Google Ads Now Appearing Inside A Post?
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:21 pm
#16
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These ads are a really bad idea - not just more annoying than "Web Sling Dr. Octavius" and "Earn Your Degree While You Work", but they also make you look like you're promoting something when you post. I hope RP is making a lot of money off them, otherwise it's just going to tick people off with no reward.
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Speak of the devil, here I am advertising what Google thinks a frequent flyer wants to know.
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Speak of the devil, here I am advertising what Google thinks a frequent flyer wants to know.
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:21 pm
#17
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Originally Posted by PremEx
I'm finding that in many cases they not only appear inside the post, but they cover the text within the post and there's no way to get around it, so you can't read everything!!!
--Tim
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:22 pm
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It certainly has some amusing results. In the AS forum there's a thread in which the OP expresses surprise and mild concern about the airline's practice of putting Bible quotes on the meal trays -- and then right there in her post, there are ads for Bibles.
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:30 pm
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flyertalk...try post #1 of this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452968
WindowsXP SP2 IE 6.0.2900.2180
I will also echo other opinions here that the placement of these ads within the body of the post...is a very, very bad idea, IMHO.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452968
WindowsXP SP2 IE 6.0.2900.2180
I will also echo other opinions here that the placement of these ads within the body of the post...is a very, very bad idea, IMHO.
Last edited by PremEx; Jul 15, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Jul 15, 2005 | 12:41 pm
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Having the ads in the posts is definitely VERY annoying - I sure hope this isnt a way to encourage people to sign up for the flyer talk lite (is that what it is to be called - the paid ad free flyertalk?) whenever it comes out.
I understand the need for ads to pay for stuff - but encroaching into post space is perhaps even worse than pop-ups!
I understand the need for ads to pay for stuff - but encroaching into post space is perhaps even worse than pop-ups!
Jul 15, 2005 | 1:00 pm
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Looks like some posts are being laterally truncated:
See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...50#post4320550
See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...50#post4320550
Jul 15, 2005 | 1:03 pm
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Jul 15, 2005 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by flyertalk
Thanks, PresRDC, yes that is what I was looking for. I am working on fixing this glitch with the quote text overwriting the ad text currently, hope to have it fixed soon. To answer the other questions the placement of the ad is not a glitch, but the overlapping of quotes onto the ad is not intended of course.
If quotes are obscuring the new intrusive advertising, then that's probably a good thing.
These new intrusive adds are a terrible eyesore. I can live with adds at the very top of the page or on the right, but not ones that venture into post space. Please get rid of them ASAP.
Jul 15, 2005 | 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by cAAl
With all due respect, you're fixing the wrong problem.
If quotes are obscuring the new intrusive advertising, then that's probably a good thing.
These new intrusive adds are a terrible eyesore. I can live with adds at the very top of the page or on the right, but not ones that venture into post space. Please get rid of them ASAP.
If quotes are obscuring the new intrusive advertising, then that's probably a good thing.
These new intrusive adds are a terrible eyesore. I can live with adds at the very top of the page or on the right, but not ones that venture into post space. Please get rid of them ASAP.
Jul 15, 2005 | 1:38 pm
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wow
I panicked today after spending over 1000 dollars for a consultant to remove all spyware and put new software technology on my computer this year.
It was set up to remove anything that tracks,displays or promotes ads.
I'm relieved it isn't a more serious problem as I first suspected
I don't mind if advertising is on the site.
But it is preferred not to have it directly in our posts
Other options ?
Yikes
It was set up to remove anything that tracks,displays or promotes ads.
I'm relieved it isn't a more serious problem as I first suspected
I don't mind if advertising is on the site.
But it is preferred not to have it directly in our posts
Other options ?
Yikes
Jul 15, 2005 | 2:15 pm
#29
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Thanks for the help with in finding bugs with this all. The quote overlapping ad problem should now be fixed for everyone. If you are still experiencing it or any other new problems please post your browser/version and operating system as well as a link to a thread that is exhibiting the problem that you describe.
There are two other problems that have come up in this thread that we are looking at now, just so you know we are award of them. They are:
- 'code' tags overwrite ads if they are in the first post of a page.
- long strings without spaces in them/links will be buried underneath ads in some browsers (IE6).
Thank you,
--Tim
There are two other problems that have come up in this thread that we are looking at now, just so you know we are award of them. They are:
- 'code' tags overwrite ads if they are in the first post of a page.
- long strings without spaces in them/links will be buried underneath ads in some browsers (IE6).
Thank you,
--Tim