Ads on YouTube replacing the skip button with a link to their website
๐๏ธ Styxlanian ยท 11002 points ยท Posted at 15:08:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
๐๏ธ Styxlanian ยท 11002 points ยท Posted at 15:08:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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StankyJohnson ยท 1102 points ยท Posted at 15:41:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
A new low..
DingyWarehouse ยท 965 points ยท Posted at 17:03:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"we need to increase our revenue. Any ideas?"
"Let's make our customers really pissed off! Maybe they'll buy our products out of rage."
"Great idea!"
ahanix1989 ยท 288 points ยท Posted at 17:40:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Google is really loving this "Fuck muscle memory" thing, aren't yet?
And we all know they don't care how much we hate it.
SHINX_FUCKER ยท 184 points ยท Posted at 17:51:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still pissed how they switched around the on/off buttons for the annotations for no good reason
mrhelton ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 18:05:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They just switched the refresh and back button in Chrome on my phone a couple weeks ago.
[deleted] ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 18:45:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:08:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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flanders427 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:12:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's the subreddit style if you mouse over a comment in here it moves around. If you have RES you can turn it off
JoeArchitect ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:23:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can turn it off without RES too.
Preferences -> Allow Subreddits to Show Me Custom Sytles
Untick that.
flanders427 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:30:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but that turns it off for all subs. RES lets you do it for individual ones.
scorcher117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:37 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need RES to turn it off just go into your preferences.
gzilla57 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:11:22 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"Yeah but that turns it off for all subs. RES lets you do it for individual ones" - other guy in this thread I'm too lazy to source.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:17 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
the end is nigh
TutkuGulzar ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:17:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Switching Pictures and maps around when you google something
risto1116 ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:34:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They switched it all over the place depending on what you search. I wanted to look for a picture, Googled it, clicked the second tab out of instinct... it was "Shopping"... the fuck am I gonna shop for Zion Canyon River??
super-lizard ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:25:22 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Good day, shopkeep! I would like your finest Zion Canyon River, please!
ICritMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You could buy it? It would be a cool thing to own.
noreallyimthepope ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:36:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
... And randomly pushing in "Shopping" in place of "Images" sometimes.
ahanix1989 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:56:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Especially when they put Images under the More menu. Bitch, it's your second-most-popular feature
chapium ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:24:41 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Space bar doesnt pause video, it clicks the last thing you clicked. i keep skipping videos because of this.
Freddies_Mercury ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can press 'k' instead for this.
chapium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:36 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Good to know. Thanks!
Cymry_Cymraeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:40:38 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
K.
Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:27 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
www.improvedtube.com
LegacyLemur ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:42:55 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. I thought that was just in my head.
Those fucking pricks. I'm so sick of them trying to constantly push shit in your face.
I can't believe how fucking awful Youtube has become over the past few years
My_usrname_of_choice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
It doesn't even matter, it's a toggle, it's doesn't matter which one you click.qtx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
I can't believe no one has mentioned this earlier. All this rage over nothing.My_usrname_of_choice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:06 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Actually I tried it and it isn't any more. Shit.
qtx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:08 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well shit, now I gotta strike my reply as well.
Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Improvedtube.com
smokecat20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be evil.
Saint-Peer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
How about the search engine? Images is no longer next to web, been replaced by shopping or maps, and they keep swapping back and forth
fnord_happy ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:11:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly you just have to show a high click rate to your superior or client... That's why these things work.
snoharm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:02:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You also have to show a high conversion rate, which is why they don't.
JNS_KIP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
well not always. video advertising is about branding rather than direct response & conversions.
snoharm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That's not the case with this button, though.
JNS_KIP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
True. However, as a general rule video advertising is about branding and awareness.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:55 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
but the button
JNS_KIP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:46 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
There can be two KPIs.
Face_Bacon ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:42:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
To all the people who are being pissed off by ads. You could just avoid being advertised to entirely, install the Ad Block and Ghostery extentions.
Ad Block does exactly what it says and Ghostery blocks trackers (They can't sell your browsing information to anyone).
Teh_Sauce_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:28:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced.
Demand_101 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:52 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but some of us actually like giving revenue to the people who create content for us.
jenpenjen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I never understood this?? Ads that make you hate them don't make you want to purchase anything. Why do they not know this?
spider2544 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Your mistake is confusing users with customers. If you dont pay for a service, your the product not the customer.
Youtube is doing this to make their customers happy because it doesnt reduce the number of products they can sell, it just makes their product grumble a little bit
piclemaniscool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well as someone who has never seen this ad, I have now.
Orc_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:10:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It does help out us youtube partners.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:28:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad block bro. Hell Google has one where you can literally pay $1 and technically you don't have to you would just be supporting the creater.
nummeh ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:43:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I hate using it because I think it's good to support YT content creators, but if google pulls shit like this I really feel less bad about it.
dfpoetry ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
a fundamental law of adverising, is that you are giving more money to the advertisers on average, than they are giving to the content creator. Were you to simply save that money, you could give it all to the content creator, and not have to deal with ads. Plus it is voluntary.
Demand_101 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:44:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ya but I'm not giving them my own money by watching their ad. I can't afford to donate he same as my ad revenue to them but I sure as hell can watch 5 seconds of an ad.
dfpoetry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
you can't like generate money from advertising like that. You aren't creating value by being advertised to.
the ad revenue that is generated is fundamentally linked to your propensity to give the advertisers money after seeing the ad. If you give them no money, then you generate no ad revenue.
iNEEDheplreddit ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:09:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Its when site start this bullshit people start asking whats a good alternative to youtube.
LifeWulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've been asking that for years. Still don't have an answer. DailyMotion and Vimeo are places I only go to if I can't find something on YouTube.
StrategicSarcasm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:28 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see why we don't use DailyMotion and Vimeo though. There's no reason everyone can't upload their videos to both sites. Unless there are content rules that I was not aware of.
LifeWulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:08 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
From what I've heard Vimeo hates gaming content, so there goes half my subscriptions. DailyMotion's player needs some work, I think it still uses Flash and I hate Flash.
LegacyLemur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:29 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I tried to find an alternative over the Google+ merger disaster. I still haven't found anything better.
I just don't really use Youtube anymore in general. It's one of the only real options
LifeWulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I used to only occasionally use YouTube, but ever since Chromecast came to Canada I watch it a lot more. A bit pissed that Google suddenly thrust all the unskippable ads upon us, but I suppose it was inevitable.
StrategicSarcasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I feel bad when I use AdBlock so I always check if the content creators have a Patreon or something where I can directly pay for their content. The average internet advertisement nets the creator less than a cent per view, I'm not going to spend hours on annoying ads when I could make more than that doing shitty internet surveys.
UltraDelicious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ah the good old days of youtube where there were no ads on the videos. I miss those days. Maybe soon they will have modal ads. Such an exciting time we live in.
MiTacoEsSuTaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Stop with this consumer outrage you woman harassing misogynists!
ICritMyPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And I thought seeing adverts during videos (the video is cut up into parts and adverts play during them parts) was bad enough.
kekehippo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Would you rather pay $20+ a month to use a Ad free Adsense free Google?
Ventorpoe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:52:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
How dare someone try to make money when they are giving us FREE content.
HOW DARE THEY.
otivito ยท 755 points ยท Posted at 16:23:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand why advertisers think pestering or tricking people is effective. I hate all that intrusive shit.
CaptainBritish ยท 460 points ยท Posted at 16:30:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's like those ads that you get on Mobile devices where it opens up an app store page. Like, really? You think that messing with the page that I'm trying to look at is going to make me download your game/app?
I guess it must work for some demographic of people though, or else it wouldn't be so prevalent.
otivito ยท 105 points ยท Posted at 16:32:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Super annoying. I'd be interested to meet the people that actually works on.
cosmicsans ยท 206 points ยท Posted at 17:41:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Go to Best Buy. Find the person just eating out of the hand of the salesman.
Then, wait 3 months for the same person to come back to Geek Squad with 800 viruses on their computer.
That's the person you're looking for.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:58:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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snoharm ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:03:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Those evil, evil poll takers.
Wasabicannon ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 21:08:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Few years ago I was at Best Buy and a salesman was going on and on to this grandmother saying that this laptop with an Intel HD 4000 chipset would let her grandson play Skyrim with no issues.
He was going to the back to get the laptop for her and I jumped into action. Explained to her what an Intel HD chipset was and how he would be lucky to play the game on low settings. Had a card for my local repair shop that I did an internship at for college and said that she could go there and pay the same price for a better system that her grandson would love.
The salesman came back with the laptop and she said that I explained to her about why she should not get that laptop and left. The salesman requested that I leave the store. I had a few things that I was planning on buying since I was there however I put them on the floor and said "Why not, I can get these cheaper online anyway".
Good job Best Buy losing 2 sales.
awesomemanftw ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:12:02 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I run skyrim on hd4k just fine
Stevey854 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:16:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No, you don't. You might think you do, but you don't.
awesomemanftw ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 10:18:20 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean it's good enough to enjoy. But thanks for telling me that I'm wrong about how my own goddamn computer reacts to Skyrim. Edit: Just checked to make sure I wasn't just imagining things. Nope. Sure nuff it runs at 30-40.
Stevey854 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:22:50 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just saying that I used to run it on hd4000, it's a whole other level with a proper graphics card
awesomemanftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:49 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah no shit it runs better on a proper system. The point I was making is that the best buy employee was not lying
vwchevyrock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It runs in the >20 fps range on my laptop with intel hd 4000 with a bunch of mouse lag, that's almost kind of like running.
The_Eggsecutive ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:53:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Shit I would've just dropped the things I was carrying.
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 21:41:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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tupendous ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:36:54 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
apparently nothing noteworthy ever happens in anybody's life ever
StrategicSarcasm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:56:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the internet.
gzilla57 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:14:11 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. He didn't even explain how he had the courage to talk to someone he hadn't met before IRL. Sorry for the down votes, people just don't get it.
/s
HeroWeNeed ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why, of all the things people on this site say, you'd find this especially unbelievable.
Wasabicannon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Believe it or not but I know it happened. ;)
Negro-Amigo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:46:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's a totally crazy and unbelievable story
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:34:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The sons name? Albert Einstein.
SuicideMurderPills ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:48:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it's almost like there's a large portion of the population who aren't tech savvy
YeastOfBuccaFlats ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:42:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm guessing young children, why do you think Google removed the ability to lock in app purchases to a pin number?
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:56:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yep it works on little kids which is the despicable part. I heard my very young little brother screaming "I WON THE PRIZE MOMMY I WON THE PRIZE" And of course the prize was a virus.
Aethermancer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I got downvoted for that when I complained in an android thread. really freaking anoying to realize how wide open it is by default.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:40 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The conversation with those people wouldn't be very good though - on account of them having to stop talking in order to breath through their mouths.
mindbleach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
In a dark alley. With a baseball bat.
TheOutdoorsGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:08:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The people that this works on are the same people that need to be purged from this Earth if overpopulation ever becomes a serious problem
jfb1337 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:22:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or when you're on mobile and the screen goes dark and you realise there's a pop up ad on the middle of the page that you have to scroll to find.
Akintudne ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 19:11:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
With the tiniest X ever that's like playing Operation to hit properly.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:02:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They seriously need to get some standards for the size of those things.
jfb1337 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No, Zack is the tiny one.
Shatbird ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mean http://thosefuckingpopups.tumblr.com/
RegretDesi ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:19:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or the ones where it opens a different page before the one you're trying to go to loads.
SadlyIamJustaHead ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:46:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Do I imagine it or are there actually ads and programs that wait half a second after the page loads to pop up somewhere you're just about to click?
