The most annoying photo.net behavior I've run into is this article: Building a Digital SLR System (http://photo.net/equipment/building-a-digital-slr-system/), which includes pearls of wisdom such as:
"The market leader in the professional/advanced amateur photography world is Canon. If you don't have a major investment in lenses you will probably want to buy a Canon digital SLR. The number two spot is occupied by Nikon, which is also a reasonable choice. ... the companies that make the more obscure systems don't have a large enough market share to invest enough money to build competitive bodies." I prefer to put the photos from my obscure, non-competitive Pentax on flickr. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: > I also practice such a policy, mostly. And for PESOs here, I’m way > less likely to click on them if the URL includes photo.net. > -T > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> No, I'm endorsing a stop-shoving-ads-in-my-face-or-I'll-stop-visiting-your >> site policy. >> >> B >> >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>> Bob Sullivan >>> >>> So Bob W, you are actively endorsing a no win policy? Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >>> >> Well, they are offering a "free" service. >>> > [...] >>> >> Nothing is free. You have to pay for it somehow. >>> > >>> > they're not offering me a service at all. The people who use it are >>> > getting the so-called service, but if nobody looks at their pictures >>> > because the so-called service provider is pissing people off then >>> nobody wins. >>> > >>> > B >>> > >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf >>> >> Of George Sinos >>> >> Sent: 25 March 2012 18:42 >>> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> >> Subject: Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior >>> >> >>> >> Well, they are offering a "free" service. And they do have to pay >>> >> the bills. They aren't doing anything many other sites are doing. I >>> >> agree that the interstitial ads are more annoying, but they are >>> >> easily dismissed with a single click. >>> >> >>> >> The most annoying ads, for me, are the flash animated ads you see on >>> >> many sites. That's a sure way to drive me away. >>> >> >>> >> I did sign up several years ago, but other than looking at the links >>> >> people post here, I haven't been there for years, not because of >>> ads, >>> >> it just didn't fit my needs. >>> >> >>> >> One of the reasons I use Smugmug is the lack of ads, and their >>> policy >>> >> of not constantly bugging your customers with follow up emails. >>> But, >>> >> they have to pay the bills, too. And for that, you pay between $50 >>> >> and >>> >> $150 per year. >>> >> >>> >> Nothing is free. You have to pay for it somehow. >>> >> >>> >> gs >>> >> >>> >> George Sinos >>> >> -------------------- >>> >> gsi...@gmail.com >>> >> www.georgesphotos.net >>> >> plus.georgesinos.com >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On >>> >> >> Behalf Of George Sinos >>> >> >> >>> >> >> This sounds right. Every time I go to photo.net I get an >>> >> >> advertisement that is a full screen overlay. There is an "x" in >>> >> >> the upper right hand corner to dismiss it. They started doing >>> >> >> this >>> >> several weeks ago. >>> >> >> Sounds like the problem is a side effect of this. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Like all advertisements, it's annoying, but they have to support >>> >> >> themselves somehow. >>> >> > >>> >> > they've been doing similarly annoying things with their ads for >>> >> years. >>> >> > Whether or when you see them seems to be random, but it seems to >>> go >>> >> in runs. >>> >> > When you get them they are extremely intrusive, and they can't be >>> >> > excused by 'they have to support themselves somehow' because >>> >> > driving people away from the site can't possibly be a good >>> business model. >>> >> > >>> >> > Since they started doing this I never knowingly follow a photo.net >>> >> > link, just as I don't give time of day to chuggers, doorstep >>> >> salesmen, >>> >> > Jehovah's Witnesses, spammers or cold-callers. A plague on all >>> >> > their >>> >> houses! >>> >> > >>> >> > B >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > 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. >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
