The Power of Advertising 5
Thanks to YouTube’s new practice of force-feeding advertisements, I have realized that I will never ever do business of any sort with “Mass Mutual,” nor wear “Android Wear.”
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I appreciate your visiting this site, and I desire not to violate your trust.
September 27, 2014 at 3:01 pm
It’s hard to know if American business recognizes how detested it has become. The YouTube point is a good one. Turning the internet into lousy HD ad tv everywhere, in the long run, is going to be very counterproductive. I was listening to the pro radio broadcast of Penn State football this morning on the net and corporate radio spots continually interrupted the game broadcast, wiping out entire possessions. Finally, a commercial break wiped out one of the big plays of the game, a Northwestern touchdown on an interception return. Someone interrupted the commercial but listeners came back to the game having missed the game-clinching play. It didn’t take long for corporate America and greed to ruin the web which makes me think that if net neutrality isn’t preserved, it might bring things to a breaking point.
September 27, 2014 at 10:56 pm
Words fail me.
Actually, they don’t, but it’s late and I’m tired.
But, really, you were listening to a Ped State game?
September 28, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Yep. All season, probably.
September 28, 2014 at 10:29 pm
Condolences.
It is amazing how much neat stuff you can do on a weekend if you ignore Big Time Football.
September 29, 2014 at 11:05 am
Actually, I do have a full schedule on Saturdays. Over the summer, it was when recording sessions were. Since the games are in the east, starting 9 here, I listen to internet radio in the morning. Don’t watch any big time football on tv, as no have tv. Which is why the corporate
strangulation of the net is so maddening.