CaptainBritish ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:49:02 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That definitely happens, especially in apps. This one game I play, 1010, waits a couple of seconds after you lose a game before popping the ad up to try and trick you into hitting the "New Game" button at the same time the ad loads.
People pull some pretty shady shit to try and up their ad revenue.
SadlyIamJustaHead ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:50:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Is that like the game 2048 but slightly less than half?
And that's shady as all get up.
LifeWulf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know 2048 was a ripoff clone of Threes until long after I stopped playing it. That game by itself is shady enough.
Sometimesialways ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The YouTube website on mobile IE11 will not load the top ad untill you tap any video. Half the time I accidentally tap the first video, and it instaloads an ad to the first video slot, then moves everything else down.
chapium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Im pretty sure this is called "click jacking"
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 16:46:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
it really does. i've seen many people use the computer, get a pop up ad, and get interested and click around on it.
[deleted] ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:42:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"Oooh! Ask toolbar? What's this?"
thavius_tanklin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:35:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I hate flash
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:03:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it Java that wants to give you Ask? With Flash it's McAffee.
thavius_tanklin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:15:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, yeah now that I think of it that sounds right. They are both terrible :-P
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Which is why I love Ubuntu. Just do a
and
I don't have to deal with any "offers." ;)
nathanpm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or, just use Unchecky
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Pfff... you and your "easy way."
VexingRaven ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:20:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You underestimate the stupidity of people.
kingoftown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
For Android:
From the main device settings, go to Apps, then find Play Store in the list, and click Clear defaults.
Next time a website redirects you to a Google Play link, you'll get a chooser asking you whether to open it in the browser (it'll give you a choice of browsers if you have several installed) or with the Play Store app. Now you can just click 'cancel'.
This is a workaround for unrooted devices that want to keep using Chrome. You could try to find other browsers that this probably doesn't work on.
omgsoftcats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:21 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That redirect ad drops a tracking cookie that returns a commission for every app you buy for 30 days after it loaded the app store.
jrob888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:02 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I had a problem with that a few days ago where every time I opened a specific page on Know Your Meme it forced me into the App Store and then the site would take me to a page that said something like download failed. I literally couldn't browse that page because of the ad.
diggpthoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This has to be the case. In fact I think there's people so stupid out there who think ads are the video they thought they clicked on.
Lt-SwagMcGee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That shit is the worst. I wish there was some option to disable switching to App Store when in a browser
JMile69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There are people out there who cannot say no. Marketers are aware of this, and the want to fish out every single one of those people.
zoeypayne ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 16:30:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That's the thing, it is effective albeit annoying to you and me. Advertisers wouldn't pester it if it wasn't working... there's a reason spam email is still a problem, someone's still clicking and buying even if the click through rate is super low by all other standards.
otivito ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 16:33:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's such a desperate tactic. That's why when I see good clever marketing I'm always a fan of that company.
adequate_potato ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:56:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's not necessarily desperate โ spammers often make their emails quite obviously spam so that more savvy people don't fall for them and then back out later, which would be a waste of time for the spammers.
Essentially, they use emails to weed out people who aren't going to fall for it, which makes it seem a lot more desperate than it actually is.
otivito ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:07:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Tricking less savvy people is pretty desperate.
LegacyLemur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:28 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know. Depends on what you mean by "good clever marketing". Some of it is just sneaking as shit and kinda bothers me. I saw a Facebook photo once of a sign to restaurant that said "don't photograph me" that someone jokingly took a picture of, and the sign was a Guinness sign. It's a pretty clever way to get people to promote you for free, but it's devious as hell.
mcampo84 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:57:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think sales people haven't learned that trust is an important quality to have if you want repeat customers.
MiTacoEsSuTaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Trick everyone into buying your product once then rebrand.
DoctorWaluigiTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like that doesn't matter. For if it did (i.e. if the way to make money wasn't the shotgun approach of "bug everyone, get a few buyers"), the business model would've changed over the decades of advertising. And yet, it still persists.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
or that everything you read on the internet isn't life verbatim. I haven't had a slimy salesman in a while.
esaba ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:34:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There are two sides to ad trickery.
If it's a Pay-Per-Click ad (like most Google ads), then it's the publisher (website displaying the ad) that benefits from tricking you into clicking because they only get paid if you click.
If it's a Pay-Per-View ad (like the ads on reddit), then it's the advertiser that benefits from tricking you into clicking because they've already spent money for you to see the ad. If you don't click, then it's money lost.
LifeWulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There are ads on reddit? Other than the one to the right with a "discuss this ad" link below it. I'm on mobile most of the time.
fnord_happy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:10:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They just wanna show how may clicks they've got. It doesn't matter how they clicks happened or what happens after.
NiceFormBro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Because the people that pay only care about numbers
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:14:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's something to do with clicks onto their website, more clicks is seen as more success.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:38:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Because it works. For each person here that would never click it, there are 10 others that will
NotSafeForShop ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:06:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the ratio is more 1000 no's to 1 yes. It's just that advertisers get paid by the number of click-throughs. This number is in turn used by marketing manager on the client side to prove to their own bosses what great ROI they are getting, which proves their value/gets them promoted. Executives still don't understand internet marketing, so it looks good to them and they stay happy. Thats been the status quo for digital marketing for a long time.
Things are changing though. Now, with savvier, enterprise level clients and improved metrics we're measuring the purchase intent of a click-through. If you get a thousand hits but only 1 of them is buying, that's a problem (depending on the cost of item and other variables, goals may vary). The kind of companies that think tricking you in ads like covering the skip button on YouTube aren't savvy though, so the frustration continues.
aces613 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Besides which they are now going to be paying more for each person that clicks on the ad, right?
Binarytobis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this many times about those stupid cards they hand out in Vegas with phone numbers and naked women on them. They are everywhere and they practically push these things into your hand insistently.
The last day I was there I stopped and watched one of the card guys and about 1/4 of the people were taking them enthusiastically. I guess somewhere out there there are people thinking "oh wow, I want some five hour energy drinks!".
alleigh25 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:50:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, some of those people were probably only enthusiastically taking the cards because they found them funny/want to show their friends/don't like refusing stuff people are handing out.
Some people really hate refusing stuff, for some reason. I learned that in college when a guy stood in the middle of campus politely asking people if they wanted a free bible (and being perfectly fine with it if you said no) and half the people in all my classes walked in trying to figure out what to do with the bible they'd gotten because they felt bad saying no. At least a few got thrown in the trash, and even more were left sitting in classrooms. They were everywhere for about a week.
Rhamni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
In all likelihood it's not the company selling the product that decided to place the button there, it's the advertising company they hired to promote their product that did. The ad company doesn't care about the original company, they just want to be able to say "look how many new clicks you've gotten".
porkyminch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You'd think they wouldn't want that anyway, I thought they got charged on impressions or clicks or whatever.
ThrustVectoring ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:32 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's a principle-agent problem. Business owner contracts out an ad campaign, and pays the creators at least partly per-click.
Eathed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:56 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You must not understand how advertising works. The company doesn't do it, they hire someone to advertise for them. The guy doing it for them wants as many clicks as possible so he gets paid more. He doesn't give a shit if it makes people angry at the other company.
otivito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:11 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I completely understand how it works.
Eathed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:54 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you did understand then you wouldn't have said your original comment. Why do advertisers think tricking people is effective? Because they've done lots of testing and found that it works really well.
Reoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:09 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You're infuriated by it right now, but a year from now you've probably forgotten everything but then you think of insurance or whatever and might think of their company's name.
TITTY-PICS-INBOX-NAO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:09 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well I hate it too and it's obviously not effective on people like you and I, but it clearly is effective because they pay people shitloads of money to figure out how much money to put into such marketing, then shitloads more into the marketing itself.
Would be pretty silly to spend that much on something without a sizable return.
Ventorpoe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Here we go again with more people thinking they are immune to advertisement. They know exactly what they are doing and they are smarter than you.
otivito ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:16:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'll admit I'm susceptible to marketing. But I'm susceptible to good marketing and infuriated by terrible marketing. Just watch TV with me for one night.
Ventorpoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't matter at all.
MisallocatedRacism ยท 243 points ยท Posted at 16:19:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
All that's going to do is piss me off, and never buy your product.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:09:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
True for you and I, but not for many. The internet would not survive on advertising if it wasn't effective.
hoikarnage ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:18:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Actually there have been studies done on things like pop up ads showing no conclusive evidence that they increase sales any more than a normal ad.
There is no logic behind annoying potential customers with intrusive ads.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:33:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Google makes revenue from advertisers on YouTube by showing advertisers that people will click links to their ads. It doesn't matter if Google is tricking you, the user, into clicking those links, as long as those links get clicked. If those links get clicked, no matter if it is a trick or not, Google can "prove" to advertisers that users will click links on YouTube. There is a logic to it, but it relies on you making a mistake, Google lying, and on advertisers being stupid.
Taladar ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:36:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There is a difference between advertising and annoying your potential customers on purpose.
hawkgpg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not for most redditors.
nmotsch789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mind ads, but I do mind when the advertisers are assholes about it.
maxifer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:41 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The idea is if they throw out a bigger net, they have a better chance of catching some buyers. Seriously awful for their conversion rate, but if it's an awful product they probably don't really care.
JBHUTT09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:32 on July 25, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really late to this thread, but I make a point of writing down the names of companies and products with obnoxious advertizing. I then make sure I never give them business and talk other people out of buying from them as well. I'm a spiteful person.
SenorWeird ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 16:55:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' ads have also recently broken the TV Queues on YouTube when you're using a ChromeCast. It'll be working fine, then suddenly get to an ad, and decide to NOT stream it, but air it on my laptop and suddenly streaming is broken and i have to reconnect to the ChromeCast.
[deleted] ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 17:33:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
they are really just advertising AdBlock.
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:54:16 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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LifeWulf ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:30:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't aware AdBlock used much CPU.
-Core i7 4790 user
Josh6889 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Neither was I. i5 3550k user.
finalremix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:26 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Neither was I. Core2duo E8200 user.
bluedelldell ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:17:52 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Neither was I. Bryan.
Saykazay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:47:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
As a Bryan, how often do people think your name is Ryan? Personally, I'm a Ryan who is mistaken for a Bryan on a regular basis.
Nykcul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hi Bryan.
bluedelldell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:30:11 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hi Nykcul
[deleted] ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 16:16:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I also noticed last night, the on/off buttons were switched for annotations. Dicks.
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 17:29:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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VanFailin ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:31:41 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think Google's attitude toward UX is just hopelessly data-driven. "Test users found the new interface 4% easier to use, so we switched it." Never mind that moving users' cheese all the time is incredibly annoying.
crimson777 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:09:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Big data is a great tool, but it's often overused and not paired with common sense.
mindbleach ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced YouTube's UI team is just constantly drunk.
LegacyLemur ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:06:20 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And have horrible, horrible ADHD. Go a fucking month without making some stupid change to your site, please.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:58 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
8 mandatory shots before any work is to be done.
LegacyLemur ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:04:54 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Annotations are the most obnoxious fucking thing ever. I've only see a couple of science-like channels use them right, where they're used specifically to correct errors in the video. For everything else it's just the same as pop up ads.
I wonder when the day will come where they'll just disable the ability to turn off annotations. You know it's gonna happen. Fuckers
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:39:45 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. I always turn them off by default.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:49:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There's times when they're done right, like in outros where you can click the previous/next video in the series or the likes - but most of the time its CLICK HERE AAAA IM AN ANNOTATION
Jitte ยท 143 points ยท Posted at 16:33:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They're also increasing the times of non-skippable commercials, from 10 to 15 to 20 seconds in a few months.
