Happened to be surfing the Stereophile News web page (http://www.stereophile.com/news/), and up popped some very slick ads for both the Squeezebox and Transporter, in both Banner and Sidebar "Google Ads" windows! I normally ignore those, but these were really cute, with taunting text rolling across the simulated "display", beckoning me to click for more. Well done! (You might need to refresh the page a number of times before those ads rotate through).
Anybody else seen these?
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2007-05-24, 14:20 #1
Slick Squeezebox/Transporter Google Ads
Last edited by sleepysurf; 2007-05-24 at 14:22.
Main system: Touch > Bel Canto DAC 3.5VB > Conrad-Johnson CT-5 preamp and Premier 350 amp > ML Expression 13A's. Audience AU24e cables. Secondary systems elsewhere in home: 1- Boom, 2- SB3's, and 2- SB Radio's. Member of the Suncoast Audiophile Society
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2007-05-24, 14:35 #2
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I block most ads, but the Google ones can't be blocked. It comes up with interesting choices as I see all my Slim Devices threads via GMail - it usually tries to sell me a Roku. ;-)
Current: SB2, Boom (PQP3 - late beta, PQP1 - early beta), SBC (early beta), Squeezebox Radio (PB1 - early beta), Squeezebox Touch (late beta)
Selling: Transporter
Sold: SB3, Duet
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2007-05-24, 18:30 #3Ben SandeeGuest
Slick Squeezebox/Transporter Google Ads
On 5/24/07, Mark Lanctot <
Mark.Lanctot.2r3x8n1180042801 (AT) n...limdevices.com> wrote:
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> I block most ads, but the Google ones can't be blocked. It comes up
> with interesting choices as I see all my Slim Devices threads via GMail
> - it usually tries to sell me a Roku. ;-)
Does google have ads? *cough* CustomizeGoogle *cough*
Ben
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2007-05-24, 20:06 #4
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2007-05-24, 23:39 #5
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Slick Squeezebox/Transporter Google Ads
sleepysurf wrote:
> Happened to be surfing the Stereophile News web page
> (http://www.stereophile.com/news/), and up popped some very slick ads
> for both the Squeezebox and Transporter, in both Banner and Sidebar
> "Google Ads" windows! I normally ignore those, but these were really
> cute, with taunting text rolling across the simulated "display",
> beckoning me to click for more. Well done! (You might need to refresh
> the page a number of times before those ads rotate through).
>
> Anybody else seen these?
>
Cute indeed
Regards,
Peter
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2007-05-25, 09:04 #6
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>Whoa - slick!!! Nice extension!<
Yep, that one plus AdBlock, Remove It Permanently and NoScript - make the web as it was meant to be...
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2007-05-25, 09:09 #7
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Unfortunately I'm having problems with it and GMail. Conversations are not being updated when I send a message in the conversation or when a new message comes in on the conversation. I can fix this by going back to the inbox, but it's almost as much of a pain as seeing the ads.
The extension also seems to be mucking around with my cookies - all my exceptions have been wiped.
If I can't resolve it I'll have to uninstall it.Current: SB2, Boom (PQP3 - late beta, PQP1 - early beta), SBC (early beta), Squeezebox Radio (PB1 - early beta), Squeezebox Touch (late beta)
Selling: Transporter
Sold: SB3, Duet
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2007-05-25, 11:04 #8
Before I got the SqueezeBox ad to appear I got one promoting buying a Sonos for Dad for Father's Day... Wonder which ads are getting more click thrus...
-Greg
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2007-05-25, 11:14 #9