockers vary in features, but a decent ADblocker should remove pop-ups, remove/replace inappropriate ADs, and some can remove social media buttons like the facebook 'like' button that you see often. I found this really helpful when I tried it, especially when you get those bad ADs on PMC.

What I used [only for Google chrome]:
https://adblockplus.org/en/chrome

Special thanks to Geekmaster2000 for suggesting I get an AD blocker and Clue for standing up for me in the comments.
No thanks whatsoever to weter506 who called me and most other internet users dumb for not using one.

There are people like weter506 who criticize, and those who help like Geekmaster2000 or Clue - but the one that helps is always a better person.



A larger scale idea.
All ADs are influenced by their target markets, so because of the great deal of people who use the internet to look at naked pictures, lots of ADs will try and aim their product at them. So what I'm saying is, if you stop using the internet to look at this stuff, this type of AD will go away. Not like I expect this to happen, but it's a point that shouldn't be left un-noticed.


So, Internet AD's - why you know decent?
I finally answer the question.
Internet ADs are made to show the many users of the internet their product - however, many companies abuse this and make AD scams. The ADs you will usually find on the web are these scams, but if they're not, then they could just be bad, like ADs that use animated women to attract male players to their game. These ADs cannot be policed - but they should be limited.

So why aren't they decent? Because no-one polices the internet. No one really stops these AD scams, yet we always hear about how bad an impact they have on someone who is ripped off by them - and for me, that's worthy of being monitored. These ADs that show half naked women aren't limited either - but if films with this kind of thing in are given age ratings, should these ADs be too? These ADs sometimes work off of charts showing what people like to see, and if people use the internet to look at women, then that's what will be in ADs. So yes, that's a reason too. To conclude, these are the simplified reasons for why Internet ADs aren't decent:
  • No-one polices the internet
  • There isn't an age rating for ADs, or the internet in general
  • Because many users of the internet use it to look up naked pictures, and if some chart in office shows that, then that's what they'll put in the ADs.


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12/20/2013 10:35 pm
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enderman1021
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the chrome add block helps, thank you
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10/13/2013 9:02 am
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ToadDan
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Don't forget the ones where you "need" to click to do a certain action.
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09/26/2013 10:23 am
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07/26/2013 11:39 am
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zalebcaleb
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Adblocker takes away from people revenue. The average youtuber and website makes 75% of their money from ads, you block them they don't get payed. It's bullshit. Don't be a dick and remove it.
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07/21/2013 5:56 pm
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NorthernGamR
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Thank goodness I am not the only one that thinks this!
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07/21/2013 10:11 pm
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i agree!
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07/21/2013 2:14 pm
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The ads that show up on certain sites are determined by your browser history.
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07/21/2013 2:27 pm
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eccsdee
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Yeah, but sadly not on PMC. I can understand that though, because AD's that aren't determined by what someone's history is give more money to the website that the AD is on.
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07/21/2013 11:09 am
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ADs*
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07/21/2013 11:18 am
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eccsdee
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Thanks, I can't believe I did that 0_0
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