[flasher] RE: [flasher][OT] Macromedia's stupid banner ad pol icy

[Erik Kittlaus]

>Absolutley!!!!!!!!!!

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From: JGL [infodesignthenet [dot] com (mailto:infodesignthenet [dot] com)]

>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:31 PM

>To: flasher from chinwag

>Subject: [flasher] RE: [flasher][OT] Macromedia's stupid banner ad

>policy

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>Shockwave I believe is seperate deal now from MM. Shockwave.com revenue is

>specifically ad based (again I believe). I can handle that. I don't go to

>shockwave.com anyway.

>

>What's really cheesy are the banner ads at macromedia.com. Especially those

>stupid ones that look like they have a built in drop down menu and when you

>click to drop it down, it takes to the sponsors site.

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>Plus it's very annoying to have those ads refresh every 30-60 seconds.

>Doesn't make it resource that can be left running in the BG when I'm working

>on something. I have to shut down MM page because of those stupid ad

>refreshes.

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>macromedia.com should be about macromedia products and support. To me seeing

>banner ads at macromedia.com shows mixed priorities. I'm not there to be

>exposed to advertising. Gambling sites, Life Insurance, etc. is not why I

>visit MM site.

>

>I'm surprised they don't see the distraction here. Banner ads are not

>appropriate there.

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>jgl

couldn't agree more.