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[randomlyrossy]

I occasionally click on them. There were some ads on GAF recently for some deals TheHut were running which I clicked on. It's usually only for stuff like that though, companies I am aware of advertising deals and such.

 

[The Technomancer]

Never. I laugh heartily at their failed advertising. You fools are wasting your money. I won't shed a tear the day your website dies and all the other websites I visit are made more readable because you can no longer afford to advertise.

It's my computer, and unlike the oppressed TV viewers, I have the ability to completely block out your crap.

Advertising is the reason most of the internet is free. Without it expect all of your favorite stuff to go behind a paywall.

 

[Derrick01]

Never. I may as well take a hammer to my computer if I was going to do that.

 

[StudioTan]

Infrequently. Maybe a 2-3 times a year?

Same. Very occasionally I'll see an ad for a product that genuinely does interest me although it's scary because I know these ads are only there because of things I've surfed on the internets.

 

[Casp0r]

Even if I search for a company like Amazon ... I click the actual web search link, not the web advertisement at the top.

 

[NGAMER9]

Surprised at how few click ads. Personally, if I see something interest me, I'll click it. I probably end up clicking one every couple days or so. Obviously this doesn't apply to the stupid scam ads or whatever.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

doesnt he get money from us just loading the ad?

fractions of pennies. if someone clicks, he gets a pennies. if someone buys after they click, we're talking whole dollars. still, a few million impressions worth fractions of a penny each ad (lol) up.

I've never intentionally clicked an ad in my life. I ignore them just like I do TV ads. Probably the most effective advertising is word of mouth, viral, and emails I'll get from amazon or other companies I've purchasd from in the past informing me of sales.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I do so accidentally every now and then. I don't think I've ever seen an ad that really made me want to click though.

 

[amrihua]

Only the ones I find interesting. Sometimes you get some good deals.

 

[Subprime]

I get a lot of redundant ads from zzounds/amazon for gear that I have already bought. Not sure the logic behind them.

 

[RDreamer]

I'm not sure I've ever purposefully clicked an internet ad. And I really never notice them except around campaign season... like now where I can't help but see Romney and Santorum splashed all over every page I go to.

 

[lacinius]

Never have, never will.

 

[Sean]

Only accidentally, like the ads that automatically play a movie trailer/commercial with sound, I end up clicking through accidentally while trying to mute the audio or whatever.

Otherwise, no. I've trained myself to ignore ads due to the scammy nature of most of them. Like those ones that look up your IP address and then say "10 hot single girls in <your town here> wanting to date you" with profile pics of pornstars or whatever.

 

[Zekes!]

Do you know how many million hits prizes I've won?

 

[Htown]

I think I may have clicked a link or two for a F2P game that showed up in the ads, but I don't think I actually installed the game.

 

[Riggs]

Never lol

 

[ZZMitch]

I've clicked on a few movie/game ads on YouTube but none really besides that.

 

[ScOULaris]

I make sure to spend at least an hour a day clicking ads on GAF. You're welcome, EviLore!

 

[tuna on toast]

rarely

 

[Kevitivity]

The Internet has ads?

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Only Runescape ones so I could quickly get to the online Chess and Connect4 games

 

[Neuromancer]

The Internet has ads?

You don't see ads on GAF?

 

[PigSpeakers]

There was this one I kept seeing that said "Play Mega Man X online!" so I had give it a try. Awful, laggy, flash game that was using characters and graphics from MMX, but without any of the fun or level design.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

You don't see ads on GAF?

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[natethegreat409]

I think I've blocked them from my brain. I don't notice them unless they are the ones that block the content of the website I am trying to view. Then I just leave in disgust.

 

[PigSpeakers]

I think I've blocked them from my brain. I don't notice them unless they are the ones that block the content of the website I am trying to view. Then I just leave in disgust.

Using natural Adblock? For shame. You can get banned for that, you know.

 

[blame space]

how else will i learn about the one weird tip, discovered by a mom, that can help me get rid of unsightly belly fat?

 

[PigSpeakers]

Meet some real life moms, blame.

 

[Onemic]

nope, only the ignorant and uniformed do

 

[jamesinclair]

There is only one reason I click on ads:

I enjoy the website I am on, and dislike the company advertising.

Take Lennar. That company is complete scum. So whenever I see an ad for them, I click.

Or if it's a scumbag politician.

Direct transfer of money from people I hate to people I support.

Can't go wrong.

 

[Anticitizen One]

a couple of times by accident

 

[Gilby]

Intentionally? Never.

 

[Bay Maximus]

My thing is, why do they only use the same 4 or 5 Photoshopped photos? Get some new material to con me out of my money at least.

 

[DTJAAAAM]

Very rarely.

 

[equap]

only ads for penis enlargement.

 

[hateradio]

I don't click them if I can help it.

 

[danwarb]

I do not. I assume everything is a scam.

 

[IamMattFox]

Do the Amazon "People who viewed these things also liked these things" things count?

'Cause I never click those.

 

[RevDM]

in some cases "the man" are poor chaps like this;

Just look at how un-menacing that smile is. Do you feel good about yourself now?

 

[Digishine]

ADS ? I only know AIDS :/

 

[Reversed]

No. I think they are dull and don't even try, also. Yet, as a reminder that X product or service exists, it works well.

Grandparents and kids may fall for them.

 

[Slavik81]

Occasionally I see stuff of interest from reputable sites and I'll check them. Maybe a few times per year. Though, I've never actually bought anything directly from an ad click.

 

[Tomat]

Absolutely not. Most internet ads strike me as the kind of shady shit full of malware/spyware.

 

[blame space]

i like to see if it's possible to not win the flash game ones

 

[Deleted member 81567]

Jackpot.

 

[RoboPlato]

Only on accident.

 

[CornBurrito]

I clicked on that recent Cubsfan thread which I'm pretty sure was an advertisement.

 

[AngryMoth]

how else will i learn about the one weird tip, discovered by a mom, that can help me get rid of unsightly belly fat?

But this is what boggles my mind, enough people must actually click that stuff for it to be profitable otherwise they would stop doing it.

For those of us that completely ignore all ads its interesting to think about how we get most of the internet for free without ever contributing anything in return.

 

[Mushroom021]

Never, I was always told that there probably a virus.

 

[Pinko Marx]

must be nice.