I had that problem with the website too actually, good point. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Lloyd Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> AJ ONeal wrote: > > > > IMHO, let's not be Nazi's one way or the other. Take it for what it's > > worth rather than just say "I'm a flash hater" or "I'm an ad hater". > > Yes, it is flash. Yes, it catches your attention / distracts from the > > content. But, it's fairly simple and not a wild "I can't see the > > content through the ads" and it (purportedly) can fulfill a useful > > purpose - whether it be covering some costs of the group or donating > > to fsf. > > > > I like relevant ads that actually entice me to click on them - so far > > that's only happened with google ads and a sparse number here and > > there. However, I think that our ads look relatively clean and someone > > visiting out site who has a good skill set and it interested in a new > > job might click on them - which could be good for everyone involved. > > > > I see it as a service both to us and those that happen across our site > > rather than a ploy to gain a few extra $$ for the group. > > > > However, in the case that it causes so much of a stir I think the > > right thing was done by disabling them for now - and of course it > > would be nice to know just how effective the ads are at generating a > > proceed from the time they've been posted until now. > > > I'll admit that I'm a bit of an ad hater, and a bit more of a flash-ad > hater, although not really a flash hater, if that distinction makes sense. > That having been said, I was also concerned that the ads made the page load > slow. And I was at my on-campus work office. I'm not sure if it was my > browser or what, but the page kept hanging for a couple of seconds trying to > read from the excitelabs.com, or whatever the domain was. Now that it's > disabled, everything goes through immediately. Now, it might be one of the > several DNS servers between me and the campus edge, or it might be one of > the OIT security settings [1], or something, so I don't know we need to > blame that on the ad company. It was certainly a bit frustrating, though. > Did anyone else have problems like this? > > -- > > Lloyd Brown > Systems Administrator > BYU Supercomputing Lab > > > > [1] - Once a while back, the website for one of my favorite webcomics > suddenly quit working on campus. It wasn't filtered or anything. We just > couldn't get anything through. Then, several months later, we were working > with OIT security about some GMail access problems from our office, and as > they were turning off some of their IPS settings to isolate the problem, > suddenly the webcomic site started working. I'm still not sure what the > precise policy was that caused the problem, but I can still get to the > website now from my office, so I'm happy. > > > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -- AJ ONeal
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