Blazing-Glory ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 17:39:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Last night i was trying to watch a video but a 2 minute or some crap opened up and there was no skip button, bullshit.
Vexal ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:06:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can choose on your channel settings whether to allow skip able ads. It's a trade off between how worried you are of people hitting "back" before finally watching your video and how badly you need the revenue.
misogynist001 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:00:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever im linked to funny/interesting/cute ads on youtube and an ad pops up i'll immediately go back. I refuse to watch an ad so i can watch an ad.
rustylugnuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:04 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
5 seconds is all I'm good for, any more than that it's an immediate back button mash.
daturapiss ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 18:01:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yo, i got ad black and the ad still played. Talk about bullshit.
themanchief ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 19:26:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad black
ArabRedditor ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:01:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Aflack
themanchief ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
My fellow arab
ArabRedditor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:12:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Salamat, keef 7alak
themanchief ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:14 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Habibi!
ArabRedditor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:00:20 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Where u from?
themanchief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:22 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Iraq. You?
ArabRedditor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Palestine
Scarbane ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:42:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad black: when you don't see it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:49 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's great - it replaces all of the annoying ad narrators with Morgan Freeman.
Glampkoo ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:50:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well, the very simple reason why it didn't work is because you have "ad black" which doesn't really block anything. Try out "ad block" that will work.
Calypte ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:25:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Go into settings for the addon and add the 'easylist' filter if it isn't already active.
ailboles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, when that happens I just exit the video and don't look back. Usually its not worth it.
Blazing-Glory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:24:48 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
hitting refresh works usually for me, i may not have adblock but refreshing t he page when that happens is usually the fix
FMBiochem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I just search something weird like 'death' and then watch the video I want. No more 30 second forced commercial. Clicking back and then on the video has no effect it just starts the add from the beginning.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:22 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh the inhumanity!
Rude_Narwhal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'll instantly hit back on those, if I wanted commercials I couldn't skip I'd get cable
Saint-Peer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've learned to reel in years of entitled instant gratification and just not watch most videos when ads pop up because it ultimately isn't important for me to see. I do have ad block installed, but none for my phone.
TylerReix ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:55:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've had a few ads like this (Some getting as long as an hour. HOUR LONG ADS THAT I CAN'T SKIP IT IS RIDICULOUS).
But I usually just refresh the page. Typically I'll get the same ad but there will be a skip button this time. Seems like sometimes it bugs and just doesn't show up.
bacon_cake ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:53:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I actually saw one yesterday that was only 5 seconds so I saw the whole ad. TBH it was more effective than a longer ad skipped after 5 seconds.
MisterRoku ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:30:30 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
One day it will be mandatory that you watch the full commercial. And everyone was under the pipe dream illusion that commercials would die off one day due to the internet. They'll also, most likely, find a way to make using AdBlockers too much of a hassle one day too.
LifeWulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Currently there are many websites that ask you to turn off your ad blocker. They'll often explain in place of the ad why they use ads and that the site exists because of the revenue from them. My fear is that content will one day be locked away until you disable the ad blocker.
mrbaggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That decision rests with the video owner. Dont blame youtube.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:39:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
isn't it usually 5 seconds, not 10?
[deleted] ยท 1386 points ยท Posted at 15:52:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock is your friend.
mikemountain ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 16:25:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Especially since there is an option to turn on ads for certain YouTube pages you want to support, but block them everywhere else!
oceanjunkie ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 16:50:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
How? I would like to do this.
ReallyForeverAlone ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 16:53:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock has a whitelist feature.
superhalide ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can you explain how to unblock individual youtubers while still using adblock on the rest of youtube?
I tried to find a way to do this about a year ago and it didn't seem possible. Just now I tried again, adding individual youtube pages to my whitelisted sites. They showed up in my filters list with @@|| before the link and ^$document after, but when playing videos on those pages, ads were still blocked.
ReallyForeverAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you mean. I'm not tech-savvy but I'm sure if you ask the devs of AdBlock they can give you tips. My guess would be to edit that filter list to the custom string of characters for each video but who knows if it goes back to $document.
StoneColeQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Go to the page you want and hit the adblock button
Click on don't run adblock on this page
?????
Profit.......for the channel
superhalide ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
it turns ads off for all of youtube, not just individual channels.
StoneColeQ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:24:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No. "Turn off adblock on this page" turns off adblock on this page. "Turn off adblock on this domain" turns off adblock on this domain. I'm sorry that the adblock devs made it confusing.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:30:02 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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LifeWulf ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you specify turn off for this domain, you can tell it to what degree. If only YouTube showed the channel name in the URL, you could turn AdBlock off for any video with that channel's name in it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:50 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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LifeWulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:08 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Because of extremely annoying shit like in the OP? Unskippable, lengthy ads, ad popups in the middle of a video (one channel in particular had something like 20 ads per video), etc. I'm already forced to watch the ads when on mobile or, more commonly, watching on my Chromecast. You're damn right I'll be using AdBlock on desktop when I'm watching them on other devices.
And yeah, I know the channel name doesn't appear in the URL. Hence why I said "if only".
glottal__stop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I had zero issues when they had ads on the side of the page. But intrusive video ads are some of the most infuriating shit " the planet.
superhalide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:46 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
These are the options I see when I use adblock plus on chrome. http://imgur.com/a/ivdOG Am I missing something, or are we using different extensions/browsers?
StoneColeQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf??? My menu looks nothing like that. I don't know what to do.
LyricalMURDER ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:21:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You basically set 'exceptions' for adblock+. Twitch.tv, for example, or Youtube, the streamers get ad revenue depending on how many viewers watch the ads. If you have adblock on while watching your favorite streamer or channel, you effectively deny them a small (likely negligible) portion of their paycheck. So, you can click a 'set exception for this website' or 'set exception for this particular page'. That means you'll get ads there, but nowhere else.
It's actually really handy. If you like a content-provider, deal with the ads because you're helping them get a bigger paycheck.
love-from-london ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:39:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I have Adblock on when watching Twitch, but then I also do a one-time subscription occasionally to people I want to support. It's win-win: the person gets more money than they would with me just watching ads, and I don't have to deal with obnoxious ads.
darkclaw6722 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:03:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Bjergsen, a League streamer, once showed that half his stream ad revenue is cut from people using adblock. Sure there are people like you, but adblock is not a good idea on Twitch.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:05:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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DeckerR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:52 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
If a person relies on people to intentionally view ads to make a living, it is not a sustainable profession. Find a way to make money doing what you love, but don't expect other people to bend over backwards to support your hobby.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:25 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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LyricalMURDER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:01 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I get that this involves the group mentality, but I'd still argue that any particular individual does not contribute a meaningful amount of revenue. As a large group, this obviously changes. But if your paycheck is off by a few cents, you aren't suffering.
Again, this reduces down to an argument about how many grains of sand equal a heap, and I'm truly sorry if your income is suffering because of adblock. That said, I don't see how this was ever an avoidable scenario, given the current Western psychosocial program in regards to the Internet.
silly_little_enginee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
left click on the adblock button when watching a video from whatever channel
sequeezer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
my Adblock won't show that option O_o
silly_little_enginee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
check for updates?
sequeezer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
got Version 2.17, Chrome webstore won't offer any update
Sloshy42 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:22:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I wouldn't bother. That's just telling those channels that intrusive advertising is okay if you like their content. I believe that these ads are never okay, and will gladly donate to someone willingly or buy one of their T-shirts instead of allowing myself to be distracted and influenced by marketing. It's a waste of my time and resources and doesn't do anything for me. I've been able to find things that I appreciate without intrusive ads for years and I don't see that harming anyone besides the people who choose to make a living by spamming me with things they or other people want me to buy. It just seems like a lazy and manipulative way to make money.
MrRandomSuperhero ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:12:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Funny this should come up now. I had to pick the ads to my channel this morning as I recently got a Youtube partnership. I selected only those rectangles that come up in the bottom and the (obligatory mind you) square next to the video.
I figured that the rectangle takes one click to get rid of, while people most likely couldn't be arsed to click past a five-second add to watch some guy play KSP.
I really don't understand Youtube's mindset here.
Vexal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:01:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The rectangles make hardly any money compared to the video ads. I used to only put the rectangle too (or no ads) because I didn't want to piss people off. But if you actually find yourself to need money, the video ads are pretty much the only option unless you get billions of views.
MrRandomSuperhero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ahw, that sucks... Well, so far it doesn't really matter yet, I'm not making any money as it is, but that's unfortunate...
FlyingSagittarius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:22:02 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Try using Subbable or Patreon! That way, you can monetize your content without using intrusive ads. Put a link in your video descriptions or something, and offer some extra perks to those who donate.
MrRandomSuperhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:37 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
With my 2 subscribes I'll postpone it for a bit longer, though, god forbid, if I ever get popular I will!
LegacyLemur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:41 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the little rectangle boxes at the bottom piss me off way more than video ads. At least video ads it's just one video at the beginning and then it's done. With those little fuckers they randomly pop up during a video distracting you from what you're watching (which is fucking annoying as hell if you're trying to get immersed into the video) and leave a permanent little arrow at the bottom of the screen. Fuck those things.
Fap_Left_Surf_Right ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:52:30 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Lazy is the key word. When you had a captive audience on tv before dvr and the internet ads it was probably effective. Now everyone bypasses that trash and instead of listening marketers keep doing the same dumb shit.
I cannot understand people who go into that career. Do these people hear commercials interrupting their day and think; "damn this is cool. I want to make more of this. We need more of this".
Sloshy42 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:28:22 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Literally everything I hear from people in that field and going into that field is "monetization". How to monetize this, how to make more profitable that... It feels so inhuman from a distance. There are good people in that general field doing great work but ever since television and the internet corporations have insisted on turning what was once such a simple, subtle concept into an overbearing, overwhelming thing and simultaneously complain of "piracy" when people try to ignore it for their own sanity. It's madness.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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Fap_Left_Surf_Right ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:29:12 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Not sure if trolling or unaware - McDonald's profit has dropped 5 consecutive quarters, a 21% drop in quarterly profit last reported. They're also replacing their CEO.
So that money was either ineffective as you alluded, or that's how much it took to stem the loss to only this. Pretty huge mistake either way.
imnotracist_nigrah ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Basically he's saying if it is a small community or something you support and they rely on ad revenue as a major source of their income, you would whitelist them because you're part of the group
Sloshy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And what I'm saying is that I'd gladly support them almost any other way. I'm probably not even worth that much to a single channel anyway and even if I were, I don't really see why the only option for supporting them should be viewing ads they don't even care about. If I were watching a video that, in itself, was paid for as part of a promotion, that'd be different because it's my choice to view that material and they would/should disclose that they're being sponsored, like TotalBiscuit does. Unrelated content makes me feel like I am a product that is being sold instead. It's amazing how against Google/Facebook ads people are when they talk about privacy, but suddenly it's okay when we have to "think of the small channels". I'd rather the whole problem of funding be solved in a way that feels less intrusive on my thoughts and individuality.
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Sloshy42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:56 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh of course. For example, there's a site I know and love called The Backloggery that is basically ran by a really small team yet has a rather consistent userbase. It lets you keep track of your games and how far you are in them to manage your backlog. Mine is well over a thousand games so it's a huge help to me. They had a donation drive a while back and I gave them... I think it was $35-ish. They sent me a cute little talking plush version of their mascot as a thank-you.
Also, I own tons of indie T-shirts and have bought books from some of my favorite online comic strip artists, like Randall Munroe's XKCD. I'm also supporting The Oatmeal's "Exploding Kittens" card game Kickstarter project and a project from Brawl In The Family's creator called "Tadpole Treble".
