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ipedro
May 14, 2009, 03:21 AM
Apple released another video banner ad. This one on TheStar.com (http://www.TheStar.com)

These are getting better and better! LOL!


ipedro
May 14, 2009, 03:26 AM
In case that doesn't work, here's a screen cap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaGghuAE14M
Chase R
May 15, 2009, 02:13 AM
Commercials are one thing. But big, resource-heavy banners are just plain annoying.
pacmania1982
May 15, 2009, 03:00 AM
Commercials are one thing. But big, resource-heavy banners are just plain annoying.

I thought this one was rather funny, but usually they get on my nerves ;)

pac
brop52
May 15, 2009, 03:51 AM
AdBlock solves those problems.
Chase R
May 15, 2009, 11:50 AM
AdBlock solves those problems.

That's why I use it! :D
CPD_1
May 15, 2009, 02:27 PM
Do you guys really see slowdown with these ads?
Chase R
May 16, 2009, 02:24 PM
Do you guys really see slowdown with these ads?

They are just annoying, get in the way, take up web-page real estate, and since they are flash, they will eat up your battery.
chrismacguy
May 17, 2009, 03:09 PM
That is actually hilarious (at least in my opinion). It also gets its point across really well. Well done Apple.
Sonicjay
May 18, 2009, 08:10 AM
haha, that was pretty good; got a chuckle out of it
Insulin Junkie
May 18, 2009, 08:17 AM
They are just annoying, get in the way, take up web-page real estate, and since they are flash, they will eat up your battery.

Not to mention that they make some mac's screens flicker a bit. I had that problem on my macbook when viewing a page with video banners.
Yvan256
May 18, 2009, 08:41 AM
Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz here, and I get small hiccups in the playback. I can't imagine that ad running well on older computers.

And before you tell me my computer is "old", I need to remind you that most people I know still use Windows XP on Pentium 2/3/4 computers with 256-512MB of RAM.

And the easiest way to disable most of those annoying banners is to disable plug-ins completely.
Belly-laughs
May 18, 2009, 09:02 AM
not as funny but there's one on ny times as well:

http://nytimes.com/
jessica.
May 18, 2009, 09:11 AM
That is actually hilarious (at least in my opinion). It also gets its point across really well. Well done Apple.

What point do you think it got across really well?
It's a resource heavy ad that would be generally annoying to me if I were on the page to read an article. Much like the ones that tell me I just won something because I shopped for something else online.

The ad gave me a chuckle and it is nicely done (the NY times one), but I'd prefer to view the ad on my own will.