| Pages:
1
2
3 |
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
Now it's Budget RentaCar. All this 'cause I let someone use my computer to book a trip to Hawaii.
|
|
|
EnsenadaDr
Banned
Posts: 5027
Registered: 9-12-2011
Location: Baja California
Member Is Offline
Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
|
|
Flying foxes and dancing sheep????
Sounds like you and Timothy Leary have something in common...lay off the funny stuff!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Right now I'm getting an ad with flying foxes and dancing sheep advertising air and hotel fares:
http://tinyurl.com/7n6qcqo
.
[Edited on 2-12-2012 by DENNIS] |
|
|
|
bufeo
Senior Nomad
Posts: 793
Registered: 11-16-2003
Location: Santa Fe New Mexico
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
btw... there's a blue triangle/arrow ...If you follow that link, you can edit the categories of ads ... |
Interesting. I followed those links (from the banner ad for Baja Bound) to my personal info based on my web activity and see that my "age" bracket is
a full TEN YEARS YOUNGER than actual.  Wooohoo! Wait'll I tell Diana!
Allen R
P.S. BTW, Doug, many thanks again for this forum. I don't get all the ads that folks are writing about. I use MIE with an ad-block feature.
|
|
|
EnsenadaDr
Banned
Posts: 5027
Registered: 9-12-2011
Location: Baja California
Member Is Offline
Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
|
|
Nothing wrong with ads..
Thanks Doug for this fun website, I love the loose leash you have on the members, makes for alot of interesting comments and many laughs. I for one
don't mind the ads, and for the amount of work you do on this site...its a very small amount of compensation for you I am sure... | Quote: | Originally posted by bufeo
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
btw... there's a blue triangle/arrow ...If you follow that link, you can edit the categories of ads ... |
Interesting. I followed those links (from the banner ad for Baja Bound) to my personal info based on my web activity and see that my "age" bracket is
a full TEN YEARS YOUNGER than actual. Wooohoo! Wait'll I tell Diana!
Allen R
P.S. BTW, Doug, many thanks again for this forum. I don't get all the ads that folks are writing about. I use MIE with an ad-block feature.
|
|
|
|
EnsenadaDr
Banned
Posts: 5027
Registered: 9-12-2011
Location: Baja California
Member Is Offline
Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
|
|
Testosterone levels...
It could be that people are offended by these ads because of a biochemical reason. Recent medical studies have shown that men over 50 have steadily
declining testosterone levels which cause depression and lack of sex drive. There are testosterone replacement therapies which, I have heard, can
improve the quality of life. | Quote: | Originally posted by jakecard
Asian and Latino dating-site banners on Baja Nomad?
Seriously? What next? Penis enhancement commercials?
Is this Baja Nomad website so destitute that its continued existence relies upon a proxy revenue stream from the world's lowest common denominator in
advertising---the sale of "SEX!"
Anyone else here tired of being inundated with ads you don't want to see on every single page you visit on Baja Nomad nowadays?
Jake |
|
|
|
EnsenadaDr
Banned
Posts: 5027
Registered: 9-12-2011
Location: Baja California
Member Is Offline
Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
|
|
Not trying to put anyone down..
Seriously, I have several female friends who have this problem with their men, and these guys appear to be the most virile, masculine men you could
meet on the surface...they are in total despair!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
There are testosterone replacement therapies which, I have heard, can improve the quality of life. |
You serious, or just trying to get a rise out of all us "REAL MEN" strutting around here?  |
|
|
|
mtgoat666
Select Nomad
Posts: 17339
Registered: 9-16-2006
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
Mood: Hot n spicy
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
The advertising on the site helps cover the more significant costs of running the forums portion of the site... |
Which I don't begrudge you in the least-- nobody here is paying your bills.
But I do hate the Google Ads.
1) They're yet another channel for Google to collect information on us. And before anyone starts on the "tinfoil hat" derision, spend some time
delving into the different ways Google is gathering and associating personal data. Investigate Google Analytics, AddSense, DoubleClick, GMail, and
the way Android cell phones and other portable devices (most which contain GPS devices) tie into Google, many storing the owner's personal contact
information (phone directories, etc.) on the Google servers. The potential is enormous.
2) The ads take up a lot of screen space. On my system, 20% of the screen space is occupied by advertising, content which dilutes my focus as a user
of the forum and requires me to scroll that much more.
3) Most of those ads are animated. Watch the way your attention flows when you open a page with animated advertisements.
Alternatives? I don't know. You have to pay your bills, that's a given.
|
every time i get annoyed by an ad, i remind myself to say thank you to advertisers that make 99% of sites on internet "free" for the users.
|
|
|
Ateo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5847
Registered: 7-18-2011
Member Is Offline
|
|
I have no problem with ads. Better than having to pay to access sites. Id rather the ad cater to what I'm into (surfing, art, Baja, music, cute
Latinas (just kidding!)) rather than something I'm not interested in.
And I don't know about you, but I can't remember ever buying something from seeing an online ad. It may seep into my subconscious, but I've never
seen an ad and flocked like a robot to go purchase something. Just my $.02.
To sum it up, as long as the content is good, I don't mind a few ads. Now, radio, as a medium, is totally worthless and I won't put up with the ads
for crap music/talk radio. I moved on to podcasts and will never go back......
|
|
|
DianaT
Select Nomad
Posts: 10020
Registered: 12-17-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: |
every time i get annoyed by an ad, i remind myself to say thank you to advertisers that make 99% of sites on internet "free" for the users.
|
|
|
|
vandenberg
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5118
Registered: 6-21-2005
Location: Nopolo
Member Is Offline
Mood: mellow
|
|
Once a day I get rid of cookies the browsing sites leave behind just so I don't get bombarded with stuff I'm not interested in. Tools. internet
options, delete cookies and internet browsing history. Will prevent getting that stuff.
|
|
|
Skipjack Joe
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8084
Registered: 7-12-2004
Location: Bahia Asuncion
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Now, radio, as a medium, is totally worthless and I won't put up with the ads for crap music/talk radio.
|
Totally disagree. Radio programs enhance your imagination. Since one of the senses is missing you make up for it internally. A baseball game over the
radio is a much richer experience than television.
|
|
|
Marinero
Nomad
Posts: 419
Registered: 11-4-2003
Location: Los Barriles, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Insurance and Cabo Riviera here. Maybe the ads are targeted to what your cookies say you like?
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have..... |
|
|
mcfez
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8678
Registered: 12-2-2009
Location: aka BN yankeeirishman
Member Is Offline
|
|
Thank the Gods that I am 49!
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
It could be that people are offended by these ads because of a biochemical reason. Recent medical studies have shown that men over 50 have steadily
declining testosterone levels which cause depression and lack of sex drive. There are testosterone replacement therapies which, I have heard, can
improve the quality of life. | Quote: | Originally posted by jakecard
Asian and Latino dating-site banners on Baja Nomad?
Seriously? What next? Penis enhancement commercials?
Is this Baja Nomad website so destitute that its continued existence relies upon a proxy revenue stream from the world's lowest common denominator in
advertising---the sale of "SEX!"
Anyone else here tired of being inundated with ads you don't want to see on every single page you visit on Baja Nomad nowadays?
Jake |
|
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2
3 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