EDIT: As for freeloaders, yeah a ton of them exist. I only give money to people who I think really deserve it and I'll admit that there are a ton of things I freely enjoy without paying for them. That said, that's just the way things are when your business model effectively relies on tips instead of a paid product. If I'm a jerk for not devoting a share of my mind to advertisements or for occasionally watching a movie for free (which, if it's good, I almost always buy a copy of), then I guess I'm just a jerk, and I'm okay with that. I support who I want to support and most people aren't like that but, hey, what can you do?
alleigh25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's no different from commercials on TV. Actually, in general, it's better than commercials on TV because they usually only show ads before the video or, at worst, interrupt it once. And YouTube especially tends to have a lot of ads for movies and games that can actually be interesting on occasion, though the majority are still boring and they're far too repetitive.
glottal__stop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:33 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you think users are shifting away from cable and satellite services and moving toward those like Netflix?
This is a poor argument. Breaking a finger isn't as bad as breaking your arm, but I'd rather not break any bones at all.
Sloshy42 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well I can't really stand TV commercials either. That's why I watch everything on DVD or Netflix when I can, or maybe Amazon if they have it. I used to have a Hulu subscription but mainly for Family Guy which, for some reason, doesn't have ads. That, and South Park and the occasional anime. I can only tolerate so many ads like that.
glottal__stop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:20:22 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why you're being downvoted. The trend today is shifting away from services like cable and toward those like Netflix. Clearly users are getting tired of not being able to watch what they want when they want without being interrupted.
Sloshy42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:22 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It was just a single downvote seemingly. Probably just a rogue case of disagreement, nothing to worry about. I've got enough karma to burn through for a few days at least.
And I completely agree. I can't watch anything with my family anymore because they insist on doing live television. Even DVR-ing past the commercials feels wrong to me because it's not exact. I'll pay good money for being able to watch movies and shows without interruptions or distractions in high quality.
rhett121 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hal-le-fucking-lu-ya!
SplittingMusic ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You claim to hate intrusive ads then complain about all marketing? Do you hate ads or not?
I personally love well-designed and non-intrusive ads. To me, ads are a beautiful mixture of psychology and art. The ability to create something that both appeals to someone's conscience and sub-conscience, make them happy while giving them an urge to do something, is amazing. I know many people think of them as manipulative, but I find them fascinating.
Note that I said non-intrusive, well-designed ads. You can take your Viagra commercials somewhere else.
Sloshy42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well, let me put it to you this way. I just made some posters for a job I have on campus and set up about 16 of them in various building areas designated for posting notices and advertisements. What I made them for was a free, non-profit event for showcasing movies with snacks and discussion. These kind of ads I feel are okay because while they are competing for mindshare in the same way that other ads are, you can live your whole life on campus while barely looking at them. People actively want to look at what's new and upcoming on these boards around the lounges and such, as opposed to a YouTube or TV ad where it's usually completely unrelated and unwarranted. I hate modern marketing because it's completely geared towards manipulating people and producing obnoxious content geared towards overwhelming me and distracting me on purpose, but if I am actively seeking out information about things, then it becomes a completely different resource and it helps separate the good ads from the bad ones.
zaimc ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:18:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you enable ads for certain YouTubers, but don't click the ads ever.. how are you supporting them them if they don't get an ad click? (unless you do click the ads for support sake)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:12 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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zaimc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:59 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
got it. thanks :)
BLACKHORSE09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
But doesn't that only work for specific pages? Like I can turn off Adblock on a youtuber's home page, but each individual video I want to watch is a different page. I don't think Adblock allows you to unblock specific users. Just specific pages. But I guess you could try to watch all their videos on the home pages, it would just make it harder to watch through playlists
mikemountain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
fuck me, I think you're right.. I'll have to check this later, I may be full of dicks
superhalide ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can you share how? I'm able to whitelist youtube, but I haven't found any way to allow ads for individual youtubers.
ReneG8 ยท 899 points ยท Posted at 16:25:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't use adblock on content creators I want to support.
But If you want me to use adblock all the time, thats how you get me to use adblock all the time.
ROFLBRYCE ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 16:59:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Click the ABP icon next to the address bar, and uncheck "enabled on this site" on websites you want to support.
Flatbar ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 17:03:22 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm just an idiot that doesn't know exactly how adblock works, but does it really make a difference that I actually see the ads? Don't the advertisers pay anyway and adblock just blocks it from my view?
GeniusPenguin ยท 153 points ยท Posted at 17:07:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
No. Youtube gets payed a flat amount of money for putting advertisements up.
Content creators get payed by Youtube depending on how many people watch their videos.
Edit: WITHOUT ADBLOCK ON. I thought that was obvious...
It definitely helps turning of adblock. But if you want to support, you might as well just donate instead.
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MrRandomSuperhero ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:22:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, AdBlock will completely disable the creators revenue.
Century24 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:54:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
I think it's a better idea to just directly donate to your favorite artists and commentators.
Ads are annoying and can be obtrusive, but they can also host malware. I love some YouTubers, but no one is worth compromising your PC's security.
DarkRider23 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:46:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of people talk all that talk, but very few people actually support their content creators by donating. The reason they use ads is because there aren't other ways to make the money to support themselves.
LifeWulf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:47:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I see all these content creators going "support me on Patreon!"
You know, I'd love to, but even just supporting three people is enough of a stretch for me on that platform.
DarkRider23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Agreed. It gets expensive really quickly especially since the majority of people won't. The sooner people realize that you can't make up for every one that can't afford it or won't pay for content, the better. Ads are unfortunately needed with the way a lot of content is made. Very few channels would survive without ads and those that do will generally be larger channels like Rooster Teeth. It wouldn't be very fun if all we had were huge channels and lost all the little guys.
LifeWulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It sucks, especially when there's some pretty cool bonuses for signing up for a higher support tier. I can't afford $5/month for every artist/author/musician want to support, but the ability to actually download a song or view a higher res webcomic is often locked to that tier or higher.
teleekom ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:44:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads on youtube hosting malware? Yeah, I don't think so
No-More-Stars ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:02:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=youtube.com/
Century24 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:44:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Donating eliminates that kind of risk and in all likelihood, means more actual money reaching the hands of artists and commentators online.
Ryuubu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Donating also costs money
Century24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I said it's a better option. It's not the option, but it benefits the artist moreso than ads.
xboxkyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. If every one who really liked a channel (say Robbaz, 178,000 views on his latest video) donated just 10 cents, that's 17,800 dollars for one video, much more than ad revenue would give. Some people may donate less, some may donate more, but in the end donating is a much better way to make sure content creators get money to keep producing.
I'd donate to more people if I wasn't so broke and cheap right now.
DeFex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:05:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If the ad is clicking through to their site when you press the skip button, who knows what they host there.
originalthoughts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Google checks the websites, with bots and occasionally with real people. They suspend advertisers all the time for hosting things like malware etc, and then block their account forever.
There is a very, very small chance of getting anything bad on a click on google Adsense network.
DeFex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
So google thinks it is ok to put a link on the skip button?
originalthoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't seen it happen yet to me, and I am pretty sure Google will put a stop to this and they normally do, since they generally are against deceiving. Just look at the AdSense terms of service. They really do a lot to stop deceiving, for example, you can't make a webpage and then put google ads, and then have the links part in the same font and color scheme as google ads so that more people accidentally click on the ads.
Google is pretty serious about keeping the reputation of AdSense up as they don't want its value to crash.
sewsnap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:53:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is working to build a YouTube/blog for revenue to replace lost income, I wanted to thank you. Its a huge project to do, and takes several hours of work before anything gets close to going up. Having people donate directly is a huge help.
Brananorama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:39:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
In fact, most of your favorite YouTubers will likely have a website and a store where they sell merchandise, which is the most fun way to donate.
GeniusPenguin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
Watching a hundred videos without adblock turned on will not even generate a dollar of revenue for the creator.
I'd much rather donate those few dollars, than have to sit through annoying ads.
mattcoady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This right here. I follow about 8 artists now on patreon at $1 per content produced. The age of ads needs to come to an end. Produce good content and people will pay for it.
GeniusPenguin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:27:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That was also what i was trying to say. I see now, that i formulated it kinda wrong. I meant that if you disable you adblock, the amount of "views" on ads will contribute to the content creators pay.
When i said "you might as well donate", i meant that watching an ad does so little compared to just donating. On average youtubers recieve $1 to $3 per thousand views. I'd rather donate a few dollars than watch those ads that amount of times.
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GeniusPenguin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
;)
DeFex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:17 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I always wondered why pfsense or someone couldnt make a fake ad looker proxy, the server thinks you looked at the ad but you never see it.
TGiFallen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The sites could get in trouble for "faking" clicks even though they did nothing wrong.
DeFex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The proxy wouldnt fake click on ads, just fake look at them. They would be downloaded exactly as if your browser had requested it.
TGiFallen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but since you are fake looking looking at the ad, the ad server will e able to determine that you were fake looking and not actual looking, and then possibly punish the site assuming that it's the site owner trying to increase revenues.
DeFex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
How would it know? The proxy could spoof everything about your browser. Ad is requested and downloaded, it just doesnt make it to your screen.
concavecat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:18:26 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Would blocking ads past the GET request be possible?
servohahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I go to content creators I like and click all the ads on their pages. I don't think I've ever purchased anything from an internet ad though. Maybe I get a little brand recognition but I've been pretty frugal my whole life so I don't even know how much brand name stuff I buy.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:26:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is not true at all, that's all misinformation. Content creators and youtube are payed per verified ad view or click. Youtube revenues, as a YouTuber, are dropping significantly because of Adblock and it's not enough to justify quitting your job and doing it full time anymore. Many YouTubers have already quit and are going back to day jobs or resorting to accepting donations and pushing merch on the viewers.
GeniusPenguin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:08:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've edited the post now. I thought it was obvious that i was talking about people without adblock turned on ;P
Bassracerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"Paid per view" means they are paid per unique youtube account view or ip address. So the only way to give the youtubers more money is for them to make more content. If somone had hundreds of thousands of subscribers then convincing more people to spend just 1-3 dollars each on them is a reasonable and affordable donation but also way more money then youtube would ever pay them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:15 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's only per legitimate verified ad view, not video view. So Adblock destroys youtube and is currently making it into a pay per view system with some channels rolling out ppv and some relying on donation services and merch sales.,.
ZincHead ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:47:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know of many youtubers that accept donations as a main form of their income, but many rely on ad revenue. Watching ads is definitely a great way to support them if you don't have money to just give them but you still like them and want them to continue.
Algebrace ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:20:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Totalbiscuit has said that $2.50 on his twitch stream (subbing minus the cut that Twitch takes) is worth more than one person could give him in an entire year's worth of watching his videos on youtube. So just donating $1 is a massive amount compared to just watching ads.
LemoneFresh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:52:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Personally everyone I like on youtube also streams on Twitch so I just subscribe on there so I can support them while still not watching the Youtube ads
ZincHead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Same here, and you can watch ads on Twitch too for more support. There are lots of youtubers not making videos of streaming games though, which I also watch.
LemoneFresh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:19:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I watch the ads on twitch because they only have like a 3 minute ad break every hour I can suck that up, and sometimes the ads don't run anyways.
Bassracerx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I would rather donate to adblock. They are fighting the good fight
TFiPW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I keep ABP on and donate to the ones I support via patreon.
doctorscurvy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
*paid
u1tralord ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:08:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I can tell, the way ads for google and YouTube work is that they actually check to make sure the ad is played in order to count it by the views. People posting ads have to pay for each view of the ad, so the content creators gets a small so of money based on the # of views they bring in. Adblock actually removes the ad entirely, so there is no way for the ad to play or the ad-view to be counted.
