Just for information purposes, I get a pop up window with an ad that I have to close in order to see the picture. I use a MacBook with Safari. -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Farr <farranth...@gmail.com> Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:35:12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: Photo.net no more
On 28 June 2011 11:43, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > (snip) > .... I assume you're a flickr members, so that's why the ads are > inconspicuous. They're not inconspicuous for non-members. The same is true of > photo.net for the most part. However, I think photo.net should avoid pop-ups > and stick with banners exclusively, although banners don't generate as many > hits as pop-ups, so most websites now employ pop-ups. > Paul Just what are non-members seeing on Flickr that members aren't? Has anybody ~really~ tested it or are they just guessing and assuming? To test Paul's claim I walked over to my son's computer and viewed my Flickr photostream. My son isn't a Flickr member, and I never use his computer so it doesn't have any cookies for Flickr or Yahoo that would give him members privileges. Neither my computer's nor my son's have any ad-blocking software at work. Flash and Java are enabled for us both. The pages I saw were ~absolutely~ 100 percent identical to the pages I see on my own computers. Every part of the page layout was the same down to the smallest detail, including the single ad panel below and to the right of the display picture. Then I viewed Godfrey's photostream at my son's computer. No ads at all, just as it should be because Godfrey is a paid subscriber. On Flickr that doesn't just mean no ads for Godder's eyes, it also means no ads for his viewers. Not even paid subscribers to photo.net can make that claim. I can't imagine what some people are seeing that makes them believe Flickr is as bad as photo.net. Flickr advertising is smaller and less prominently placed than photo.net ads. There is only one ad on the standard Flickr photo page against three ads on a standard photo.net photo page. Other Flickr display pages such as "Lightbox" or "All Sizes" don't have ads. If you choose the first link that Godfrey always supplies you'll get a "Lightbox" page so you won't need to bitch about any perceived Flickr crapulence. For my part I'll tell you which is the "clean" page when I supply links. I reckon people hate Flickr because they've just gotta hate something, and there's no Mac vs PC debate going on today. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.