Comments on: Surfing on Mute: February 1st the Internet Gets More Commercials

By: Firefox Plugin for Stopping Pay Per Play and other automatic sound/video stuff | Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:36:01 +0000

[...] how I posted about those new ads which will automatically play whenever you visit a site that has ‘em? And remember how you hated the [...]

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Sunday Money Roundup - Baseball Starts Again Edition. | My Two Dollars — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:03:04 +0000

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By: The Bad Penny

The Bad Penny — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:06:33 +0000

I hope there would, Early Retirement Success. I already avoid websites that have unexpected audio, and I will continue to do so. I agree with others that this strikes of spam – it actually kind of reminds me of opening an email from an unfamiliar email address and discovering a nasty picture of … um…something. It’s rude and unnecessary.

I remember having to get information from a site that restarted the same ad every time I refreshed the page or went to another one. Ish! I never went back. The next time, I got my information elsewhere. I’d never jeopardize my readership if I could help it – and that includes providing a fast website, good information, and no intrusive advertising.

However, if the ad only turned on when clicked, I wouldn’t mind nearly as much.

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:30:18 +0000

There would probably quickly be browsers that support switching the sound off just as pop ups and advertising can be switched off in the preferences.

By: mrsmicah

mrsmicah — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:52:15 +0000

I think it’s something new, Raymond, just the sound. As annoying, but no floating lady, I think.

By: Money Blue Book

Money Blue Book — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:46:11 +0000

Is this the same thing as the graphic of some woman that steps out from the bottom right of the web page and starts talking about some product? I hate those type of visual/audio web commercials because they are usually very loud!

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Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:22:59 +0000

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By: fathersez

fathersez — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:24:23 +0000

Oh, boy.

I hate it when I click on a page and the sound comes on without my permission.

I also see no reason why I should mute my computer to accomodate these fellows.

I’ll certainly stay away from such blogs.

I hope this idea goes away like B & W TV sets.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:26:53 +0000

Hiss! Hiss!

That would be a deal-breaker for me. I would probably cease visiting any website that put something like that up.

Leaving the computer on mute is not an option. I listen to music while I surf, and I don’t like that to be interrupted by extraneous, unsolicited ads.

By: Eden

Eden — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:36:20 +0000

Unexpected audio or video playing on any site for any reason is ALWAYS a bad idea. The fact that it is unexpected violates users’ expectations- there is never a good reason to do that. I would absolutely NOT visit sites that used this advertising service.