Ziyen ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:05:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
not on video ads, its CPM, Cost per thousand impressions, or views.
Aerik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
nobody even really answered your question.
most "ad blockers" just hide ads after they've been downloaded.
"adblock plus" from adblockplus.org actually blocks them from being downloaded to begin with.
ReneG8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:07:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I know. I do that already.
AnUnfriendlyCanadian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't redundant advice you already follow the worst?
TheGeneralLee83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just realised that I had this on for everything after reinstalling my OS! Should have noticed there was no silly moose on my reddit!
Metal-Phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:05 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Why go through all that? Just middle click on the adblock icon to turn it off.
sirshartsalot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:55 on February 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I did that until I got yelled at by an auto play video on Reddit. Now I just install adblock and leave it alone.
TommiHPunkt ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 17:04:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly.
I wouldn't block ads if they didn't get in the way of me enjoying the content on the website.
Ads in the sidebar are perfectly fine, and when I didn't have adblock I even used to click on some of them that sounded Interesting.
But nowadays, doing anything on the internet without adblock is impossible.
Un-skippable ads, pop-ups, auto-downloads, autoplaying videos with sound, ...
alleigh25 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:58:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Autoplaying videos with sound are the reason I caved and got adblock. I like supporting the creators of things I enjoy, and I don't really get why people are as bothered by ads as they are (seriously, how many ads do you see every day off the internet? why is this different?), but autoplaying, hard to find ads are obnoxious.
Fap_Left_Surf_Right ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:46:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The obnoxiousness has really solidified the use of Adblock. Of course we want to support what we like, but If the best they can do is a punch in the dick every time We want to enjoy something then fuck it and fuck them. We consume things we like and have a positive experience. Ads Barge in, screw everything up, piss everyone off, and THEN we get to the content we like.
If ads are necessary here's an idea - make them a positive experience so from beginning to end the person has a good time. The problem isn't the people blocking or bypassing, it's the lazy, obtuse, and outright stupid advertising used.
Fran sells insurance and Pickup trucks are tough. We fucking get it. The bombardment of the same stale messages creates negative perceptions of these bands which is evident in Adblock, cable dvr, and nearly unanimous complaints about commercials.
At what point to marketers start listening to people and behavior rather than their own internal bullshit
alleigh25 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Excellent point. Some ads are actually entertaining or interesting, but most are either the same as we've seen a million times, dull, stupid, or all of the above. If they made better ads, not only would we complain less, but we also might be more inclined to actually buy their products.
Bassracerx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. When television first started ONE sponsor paid for the whole thing and there was maybe only a few adds. Then at some point it was two sponsors who paid 20 percent less each the cable company made a lot more money but commercials were doubled. And ten it was four and then it was forty and here we are today. Adblock is the pushback of the comercialism. We are just trying to get on with out lives and hurry up and watch the next big bang theory, we don't want anymore Reese's peanut butter cups.
bbristowe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or I can just support the guy who actually wants to make my browsing experience enjoyable.
hydrospanner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:05:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
For me it came down to distraction factor.
In my browsing, about 95% is static content, that is, text, images, etc. and of the remaining 5% is a mix of streaming, YouTube, and interactive stuff. So for me, very little on the page is moving, flashing, or otherwise clamoring for my attention, and I like it that way. When an ad has flashing, moving, bright colors, or Cthulhu forbid, sounds...well that's a deal breaker. Autoplay videos are out of the question.
I run adblock for just about every site I visit. I'm not a faithful enough viewer of any one source's content to be willing to make an exception for them, and for the occasional site that comes up with an adblock block (where you need to disable it to view the site), I either open it up in incognito mode, or just stop visiting altogether.
TheAlmightyFur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just as obnoxious (if not more) are the mobile version of websites that autoplay ad videos.
Gee, thanks-- not like I have a data cap or anything.
krhsg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:50 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It was when ads started popping up in the middle of 10-minute videos. And at the beginning. And at the end.
♡ABP♡
Metal-Phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:05:03 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what happens to the internet when advertisers get into it. In fact, this is what happens when advertisers get their hands on anything.
grem75 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:34:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads in the sidebar pay less.
TommiHPunkt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
blocked ads pay nothing at all
grem75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
A majority of viewers don't block them.
DeckerR ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:59:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
When your adblock says 80+ ads blocked in a 15 minute video, I'm keeping it on.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:47:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or, you know, donate like 5 cents and give him more money that way than watching literally every thing he's ever made.
Unless someone's really unknown there isn't any reason to waste your time on ads. Luckily donate buttons are getting much more common nowadays.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:28 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure what you expected, but I sent you a PM with all the info lol.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:27 on February 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Damnit man you could at least apologize, getting my hopes up and all
edit: Fuck me did you really add the "in english" just because my PayPal is in my native language? Booooh
There should be a huge sign following you saying "this guy doesn't follow through with his bets"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to support content creators that want to waste my time, disrespect my privacy and sell me crap any more than I would want to support content creators who want to piss in my food.
I really don't get that argument. "Support the artist, surrender your rights and dignity." Fuck that, especially if it happens without asking me first. You want something else than my money, fucking ask me.
ReneG8 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I am talking mainly about youtube channels and Twitch streams. I'm not sure if they even can influence what ads are being shown.
If they can however I will block their ad revenue.
adremeaux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you are clicking skip, you aren't supporting the content creators. They get nothing for that.
ReneG8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Might be true, however those 15-20s ads count.
Mechfire11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff like this is being pushed because more and more people are using adblock.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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ReneG8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Please. Tell me what you are so mad about. In sentences i can understand. Because at the moment I don't get what you mean.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:51 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you want to give money to people, send them money. Don't support the use of ugly, annoying, time-wasting advertising.
ReneG8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:35:18 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think the thing you guys all are not seeing, without the ads, there wouldn't be a platform for people to make this money.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:53:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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ReneG8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not the ones I'm watching (talking mainly about youtube channels and Twitch streams). I'm not sure if they even can influence what ads are being shown.
If they can however I will block their ad revenue.
KingBatista ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:53:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What if you're on mobile :(
Big_Adam ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 15:59:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can get Adblock for Android.
rigel2112 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:44:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
But it doesn't work for youtube
arahman81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:19 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There's a XPosed Module that does work.
jfb1337 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:26:30 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
But it requires rooting I think.
denijeur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I have just installed it on my Android device and can confirm it does not require rooting. However, you'll need to manually set up proxy connection settings for your connection(s) for AdBlock to work
Big_Adam ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:36:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Mine didn't. Just allow install locations that aren't from play. Unauthorized ... can't remember it well now.
Did it on a tablet.
jfb1337 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:45:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Because intercepting other apps to remove their ads sounds like something that would be insecure to allow non root apps to do.
Big_Adam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much just did what is said on the page ;
mindbleach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You have to set a localhost proxy. You're manually redirecting all traffic from your phone, to itself, so that AdBlock can filter it.
mikael110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It installs itself as a network proxy, proxies can filter web traffic without needing root permissions.
DontEatTheButt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:05:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know why you got downvoted. You can. Besides clicking on an ad in mobile YouTube doesn't bring you to the site
joerdie ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:22:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can you link it in the Android store? I just looked and it's not there.
GingerSnapBiscuit ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 16:25:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
joerdie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:44:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!
rigel2112 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't block youtube ads
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There's an Xposed module for that.
Dunabu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:03:16 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow. Bless you.
VirtuosoDoctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Many thanks!!!!
DontEatTheButt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:28:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Someone just linked it. It's Not on play store but that's the one you want
joerdie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:44:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Got it thanks!
KingBatista ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 16:17:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Its booty as fuck. It makes my internet slooooow as fuck
HaruSoul ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:46:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
In no way does an Adblock make your internet slow, if anything it makes it faster by not having to load as much stuff.
jfb1337 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:30:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually, it's true. But there is an alternative that doesn't have this flaw.
HaruSoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
First link is broken.
jfb1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed
HaruSoul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Using more memory โ slower. This guy probably needs a new computer if he can notice the difference in fan speed of a page loading with or without Adblock on.
jfb1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or just more RAM.
RorariiRS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:21:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds like a personal problem. Adblock would not make it slow, your phone would. Get a better phone :)
GingerSnapBiscuit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Again downvoted for no reason. I've had 0 issues with adblock for Android.
RorariiRS ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Stay classy, Reddit.
KingBatista ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 16:33:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
HTC One M8. Don't think it gets better, other than Nexus 6.
BabushkaSlayer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:47:17 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
My HTC one m8 is perfectly fine using adblock while multitasking pretty much all day. I've had it since it came out.
KingBatista ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:57:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
I used it back when I had Sense 6 before going into stock Google Lollipop. I'll give it a try again, but I'm not expecting much.
My problems weren't much of slowness, it was just I would watch a video on YouTube, and afterward, YT refused to watch anymore videos without me restarting the app. Same thing every time I typed captcha on Chanu, I'd have to restart the app afterward.
I'm back on it. Which filter subscription is the best? Is it acceptable to hide the icon?
BabushkaSlayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I just got ABP for Android and never touched it again. The YouTube issues are because of the terrible YouTube app on Android most likely.
RorariiRS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:39:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably old.
KingBatista ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I'm old.
Edit: DAE
jfb1337 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:36:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know why you're downvoted, adblock actually does slow down chrome and Firefox by using up lots of memory, especially on pages with a lot of iframes including Facebook like buttons. Combined with chrome itself also using up lots of memory without adblock if you have lots of tabs, it can slow it down considerably. Same with FF but to a lesser extent as vanilla FF is efficient with memory. But there's an alternative without the memory flaw: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Incursus ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:08:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
If you're on a rooted Android phone, install YouTube AdAway from Xposed. Also, install the regular AdAway app to block a ton of ads in your hosts file so that they aren't shown in the bowser or in apps. When I got my new phone, I only laster about an hour before I rooted it so that I could install these. Browsing and using apps these days has become such an ad-bloated shitshow.
wardrich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
[Accidental double post]
wardrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:41:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Does xposed work on 4.4.4? For some reason I thought they dropped support after 4.4.2
Incursus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:44:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, works just fine. I'm running it on my Note 4.
wardrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Sweet! I'll have to re-install it.
Skyforsense ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:17 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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wardrich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:11 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh right. I think ART is available in 4.4.4 as well. That's what I had mixed up. Thanks.
Skyforsense ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:02 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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jaibrooks1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can't use Adaway because my phone (HTC Desire 816) has S-OFF/S-ON? It's impossible to remove it or something
LifeWulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Now if only there was an AdBlock for Chromecast.
Incursus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
For that one you might be able to modify the hosts file on your router to block ads.
This ancient looking but very helpful site has a great one to start with.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:32:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Firefox for Android
I_am_spoons ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:56:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
YouTube ad block for mobile.
Why is this downvoted? I have it on my phone. It exists.
turgid_wang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:17:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the tip. I hope I can find an iOS version.
Regular adblocker on tablet or mobile seemed to block legit apps linking to safari and shit (or at least one major deals one I liked) so a specific app for this would be gold!
I_am_spoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:23:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ah. I couldn't tell you. Last time I used an ios device was an IPod touch 5ish years ago. I'm pretty sure there were some adblock programs is the cydia repository
acvdenya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:49 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you want a good iOS one, search for weblock on the app store. I think it costs a dollar or two (i own it and it wont show me if it does or not), but it is so worth it, say goodbye to all app and browser ads.
turgid_wang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:58 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well can I make exemptions? That's my main concern. Adblock on Cydia is very strict and I guess I can ifile edit it or something.
acvdenya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:21 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yep! You choose what you want to block and can set up a white or black list. Honestly, it's probably the best app I have ever paid for.
deathpancake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you're on ios you can get a nifty app called Weblock. Not sure if it works for youtube, but it does block all ads in all apps. Basically essential if you're playing shitty f2p games
PoIiticallylncorrect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
My adblock seems to not be working on YouTube.. Is it because I got it disabled on reddit? I would hate to adblock reddit, but I'm so fucking tired of Gina Tricott commercials..
