No ad for a week ad from MSN

[G4scott]

I love the new 'no ad for a week' ad by MSN. I don't know what they're smoking, but as far as I'm concerned the banner on the main page is an ad. It advertises MSN for Mac, and links to it.

Does m$ think us Mac users are stupid or something???

[bennetsaysargh]

i think it's funny, but stupid at the same time.

[ejb190]

That's just sad.

False advertising?

[arn]

Well, it eliminates pop-up's too.

Be kind to the sponsors of this site... :)

arn

[Stelliform]

Do they just pay a flat rate for the week since they are discouraging anybody from clicking on it? I know I browse the ads ocassionally. I heard that the site gets something like a nickle a click. But I could be wrong.

At least all of the ads are sometimes interesting and pertain to site interests.

[arn]

Advertisments can run a range from impressions delivered to clicks delivered, or some combination of both.

As always, I only encourage you to visit and support the ads/sites that interest you.

arn

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by arn
Well, it eliminates pop-up's too.

Be kind to the sponsors of this site... :)

arn

well, i feel sorry for anyone without a decent popup blocker anyway. i haven't gotten an ad popup since i bought a mac.

[MacFan25]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
well, i feel sorry for anyone without a decent popup blocker anyway. i haven't gotten an ad popup since i bought a mac.
yeah, i know. i haven't gotten a pop up on my mac since i got it either.

[BrittasMac]

Originally posted by ejb190
That's just sad.

False advertising?
I would call it brilliant. They have succeeded in their goal, we have noticed the ad, we are discussing the ad, some of us are clicking on the ad.

[bennetsaysargh]

i haven't gotten a pop up since i switcheed to safari:D
and i haven't clicked on it

yet.

[G4scott]

Originally posted by BrittasMac
I would call it brilliant. They have succeeded in their goal, we have noticed the ad, we are discussing the ad, some of us are clicking on the ad.

Argh... You're right...

But you tend to notice really bad ad's too. These days, I don't think it's really a matter if the ad is seen, but if it's clicked.

If Microsoft really wanted blank space, they would've made it a white box, that just linked to their website...

The ad still reaks of microsoft, though. They claim it's not an ad, but in all reality, it is. This should be used in any court cases against microsoft. If they can't understand the concept of an ad, how are they supposed to understand the concepts of an operating system? (oh wait, they don't need to, Apple does all the work...)

[scem0]

very microsoftish. :rolleyes:

[Kwyjibo]

if i wasn't happy iwth my current internet provider and I didn't know anything about M$ those ads woudl be pretty conviincing.

i'm approaching my 500 posts currently 483

[MrMacMan]

Haha that is sad.

You mind telling us if this is a per-click ad or a flat ad, I'd click a billion times if it is per-flick!

Then you get $10. :rolleyes: (Joking, per-click ads are like .01 cent a click)

[Kwyjibo]

if we all committed to clicking on 3 ads a day from macrumors arn would always be able to cover all his costs.

[arn]

Originally posted by Kwyjibo
if we all committed to clicking on 3 ads a day from macrumors arn would always be able to cover all his costs.

actually most ads (including these) are not paid by the click.

arn

[bennetsaysargh]

you wouldn't have to worry about paying for this server if it was pay by the click. i go to a majority of those sites.

[eyelikeart]

Actually, I think it's quite clever of an ad. It's simply stating there are no ads to interupt your viewing enjoyment; it's an effective way to sway a few viewers to wanna check out their product. ;)

[cubist]

Originally posted by arn
actually most ads (including these) are not paid by the click.

arn

Web ads used to be by the month, or by the click, but then I heard they were by page view. Arn doesn't want to give out the secret... Just remember to refresh your browser every minute or two because, ah, ... you never know when some new rumor or news item might suddenly appear! Yeah! :D

[arn]

Originally posted by Kwyjibo
if we all committed to clicking on 3 ads a day from macrumors arn would always be able to cover all his costs.

If you really want to support the site... let the popups appear.

arn

[britboy]

Originally posted by arn
If you really want to support the site... let the popups appear.

arn


Or contribute (http://www.macrumors.com/contrib.html), right?

[arn]

Originally posted by britboy
Or contribute (http://www.macrumors.com/contrib.html), right?

of course... :) But I still haven't created the 2003 item. :(

but I think people don't understand that turning on pop ups supports this site far more than just clicking on as many ads as they want.
arn

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by arn
of course... :) But I still haven't created the 2003 item. :(

arn lol, i can't wait. i didn't want the mug so much :\

looking forward to something groovy :D

[vniow]

Originally posted by arn
but I think people don't understand that turning on pop ups supports this site far more than clicking on as many ads as they want.
arn

Ok arn, I put Macrumors on the list of sites to accept pop-ups in my browser just for you.http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=251585

Mug coming soon.......maybe.....

[scem0]

I'm gunna buy the 2003 item, whatever it is. :)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
well, i feel sorry for anyone without a decent popup blocker anyway. i haven't gotten an ad popup since i bought a mac.

Is that because of Mac OS X? I have a Mac and get pop-up's frequently! It's frustrating, but I ignore them!

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by arn
If you really want to support the site... let the popups appear.

arn

I'm sorry that really aint an option for many of us who have perm. erased all pop-ups or pop-unders from our system.

Originally posted by wdlove
Is that because of Mac OS X? I have a Mac and get pop-up's frequently! It's frustrating, but I ignore them!
Get a good pop-up blocker. Or use the next Safari version. I have a good pop-up blocker, I suppose I'll have to edit the prefs to un-block macrumors pop ups...

I'll try to get some money for the 2003 item.
As long as the con. amount doesn't increase... :)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by wdlove
Is that because of Mac OS X? I have a Mac and get pop-up's frequently! It's frustrating, but I ignore them!
i use camino; there is an option in the prefs to block popups that is pretty darn effective (and you can make exceptions for mac rumors). safari has this too, on the later versions.

[FattyMembrane]

i don't mean to be overly critical of the ad, since i realize that it is keeping macrumors running (what irony), but i think it would have paid off to make the text a bit more readable. either anti-alias it or don't; graphic design makes a difference to mac users. i'll refrain from making any comments about the company. ;)

[FelixDerKater]

Should this lead us to assume that MSN for OS X is coming next week?

[scem0]

Originally posted by FelixDerKater
Should this lead us to assume that MSN for OS X is coming next week?

no, the fact that it is on a macsite doesn't matter. It is one of
many ads that is on the network MR uses. Forgot what it is
called though. :( ;) :)

[arn]

Originally posted by scem0
no, the fact that it is on a macsite doesn't matter. It is one of
many ads that is on the network MR uses. Forgot what it is
called though. :( ;) :)

It is an ad for MSN for Mac OS X.

arn

[scem0]

oh, ha, I see... I've been away from the mac world for too long... ;)

Well, there's your answer Fenix. :D

[FelixDerKater]

Originally posted by scem0
oh, ha, I see... I've been away from the mac world for too long... ;)

Well, there's your answer Fenix. :D

Felix. :p