Kinja reply list

Read More
Right hand Ellen... Chain Like DegeneresHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:03am
THANK YOU! I have never in my life have come across an ad video that I actually wanted to watch. Thanks to uBlock and AdBlock I can defeat those but there are times when I’m forced to sit through a 1 minute long ad and I think to myself “Why? Who is this directed at? Do they actually believe if they annoy enough people with ad videos on the internet, they’ll gain a customer?”
Reply
- Read More
  toothpetardRight hand Ellen... Chain Like Degeneres
  5/08/15 10:10am
  I’m going to go get me some more Lysol, RIGHT NOW.
  Reply
- Read More
  Tidal TownRight hand Ellen... Chain Like Degeneres
  5/08/15 10:15am
  Better to watch a one minute ad and get content for free than be nickel and dimed for everything, no?
  Reply
Read More
toothpetardHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:07am
But Video Advertising is how america Learns about New Things.

My fave is clicking on a News Article, only to find video of some suit reading the article to me. If it has a douche in a newsroom in it, it can fuck right off.

Reply
- Read More
  Kyuzotoothpetard
  5/08/15 10:17am
  Huffington Post has gotten terrible about this. And said video auto-starts, which is infinitely MORE annoying.
  Reply
- Read More
  BillWalsheKyuzo
  5/08/15 10:36am
  thats why I had to permanently disable the speakers in my work mac.
  Reply
Read More
Rom RombertsHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:03am
When I completed the seven trials in the Halls of Zarmud to obtain my advertising crystal, there was a moment, after I had to pluck the Heat Ruby from the skull of Thrax, the monkey king, when I wondered whether this was the right career choice. Now, evidence on blogs from blog men makes it clear to me that I should have never taken the cascade path towards the city of lies.
Reply
Read More
Three PointsHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:42am
What I try do not get is how many ads to not even try to capture the audience’s attention in the first 5 seconds. Why do companies try to go sentimental on Youtube ads that are 3 minutes long, start with 15 seconds of music or some general introduction.

That was the brilliance of Geico’s recent ads. “You could skip this Geico ad, but it’s already over.” Perfect! I heard Geico, the ad is over, and that’s all there is too it.

You have 5 seconds to capture my attention. Maybe 10. Why are you wasting it with bullshit, people?
Reply
- Read More
  the actual bajmahalThree Points
  5/08/15 12:19pm
  To be fair though, that Poo-pouri ad is mesmerizing. I find myself watching the whole thing every. damn. time.
  Reply
- Read More
  dothedewthe actual bajmahal
  5/08/15 1:12pm
  Fucking A. I was about to skip it the first time and right at that 5 second mark, I was like wtf?
  Reply
Read More
Medieval KnievelHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:04am
Excellent — now Gawker can get rid of those uncloseable pop-up video ads that none of us watch, right?
Reply
- Read More
  gleennuiMedieval Knievel
  5/08/15 10:11am
  I’ve never seen one of those. Maybe my adblocker’s catching them.
  Reply
- Read More
  BriscoCountyjrMedieval Knievel
  5/08/15 10:15am
  I can’t even remember what the ads are. Alcohol? Cars, or something? All I do is stare at the countdown to skip as fast as possible.
  Reply
Read More
Cheech WizardHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:07am
There’s ads on the internet? No, I think you’re wrong about that. Never seen ‘em.*

*This message has been brought to you by AdBlock.
Reply
Read More
classbutnostileHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:38am
Pre-roll videos are usually bi-products of of standard production. A studio will usually just throw these in or charge a nominal fee because you’re shooting a tv format commercial (clarifying that there is rarely if ever some enormous costs to make these). Anyway, just saying that ad execs end up with this crap laying around, and figure “why not just annoy everyone with it?”
Reply
Read More
festivusaziliHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:07am
I want to know who thought it was a good idea to make those 10 minute+ ads that I see occasionally. I’m just watching the countdown from before I can skip it anyway.

If you haven’t told me what your product is within the first 5 seconds, congrats! You have produced something as useless as a banner ad.
Reply
Read More
raincoasterHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 5:41pm
The worst are the ones like on IBT that are autoplay WITH SOUND. Burn them down. Burn them all down.
Reply
Read More
TimSPCHamilton Nolan
5/08/15 10:02am
Speaking of video ads, you know that one that pops up on Gawker articles with the kids and the painted card board box? I have seen it 1000 times and still have no idea what it’s advertising. I’ve never seen more than what happens after the five-second skip delay.
Reply
- Read More
  HumboldtGenesisTimSPC
  5/08/15 10:05am
  ...you know that one that pops up on Gawker articles with the kids and the painted card board box?
  
  NOPE! :-D
  
  -ABP user
  Reply
- Read More
  RabbitRabbitTimSPC
  5/08/15 10:06am
  Plus it’s annoying that - at least on Chrome - if you scroll down a ways on the page, then the video ad pops up, once you click “skip ad” it throws you right back up to the top of the page.
  Reply