MissplacedLandmine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:48:16 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What's your favorite ad block ?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:12:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:59 on February 5, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you prefer it to Adblock?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:14 on February 5, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:01 on February 5, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, gotcha!! Thank you. I assumed you were just linking to where to download it.
MisterMondayZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:51 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
For my rooted android I use AdAway it blocks every ad possible. All the ads in apps, youtube, browsers everything
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Adblock Plus, right?
mastercoms ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No, uBlock.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I have not idea how people can use the web, and especially YouTube, without ad blockers.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:32:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
*uBlock
craylash ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
uBlock works so well that when its on, TF2 thinks I'm evading the VAC anti cheat system and boots me from games
mastercoms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's time to get uBlock.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
My chrome adblock stopped working on YouTube ads yesterday all of a sudden though. I don't know why...
MILK_DUD_NIPPLES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think this stupid fucking Bud Light ad has finally convinced me to install Adblock. I'm trying to watch an LPer that only has 10 minute episodes and that ad pops up every single time.
3agl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
ยตblock is also pretty good- I've been testing it out this week for my personal use.
adreamofhodor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:46:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a good adblock for Safari? I recently got a mac, and I can't seem to stop twitch and youtube ads from showing up.
FireZeMissiles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:12:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
uBlock was recently released for safari as well. It started on chrome as a minimal cpu and memory intensive extension and was made for safari. I prefer it to any Adblock.
TommiHPunkt ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:05:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Safari is literally worse than
hitlerInternet Explorer.Install Firefox, it even looks the same but is so. much. better
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:57:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can browse the Complete Theme section of the Firefox add-on store to completely change the look of Firefox. The downside is that most of them are incompatible with Mac.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/complete-themes/
000040000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:01 on February 2, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I checked a few of them out. They don't seem to really change anything about the basic layout aside from the way the tabs are shaped. There doesn't seem to be one that reduces the size of the massive FF toolbar. Also they all seem to be very amateur/cheesy; its difficult to find one that is tolerable let alone better than the default.
Teh_Sauce_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:27:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking about posting to this sub when they ''''''''upgradeded''''''''' to Australis. They used to look the same, but now firefox just looks like a shitty chrome knockoff.
DCJodon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:56 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Safari runs significantly better than Firefox or Chrome on Yosemite.
newfor2015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:30 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is so funny. Even IE has adblocker now.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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adreamofhodor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:43 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just DL'd it, isn't blocking youtube ads.
jfb1337 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:24:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Use Firefox.
finkfault ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:02:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've not seen one. But there is Chrome and Firefox for Mac.
octocopter1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it's in the safari extensions list on apples website
DCJodon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:06 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm using Adblock Plus on Safari right now.
jfb1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:25:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Especially that you can set it to only block intrusive ads, supporting sites that only use non intrusive ads.
KalElButthead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock for ios mobile devices? That would be amazing, and I guess impossible.
OhThereYouArePerry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:41 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It SHOULD be possible in a similar way that Android does it, where android sets up a local host proxy.
Ohsoeasy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock Web Browser
It's on the App Store and it's free.
KalElButthead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:49 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. Really? How is that not in the top 50 free apps thing? Going now!!
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 16:27:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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SociableSociopath ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:41:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Define "a lot" seeing as it has and continues to be used by millions and millions each year. I love when people want to keep something secret to pretend they are part of some special club. Saying to not advertise Adblock is idiotic
Ad blocking software is already used by over 25% of Internet users. Yes companies want it stopped, but Simply blocking people using it is not a trivial exercise and a is easily circumvented for the most part.
You also left out another possible outcome...perhaps ad standards are truly developed and become something you're willing to deal with to enjoy the content you don't want to pay for vs an annoyance you immediately want to block entirely.
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 16:44:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:34:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Source
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:40:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
First result:
Number of total internet users:
144 000 000 / 3 050 000 000 * 100 = 4,7%
Nowhere close to 25%.
jfb1337 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Or companies will learn to make non intrusive ads which a lot of people set AB to ignore.
argybargy3j ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:56:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's called freedom. Get used to it.
DeFex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:51:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Advertisers should be happy people use adblock, otherwise we would hate them for annoying us, and know their product must be shit, or they wouldnt spend money on advertising instead of product quality.
Yazwho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It will just become an arms race. The sites will try to detect it, and the ad blockers will try to circumvent the protection.
It'll be fun!!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Every so often, ads will randomly comeback on youtube, and then probably a few hours later they're reblocked. My guess is youtube finds away around it then AdBlock releases a hotfix. Not much of an issue, I trust AdBlock to do their wonders.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The one website I've seen block you if you're using adblock only had a view banner ads, some sites really need it to stay online.
iSluff ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:12:24 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"I hate how free services can be funded by making me watch 5 second ads. I want to use these services and provide the people creating them nothing in return."
n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 16:50:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
We need a new youtube.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:00:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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mindbleach ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 18:18:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Vimeo purged itself of all game-related content some years ago. They had their chance and said "fuck you."
faceplanted ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:52:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they weren't making any money off of it and it was absolutely massacring their data centres, couple that with the fact that the site started with no interest in gaming, it makes sense to me.
amrak_em_evig ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:57:45 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube seems to make plenty of money off gaming vids, and I'm sure the board of directors of Google also don't care that much about gaming but they're the ones making the ad dollars off it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:04 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah - through the pre-roll advertisements which they sell for the gaming videos. Vimeo doesn't sell ridiculously long pre-roll ads, so they net a loss from hosting such bandwidth hungry videos.
Koiq ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:17:01 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And vimeo's content is of so much higher quality because of it.
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:48:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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1010x ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:08:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I can't use Vimeo, it loads a single page for more than 15 seconds, when Youtube loads in 0.5 seconds, although the player is good.
Ravenman2423 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:11:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Why? I love shit being tied to Google. Makes everything so simple and fluid. YouTube is perfect IMO. People just love to complain.
postapocalyptictribe ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:42:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try Google employee but I'm still not using Google Plus.
PicturElements ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:38:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Google gives you Gmail, YouTube, Picasa, Maps, Earth, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Chrome, a search engine,
weird glasses, self-driving cars,Translate and Sketchup and only wants you to click links in return.Good Guy Google if you ask me.
Edit: those are not free. Yet...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:56:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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PicturElements ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Which you disable with Adblock...
Nyek nyek nyek!
Ravenman2423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. Google is my favorite corporation. I love all of their products and all but android (if you even count that) are completely free. Of course they know everything about me but that's just info to sell for ads which I really don't mind. Sergey brin (ceo) isn't reading my personal info so who gives a fuck? People just love to bitch about stuff.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Android is free.
Ravenman2423 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
well yeah i guess but an android phone is not.
iPoisonxL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Android is open source and free. Android Phones are not, but they are not manufactured by Google.
Ravenman2423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:26:24 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you can't really get the OS without the hardware so to me, android isn't exactly free.
iPoisonxL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Sure you can. Build your own phone, build a copy of Android, boom. Android Phone.
Ravenman2423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:59 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"you get to live here for free! (after you buy this house)"
" Well than living here isn't exactly free, is it? If I have to buy a house first."
"Well sure it is. Build your own house and live here for free."
Thats basically how it sounds to me.
iPoisonxL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:27:04 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
But it's true
Clayh5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:52 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You can still use android without a phone if you install a PC version on your computer.
Saint-Peer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Any other service that becomes as big as Youtube will inevitably goes this route. You don't have the same amount of people uploading as Dailymotion, Vimeo is catered toward a select and curated group of high content so low effort videos will be screened. Most small sites that blow up big will be bought out by a big business.
n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:54:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Instead of adds why not micro subscriptions? an account where you pay as much as the advertisers do for you to see their stuff, like a bit (1/8th) of a penny every time you log on.
glottal__stop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:20 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Are you saying that YouTube should be a paid service???? Why would anyone want that????
guypery10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:36 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Because nobody would go for it.
Many have tried, but ads are a way to pay without paying.
People need to realise ads are a great thing.
n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:54 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If I could spend a single penny every day to skip all the ads, $4 a year would be great
guypery10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:25:59 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You're the odd case.
Fact is, capitalism works.
If this option were as profitable, it would be the common option.
But it's not.
n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:26 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Think of how much time is spend added up over a year watching adds. So much wasted time.
guypery10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:16 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's not only about time.
By removing ads to have a paid service you are immediately taking away the service from everyone who doesn't have a credit card, email address or mobile phone.
Add to that the people who just want to watch one video without having to register and you have a failing service.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:36:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I was on hulu before commercials were on in, and stopped when they had their first commercial.
hawkgpg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:12:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yahoo! is gonna have a YouTube competitor. They'll be releasing the newest season of Community.
GambitGamer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:02 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
www.bitvid.tv
TheMagicMarkerMan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:10 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Remember when it was YOUtube bow it's THEREtube. That's why I use Vimeo.
MrMatt101 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:16:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's just evil.
ShokoFlow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:31 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yesterday I was on a website that is filled with popups, one brought me to a page that was a product, and there were two buttons. And I had to click on one of them to exit out. The two were "Remind Me Later" or "Okay." I did what any sane person would do and clicked Remind Me Later and I shit you not it downloaded the shit. Thats Satan level.
Reoh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:36:43 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Close tab, if they won't let me I just close my whole browser with task manager if I have to.
Siethron ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 17:25:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
/r/infuriatingasfuck
WarpedHorizon ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 16:33:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
Am I the only one who'd watch ads as their video was loading in the background? So when the ads over my video's already half loaded. Seems like something that would be easy to implement.
Edit: Mobile typing is difficult
PrincessJake ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 17:19:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
New grounds did this. Fuck it, I'm going on new grounds and turning off Adblock.
WarpedHorizon ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:01:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
So it's possible, and not just a crazy idea? That's cool to know, especially if it works on average speed internet.
scy1192 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:05:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely possible, as long as you have more bandwidth than the ad requires. Probably anything better than a 5Mbps connection would be able to do it.
ReallyForeverAlone ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:55:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Does the video really load in the interim? I've never experienced that.
WarpedHorizon ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 17:09:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No, unfortunately. And even when the ads done/skipped it takes a few seconds to load. And after that it probably won't play through a whole video without pausing to load at least once. For a company owned by a multi-billion dollar corporation it's an embarrassment how bad youtube is, on PC and especially on Android.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:45:27 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Even worse, my YouTube always tries to make the ads 1080p or smth, as the ads actually lag
Helpmetoo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:19:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Please don't encourage them. These ads are just fucking retarded. Keep them out of the fucking video box.
NiceFormBro ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:32:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You're the minority. Faster Internet means no more waiting.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly - there is no need for preloading if you have decent internet.
That being said: I watch the ad if it is interesting and relevant. Most of the time it's womans makeup, which is, being male and all, not really my thing.
glottal__stop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:26 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, a couple of times I've watched the entire ad when it was about an interesting video game or one time there was an ad of a strange woman pooping on the toilet.
Which is why I don't think targeted ads (and really off the wall ads) are such a terrible thing that people make them out to be. If I'm going to be watching an ad, I'd rather have it be something interesting than something totally irrelevant.
G48R13L ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:39:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What?
CIearMind ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:19:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Did you make a typo? Because I have no idea what the first sentence means.
