StormerBoy Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I'm talking about banners, popups, emails, etc that are across the Internet? For the life of me I can't understand how websites make money from advertising. I have been surfing the web for 14 years now, and I can count the times I have intentionally clicked on an advertisement on one hand. As for unintentional/accidental clicks, those happen less than once a month, and those alone still can't account for significance to the website owners. So how often do YOU click on them, specifically banners on webpages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & White Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 No, never. I barely pay attention to them, well, if attractive women are in them.. I might take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacymist Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Never, even if I could see them I wouldn't click them. But I have adblock plus so they're not a bother to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Ads on the internet? They still have those? I've been spoiled by AdBlock. Seeing an ad anymore is like finding bigfoot to me. 018361 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphemeralStar Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Adblocker ftw. 018361 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) I do, especially those with beautiful women, if only for the chance of there being a bigger picture on the link, but only if the link says something like: "If you're a gamer you won't believe this!", "Don't let your girlfriend see this!" and "f*ck TEENAGE SLUTS FOR FREE" My PC is full of viruses though. Edited January 11, 2014 by Fireman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I never click on them, seeing as it'll either give me a virus or try to scam me out of something. Alongside that, I'm not sure how anybody can fall for such obvious scams like these: Fireman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDagger Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The kind of people who go on an internet forum are not the kind of people who the ads get clicked by. These kind of people are the ones who type google in the search bar for IE which bings google, clicks on google, then types facebook. Or click 'yes' or 'confirm' on literally any pop-up that appears on their screen. These are the people who click on the sponsored ads on google (that appear as the first result) when typing in, say, itunes and download some shift software that puts viruses on their computer, and not notice. These are the people, who when told by something on the screen to click for whatever reason, click it. Then follow all the instructions, sometimes even for credit card information. These people are known as computer-illiterates and they make up a majority of the people who use the internet. Yeah... 018361, MeGusta90 and StormerBoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I never click on them, seeing as it'll either give me a virus or try to scam me out of something. Alongside that, I'm not sure how anybody can fall for such obvious scams like these: Did you see the one about the roulette bot and the stock market ones? The narrators in those advertisements are hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I never click on them, seeing as it'll either give me a virus or try to scam me out of something. Alongside that, I'm not sure how anybody can fall for such obvious scams like these: Did you see the one about the roulette bot and the stock market ones? The narrators in those advertisements are hilarious. It's like a scam as big as finallyfast.com TJGM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco-polo Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Adblocker ftw. True that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner71 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Of course, my adrenaline and testosterone mix everytime I do it, making me feel genetically superior. StormerBoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I never click on them, However I clicked on some of them by mistake while scrolling through a page on a iPad Edited January 12, 2014 by Ciaran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBrick142 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I'm a proud Adblocker user since September. Seriously, one f*cking popup ad gave me lockscreen virus and Youtube videos were impossible to load because ads were more important. Before, I used to click on ads but mostly by accident since they either pop out just when I'm clicking or when I moved mouse away and left-clicked an ad. Still happens to me though on the phone. My phone's screen is too small and when I try to click on the 4 squares icon onn the forum (it's the menu for PM's, Notif's, Search, etc.), I usually end up clicking some stock market ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenBlade Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I never click advertisements. I really don't even pay attention to them. Clicking on ads will most likely cause a virus on your device, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGusta90 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Never, I remember when I was "new" to the internet I still didn't click any ads, it's common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gummy Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Rarely, I click those internet games which have some hot girls on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
na89340qv0n34b09q340 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I used to play those little popup ad games, like "punch George Dubyah in the face to win a free xbox" when I was a kid; I knew not to do anything more than play them though. (And that was probably too much, those things were/are real sketchy, and my mom's computer wasn't exactly locked down back then.) Now I block ads. If they weren't so ridiculously unstable and prone to crashing flash then I wouldn't mind keeping them unblocked, but the world isn't perfect. And I do keep ads enabled for sites I visit regularly that don't have problems like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
018361 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 ads? What is this? Television? Nope, I am a proud user of AdBlock. Haven't seen an add in the longest time although I have to admit I do miss some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3MaN1 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) What is this 'Internet advertising'? Edited January 12, 2014 by Th3MaN1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterEdit Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I did, often, because they said I would win free iPad. And later on, some hot girls wanted to date me in my area... Edited January 12, 2014 by WinterEdit StormerBoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FRANKENSTEIN_ Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I was almost tempted to click on an ad for a sugar mommy here on the site. Edited January 12, 2014 by Banana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiffster Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 No I never click on ads. I don't even pay any attention to them, unless of coarse, there's a blaring loud voice screaming "You've Got Mail" whenever I hover my mouse over some messenger ad. Sometimes I hover my mouse over it a few times by mistake... Not cool if my speaker volume is louder than it's supposed to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_stu Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Most ads on this site tend to be about either dating Muslims and Russians, or cures for baldness. Naturally as a single Chechen with alopecia, I find myself constantly fighting the temptation to click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerdude Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hmm, No, Never clicked ads, But I did respond to the Nigerian Prince who wants to give me his money, Y'know dumb kids on the internet, I was excited, Here I thought "this man is going to give me money, All he needs are my Banking info and credit card details" Of which I had neither.. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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