WarpedHorizon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Good catch, had one word way off. Mobile typing is always an adventure.
120z8t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
When I first started to use YouTube there were no ads, I can't stands ads on YouTube now. I stopped watching TV as well because of the ads.
Reoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:44 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Advert already buffering, I don't think they're clogging the video in the background too. XD
Tobari ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:41:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"Let's make a bunch of ads that infuriate everyone watching."
"Why do so many people have adblock?! That's stealing from us!"
vocom ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 16:48:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you want people to watch your content make it interesting. Do not trick people into watching your videos because you aren't creative enough to make a good video. If you build great content they will eventually come.
Josh6889 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily. There is so much content now that we are the bottleneck. I could spend the rest of my life watching youtube and learn to code, be entertained, watch fascinating shows. I just simply don't have that amount of time.
vocom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:41 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thats true, but just because you didn't watch a tutorial on how to play the piano doesn't mean a million other people didn't watch it.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:04:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
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finalremix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:23 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Blendtec is real?!
Edit: Well, I'll be damned...
Either way, though, nothing justifies a 300 - 1000 dollar blender.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:42 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
You'd rather spend $100 on a shitty mixer? Might as well just buy the slap and chop. Savage.
finalremix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:38 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hamilton Beach sells one for 28 bucks.
And fuck the Slap Chop. I'll settle for a boring breakfast and a boring life.
The bullet, though...
Reed18 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:44:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads on YouTube are the quickest way to ensure that I never visit their website. I just want to watch my video but you're stalling me damn it!
Helpmetoo ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:21:39 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to start keeping a list of products never to buy, and I'm putting on it every YouTube advertiser in the history of the site. JUST. FUCK. OFF.
zombies1238 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube is not really the issue. Google purchasing them is the issue.
TheMonarK ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:07:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
T-25 is a bitch dude. My mom does it almost everyday and I tried it for a week and I gave up. It's pretty much 25 minutes of torture, besides the cardio and speed workouts which are pretty easy.
MrBoobieBuyer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:08:39 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The first week will really kick your ass but once you get familiar with the workouts and speed, you'll be surprised how easy it gets.
CottonBelle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:15:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Starting week 2 tomorrow, this was refreshing to read.
Can confirm - first week will really kick your ass.
MrBoobieBuyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Keep up the hard work, friend!
CottonBelle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:33:08 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! You too!
dud5494 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever read Holes? Because it's like that scene where they all tell Stanley which day is the worst, and how it's totally the first day, and then the second day, etc. The first week is the hardest, until you do the second week, then that's the hardest, that is until you do the third week. It's never any easier, it'll always kick your ass, but by the end you're happy about it.
CottonBelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That's a perfect description. Hoping it's worth it!
kiwiandapple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:48 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
In week 3.. I'm dead. But can confirm, it gets easier once you've kept going. Best advice I can give, keep your own pace. I tried to keep up with them the first few days, nope. Your own pace helps a lot, keep your breathing under control.
I find total body circuit to be a killer. Rest is doable for me. I pretty much got no real condition, I sometimes jog with my dog for 10/20 minutes and work can be heavy duty. But I am not in shape. This is helping a lot tho. Keep it up! You can do it
CottonBelle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:31:40 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for the encouragement! Total body circuit is awful. Those planks...and the burpees.
mentions_the_obvious ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:26 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
A friend recommended this to me and I tried it.
It destroyed by confidence and my feet.
All the jumping... my feet/ankles are apparently weak as hell. And there's this 40 year old dude in the back that does it like its nothing. I'm 22.
Not only that, but I had to follow Tonya, the 'modified' workout person who had just had a baby. In the end, I decided to take breaks when needed rather than follow her... just for my self esteem.
TheMonarK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly this. I run pretty often so im relatively fit but this took me by surprise on how hard it was. Even with shoes on the amount of jumping made my feet sore for like a week.
SecretAgentPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in high school right now and one of my classes is a working out for a whole block, and first day we worked out, we did T25. It kicked my ass so much, and that guy is something else. He would stop mid work out, say "You already know where I'm going!" and then goes over to one of the girls working out and starts grabbing her waist, showing the form. I did get a good work out though so thats nice.
eXclurel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
P90X is the same. The dude says you don't need weights etc. to be fit but in one of his videos that shows his home do you know what his house is full of? Weights.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:31:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube has ads?
waynerooney501 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:36:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Spoken like a man with adblock
Arch_0 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:46:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads on the internet? I remember those times.
wraith313 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:42:51 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Use adblock. I didn't even know youtube HAD ads until a few months ago.
And before someone says "no I want to support content creators". Yeah. They get pennies on the dollar. Just donate to them and let it lie.
jetlife__ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:29:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube used to be such a fun and quirky place.
Now, it seems like almost 50% of the videos that I link to are either blocked or removed. Every video starts with an advertisement, and all YouTube does is suggest corporate and network produced bullshit instead of neat little independent channels.
Thanks for nothing, Google.
questmaster789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:18 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Don't the up-loaders decide whether or not to monetize their videos, which in turn decides the presence or absence of ads?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:38 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but Google is getting worse at this. First, all partners had ads, now all channels have ads by default. Soon you won't be able to turn them off.
benjamy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:43:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can we just say every fucking ad anywhere anytime?
lagspike ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:36:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
you enjoy your ads
i'll enjoy not seeing them via adblock
Valisk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:49:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
i've never been one to think that things like DDOS applications or services were good.
The first time this happens. my goal in life is to ddos the fucks who put it there.
dfpoetry ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:30:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
and now, for the same comment I post on every thread like this.
JUST INSTALL ADBLOCK.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
AND FUCK OVER PEOPLE THAT CREATE CONTENT FOR FREE.
dfpoetry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The advertisers aren't supporting your content because they want you to be happy, they are doing it because you will pay them more money than they paid the content provider.
Unless you aren't one of those people who would buy something just because it was marketed to you, but then the advertisers don't care whether or not you see their ads, because they can't make any money off of you anyway.
Otherwise your money would be better spent just directly supporting the people making the content.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:46 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
While that makes sense that's not how the YouTube System works.
dfpoetry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:54 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
it's how all advertising systems work intrinsically.
You just feel like this doesn't apply because your effect is so small, but your effect is already very small.
stormtrooper1701 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:48:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And websites wonder why people keep getting Adblock.
TroyMcClor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:20:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This should be illegal.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:30:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
For me the line was crossed when they started forcing you to watch ads (it doesn't always seem to do this though), and I had to watch a 30 second ad for a 30 second video of a dog's reaction to his owner farting on him.
Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:00 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What was the final straw was companies putting ads in front of their ads.
GV18 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:23:16 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The ones that really annoy me are the ones in the middle of videos, especially if they just put them in at random intervals, not at a natural break.
powercow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:50:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
and blamo, thats why people turn to adblock. now instead of random clicks, inbetween skips.. you get no clicks at all. Congrats on a great idea.
unlucky47 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:21 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US
LIKEABOSSAZ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:03:10 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
god i love ad blocker
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:34:45 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking the exact same thing. It's idiotic on their part. They'll pay Google for the extra ad clicks, and the extra ad clicks will not result in extra sales if the user was duped into navigating to their website.
FayeBlooded ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:52:59 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hi, multimedia designer and concept developer here.
Google has no idea how to do stuff and that is why patreon is a thing now.
CRISPR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:39 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What ads?
MegaStationONE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:46:14 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock
teenagediplomat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:48:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I remember when I used to not have Adblock too
Slime321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Get Adblock, no trouble.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:09 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The number of people who still don't have AdBlock in 2015, is too damn high
frag971 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
hosts file ad list > adblock <3
level_10_dishwasher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This goes way beyond mildly infuriating.
Thesaurii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Mildly infuriating my ass, screw that noise.
I avoided adblock for as long as possible. Im cheap, not going to donate or subscribe to my favorite Twitch streamers, or youtube channels, or buy any merch from websites. But hey, if my eyeballs can help you out I will do that.
After SO mch shit like this I had to just install it and get rid of that little bit of feel good I had. I am now in full blown leech mode because of this nonsense. Congratulations, advertisers, you have made a product that removes your product mandatory for everyone.
alexjerez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone else noticed the new ads that show up as the first two video search results? They load about a split second after the page loads, so you end up accidentally clicking the ad because it jumps in front of the first real video result.
Pocket_Pills ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What pisses me off is when the first seconds of the ad is someone yelling
NOWAITDONTSKIPTHIS
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Shit like this is why I have adblock
KKYBoneAEA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock is a glorious thing.
PM_ME_A_DOGE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:34 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's 2015, you should definitely have ad blocker by now.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:58 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Use ad block simples
kyaphic12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:47 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
ad block bitch
LegacyLemur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:18 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube is a fucking joke.
I used to be a frequent user of it, back when it actually had kind of a community and you could hold long conversations, much like reddit. I miss the days of replying to comments you got in your inbox. Then they decided that sucked so they got rid of it in order to jam Google+ down your throat.
This doesn't shock me at all. Thank fucking god for AdBlock
irishincali ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That shit should be illegal
GingerSnapBiscuit ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:25:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
resurrezione ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:14:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube without adblock? you must really hate yourself.
dkt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:58:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Every week there's a top post about ads on youtube and every week there's a top comment mentioning adblock.
mourning_breakfast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:22:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If Youtube keeps posting ads that you can't skip that are more than 15 sec (even 15 sec is a long time when you're trying to go through many videos quicky) then something better than Youtube will be created.
J_ology ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:16:57 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Don't kid yourself. People aren't leaving Youtube.
LegacyLemur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:00 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I did. I mean not permanently, but I stop using it like a mother fucker.
I used to spend probably 85% of my time online a day on Youtube. Now I'll watch a couple videos every 3 or 4 days. It was because of the horrible, horrible Google+ merger, in addition to pulling crap like this all the time.
Now I use reddit with most of my online time instead. So Youtube can go fuck right off.
newfor2015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Add long as there is adblocker, that would be true. If adblocker one day stops working only then will there be something else
Dan-Defyno ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of other better free sites do exist, however no one uses them because the people who create content don't make money with them. Videos cost money to create. People who create them need to earn a living. Bitching about 5 even 30 second ads that only pay the creator a fraction of a penny on a dollar that costs you nothing to watch is the ultimate fist world problem.
No_u69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Dan-Defyno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! I must have been thinking about the night with my boyfriend last night.
mourning_breakfast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
True, but when you're trying to watch as many clips that are not even as long as the ad as you can, then a five second clip gets annoying after awhile. I think the number of ads should be limited to a certain of number of videos viewed or something.
Sirspen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:58:13 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
All that's going to happen is adblock usage will increase, and one of two things will happen. Either
A) Advertisers will get more clever and intrusive to push their drek.
or B) Content creators will suffer due to lack of revenue.
As someone who completely understands that content creators rely heavily on ad revenue, I'm very frustrated by the fact that ads are already so intrusive. The shifting of pages to generate accidental clicks. The hidden ads on auto-play with sound on. Ads that cover content and are difficult to close. I don't mind watching a 30 second ad to put a cent or two in the pocket of someone whose content I'm consuming. What I do mind is feeling like I have to outsmart ads, or go out of my way to avoid them. They're much more than a minor inconvenience now.
ArkayicBoss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
adblock
chestbearded ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:07:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad block for FUCK sake how r people still not using adblock..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
mfw people who dont know how to use computers complain about computers
Penguin619 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:51:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They're adapting!
Phlash_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Time's like this make me glad I use ad block on nearly everything. It's a shitty and I feel bad, but not as bad as when I'm constantly slammed with obnoxious ads constantly ruining my experience on the internet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Would you mind if I used this sometime?
ElRed_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Have they really started doing that?
I guess it's just for the ads that were not going to have a skip button anyway?
AnotherCunningPlan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They probably had the plan to do this from the beginning. YouTube knows how to play the long con.
Tommy_bobz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:39 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean extremely infuriating.
chuiu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:19 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC, clicking anywhere on the ad takes you to their website. So that's not even a button.
๐๏ธ Styxlanian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:58:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry for the bad quality everyone! I took a screenshot on my phone and I didn't realize it looked so bad on a browser.
JiangWei23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:36 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I like the number of people getting on your case about not getting Adblock when this comment reveals exactly why, it was on your phone. Where Adblock doesn't exist. Derp.
zconn_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:22 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad block pro - no ads ever again
darthid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:24 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I would upvote this but this is clearly a case for /r/extremelyinfuriating!
Voxel_Sigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
There are ads on youtube?
Phantomonium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube has ads? I forgot those even existed.
Pattoe89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I have a degree in Marketing and Advertising and I would never implement this bullshit if I was to work on an advertising campaign that was based on or had Youtube advertising as a part of it.
Why damage your brand for a few cheap clicks that are going to have an awful conversion rate into actual sales?
Every single click costs you money, it's important to make sure people that click are determined to go through with purchase, or whatever else the ad campaign was set up to do.
Harkruel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to adblock plus where you don't have to deal with this bullshit.
Sagemed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
just refresh the page.. they all go away
Yahspetsnaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I will never be able to understand why people don't just get adblock.
SunflowerSamurai_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's worse when the video maker puts giant square annotations all over the video that link to other videos, so when you want to click the video to pause, you get whisked away to some shitty thing you didn't want to watch. Yes there is a designated pause button but it's small and so very far away.
zdean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:18 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just here to reiterate AdBlock's indispensability in the battle to avoid being mildly infuriated by some of capitalism's many machinations.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:31 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't seem like a good strategy. They pay youtube based on how many people go to their site. Ideally, everyone who clicked on their ads would buy their stuff, but even without this bullshit that's not the case. So now, they're getting clicks from people who don't want to be there, and who will just be upset about it, and they're paying youtube more money for nothing.
TrapNBass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
ive never seen an ad like this and now im pissed off.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Those are some scrawny dudes too. Looks like a shite workout.
warip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is what finally pushed me to download adblock
ijk1997 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
And there is something magical called AD BLOCKER
Oli_DB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:34 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What is cloud gaming?
xMoneyShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:42 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Accidentally clicks it
Oops, I'm at their website now. Stupid fake button. I might as well buy their products now.
exccord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Things i wont give my business to: this.
Shnazzyone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Also what I don't like, now youtube autoplays the next vid by someone. Getting sick of that shit.
pisstones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Shouldn't be legal
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I haven't seen an ad on YouTube in so long.... I forgot what the skip button looked like. Y'all need ad block
BlownHappyKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm contemplating a bet that the Viagra spammer will use this tactic to make all phallus tower-sized worldwide...
Dakevin10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just another way to show how broken youtube is
sacredsinner1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Man, fuck youtube. The reason I go on YouTube is to avoid ads on tv. This should be on rage.
Coopdog44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
r/reallyfuckinginfuriating
pnshr89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock, yo.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care about content creators at all. If they stopped making videos someone else will come and do the same thing and the cycle repeats over and over. I use adblock on everything. I am not going out of my way to support somebody on YouTube or any other site. These people making the videos are not your friends they don't care about you so why do you care for them? Go give some money to people who need it. Not the person with video capture equipment and a high end PC.
hellomrgreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:52 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Mildly?
IAmFern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:47 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I have had adblock for many years now. I have never, not one time, been forced to watch an ad on Youtube. Since adblock is free and easy to install, I don't know why everyone doesn't use it, if ads are an issue for them.
DeFex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I expect google might not think too much of that, maybe report them.
subsbligh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:56 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"ZOMG look how much traffic we got from our latest online campaign!" - justifies own position
originalthoughts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The companies are stupid, what is the point in getting people to click on links to go to a website they don't want to go. I automatically close websites without even looking at them when they do that. It just costs them money with very little return.
JokerUndead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:12 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand the logic to trick people to your site. It's not like when I clicked it my first thought is "well fuck I'm here now might as well buy it" I'm actually the complete opposite; if I was considering buying your product but unsure then that happen my first thought would be "Ah fuck you now I'm never buying this product wasting my time n shit."
DocSnivy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:00 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the world of adblock.
jeffbingham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:03 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Worse than Hitler.
soggysecret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:38 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you don't use adblock, you're gonna have a bad time.
TarsierBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:54 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ad block bitches!!!!
mak1405 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
youtube can do anything because there is no threatening competition.
Even Google search has alternatives like Bing and Duck Duck Go, but no other service can even provide 25% of what YouTube has
6ft5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just use adblock you mong
Doctor_DBo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:37 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I've worked on a bunch of insanity commercials. All the testimonials are 100% true
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
ad blocker
maddasher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Just one more reason I dont feel bad about using ad block.
Sknowman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube has ads?
wademcdade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:20 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, at least it doesn't still say "Skip."
muddynips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:30 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't matter; got traffic.
willgeld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If there was a viable alternative to YouTube I'd use it. It's gone right down the shitter that site
88Reasons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:15 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It is interesting how the most shady of the ads come up with this kind of crap
mustardheadmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:55 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is not mild. Fucking assholes.
UpvotesJackiechan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:59 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I need an Adblock.
akcaye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:21 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
WTF how can they even do that?
Briancid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:28 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If you are watching that video then you are stealing content. T25 is not free to view on YouTube. Or at least it shouldn't.
italianpuertorican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:29 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's dirty..
PM_ME_TASTEFUL_NUDEZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This is deviously brilliant. Those bastards.
Shmink_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:45 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thats why I run adblock on domains where I don't think the advertising is fair. Have an image to the site or whatever YouTube and I won't mind, I know how the world works but don't fuck with the content.
iLuVtiffany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:17 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
They also switch the annotation button.
jclark1245 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:00 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
YouTube playing the long con. Conditioning people to get more ad hits.
jhorn1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:31 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, this is more than just mildly infuriating.
accountnumber3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:29 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Except that that link is too high so it wouldn't replace the skip button at all.
Vid-szhite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:14 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That is pure evil.
sean_themighty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:04 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's a shame, because T25 is awesome.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:38 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Personally, I believe that that is more than just mildly infuriating.
Pickonedammit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
We need to dump youtube completely.
VectorLightning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:57:37 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???????????????
When/if I get a website and an excuse to post videos, it's not coming through YouTube, that's for sure.
TheAdmiralCrunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:52:12 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'll say that's not unreasonable honestly. Gotta make money, youtube doesn't charge, after all.
DocJawbone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This sucks so much.
SpiSpySpi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:52:06 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Could they of least given us the dignity of a worthwhile product to shove their advertising Bullshit down our throats
3agl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:15 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
God fucking Dammit youtube.
jonlvie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:10 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oops meant to skip this terrible video. Oh well since I'm already here I might as well by this expensive T25.
GingerSnapBiscuit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:25:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
PeterPorky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:04 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's dirty af
colorhaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I just use ad blocker on my desktop. You can customize it to. Like I turn ad blocker off on Linus tech tips and his other channels.
Acebulf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:08 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Can you customize it automatically for an entire channel?
colorhaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:25 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I am fairly certain you can unblock an entire channel because I do not haft to do it every video. so yeah its quick and easily and you can support the people you want to support and block the annoying sites. https://adblockplus.org/ I use this one but I am sure there are many that do as good a job.
sopz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:08 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
If an ad manages to cheese me off, I just vow to deliberately never buy their product and just buy their competitors instead. They seriously need to understand that shovelling ads down our throats that are intrusive or unexpected just infuriates us.
Mike12344321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:40 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
timewaitsforsome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:28 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
torrent that shit on principal!
MegaAssedFaget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock.
synapses_and_shit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I still can't comprehend why people don't use ad block.
quinpon64337_x ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:26:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
already infuriating enough as it is
mounty194 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:07 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I personally make a note not to purchase any products or patron restaurants that advertise on YouTube, except movies. We all need to do this.
WordcloudYou ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:07:49 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Word cloud out of all the comments.
Don't like this? Message me!
Big_Cums ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:29:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's 2015.
Install a fucking adblocker or quit complaining about ads.
ExLenne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:29 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Not everyone watches youtube on a computer or android that can block ads, y'know. I almost exclusively watch Youtube on my PS3 and it has gotten to the point now where I have to watch a 15 second commercial between every 5 minute video.
That's worse than broadcast television. It's unacceptable. No, "there is a third party application that can fix that for you on only certain platforms" isn't an acceptable solution.
Big_Cums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:45 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Custom hosts at the router.
๐๏ธ Styxlanian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:48 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
This was on an iOS device bro, chill. That and I have it set for off on YouTube so I can support my favorite content creators.
Big_Cums ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:58 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Install a custom hosts file on your device.
amrh ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 17:35:01 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
By using adblock and refusing to watch ads, you're saying that 15 seconds of your time are more valuable than several days of the creators time. Many of these people spend their lives making free content for you to watch, the least you can do is check facebook in another tab for fifteen seconds while the video plays and allow them to keep doing what they do.
FragsturBait ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:55:50 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Nope
roger_van_zant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:59:46 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
No, it's saying you don't want to watch ads. You're reading into it and making it something sinister.
amrh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:05 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
But if no one watches ads, there will be no YouTube.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:06:51 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)*
deleted What is this?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:13:23 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Boo hooo
well_golly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:33 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Torrent that shit on principal!
FCEEVIPER ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:24:25 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Adblock, you muke.
Maxxibillion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:14:52 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Google Chrome -> Ad Block -> 'nuff said
______DEADPOOL______ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:32:01 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The mildlyinfuriating part with this is, why the fuck aren't you running adblock in the first place? ಠ_ಠ And the follow up anti-adblock circlejerk: "Because I like to support
content providersspammers"legotransformersonic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:00:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
or rather the fact there are unskippable ads at all. Thank God for adblock, though
JobDraconis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:17:39 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads on youtube? is this 2005?
doggscube ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:46:57 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for reminding me to check for an update to the youtube ad blocker on xposed.
Cymry_Cymraeg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:27:53 on February 1, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
The what on youtube?
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 16:24:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
What are these "Ads on YouTube" you speak of?
chris_899 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:27 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
"Ads on YouTube" - the thing that keeps the website free. Hope that cleared things up for you. Obviously you're far too superior for such things, because you use the super top-secret AdBlock that only a few elite internet users know about!
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:35 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
It's about damn time someone acknowledged my superiority! :)
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:58:43 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
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FragsturBait ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:55:11 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Leave it to reddit to complain about reddit on reddit.
Thecraneman ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:14 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Does anyone else think this post is bullshit? I've never seen an ad on YouTube have the ability to make any pop ups. Plus this just looks like a picture they shopped a YouTube - like link on. No progress bar on the bottom, nothing. This is fishy. But that being said this is reddit and we have all taken the vow to never be misleading or lie on this site.
TATANE_SCHOOL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:44 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
OP may have cropped the image
Thecraneman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:13 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
That's true but the whole thing is suspicious. Why crop the image making it not look like a YouTube video?
MrBensonhurst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:53:32 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure this is a screenshot of a video on the YouTube phone app.
t4hy4h34h ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:06 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
T25? Looks like another product I'll never buy.
And if I meet any of those fitness actors, I'll break their jaws for being ignorant do nothing assholes in society.
Beastabuelos ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 16:00:53 on January 31, 2015 ยท (Permalink)
Ads on youtube? Lol.