What is it with all these sponsored links?
#1
What is it with all these sponsored links?
I am not the only one to notice that some words in a post become highlighted and when the mouse is put over the word it gives details of a sponsored link.
Now I am certain that the poster has not put in that link themselves. I find it distracts from what the poster is saying and misleading as it is not something they have posted, especially when there is the facility for posters to put their own links in.
If this is a new way of income Mr BE Owner, I for one do not like it
I will try some examples camping Dover
Now I am certain that the poster has not put in that link themselves. I find it distracts from what the poster is saying and misleading as it is not something they have posted, especially when there is the facility for posters to put their own links in.
If this is a new way of income Mr BE Owner, I for one do not like it
I will try some examples camping Dover
#2
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Re: What is it with all these sponsored links?
I noticed this too today. Thought Hevs was being crafty with some links when she had her reno word hotlinked..
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#3
Re: What is it with all these sponsored links?
Originally posted by walaj
I am not the only one to notice that some words in a post become highlighted and when the mouse is put over the word it gives details of a sponsored link.
Now I am certain that the poster has not put in that link themselves. I find it distracts from what the poster is saying and misleading as it is not something they have posted, especially when there is the facility for posters to put their own links in.
If this is a new way of income Mr BE Owner, I for one do not like it
I will try some examples camping Dover
I am not the only one to notice that some words in a post become highlighted and when the mouse is put over the word it gives details of a sponsored link.
Now I am certain that the poster has not put in that link themselves. I find it distracts from what the poster is saying and misleading as it is not something they have posted, especially when there is the facility for posters to put their own links in.
If this is a new way of income Mr BE Owner, I for one do not like it
I will try some examples camping Dover
OzTennis
#4
It seems that place names are being linked to hotels and stuff, I liked the Reno one, but note Brisbane is now as well. Since I live in Brisbane and mention Brisbane a lot, will all me Brisbane links be underlined?
We should try and construct sentences which contain placenames (like the reno one) and see how many links can be achieved.
" My friend Sydney is doing a Reno and its Boston (i.e. Bostin). His wife Adelaide is a bit LA LA though"
We should try and construct sentences which contain placenames (like the reno one) and see how many links can be achieved.
" My friend Sydney is doing a Reno and its Boston (i.e. Bostin). His wife Adelaide is a bit LA LA though"
#5
Originally posted by jayr
It seems that place names are being linked to hotels and stuff, I liked the Reno one, but note Brisbane is now as well. Since I live in Brisbane and mention Brisbane a lot, will all me Brisbane links be underlined?
We should try and construct sentences which contain placenames (like the reno one) and see how many links can be achieved.
" My friend Sydney is doing a Reno and its Boston (i.e. Bostin). His wife Adelaide is a bit LA LA though"
It seems that place names are being linked to hotels and stuff, I liked the Reno one, but note Brisbane is now as well. Since I live in Brisbane and mention Brisbane a lot, will all me Brisbane links be underlined?
We should try and construct sentences which contain placenames (like the reno one) and see how many links can be achieved.
" My friend Sydney is doing a Reno and its Boston (i.e. Bostin). His wife Adelaide is a bit LA LA though"
But I've also noticed it.
camping tourist bureau dubai brisbane
Oh well, if it keeps the site free............
annoying though!
I don't get popups though. None at home, and only one when I start up at work (screensavers or smilies)
I do get ads at the top in Dutch though! Don't think many of you get that
#6
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doesn't happen when I look at the posts at home or at work.
Do you have a firewall?
Do you have a firewall?
#7
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
Originally posted by pocketdynamo125
doesn't happen when I look at the posts at home or at work.
Do you have a firewall?
doesn't happen when I look at the posts at home or at work.
Do you have a firewall?
#8
Originally posted by Simone82
Yeah, it doesn't seem to happen in every post.
But I've also noticed it.
camping tourist bureau dubai brisbane
Oh well, if it keeps the site free............
annoying though!
I don't get popups though. None at home, and only one when I start up at work (screensavers or smilies)
I do get ads at the top in Dutch though! Don't think many of you get that
Yeah, it doesn't seem to happen in every post.
But I've also noticed it.
camping tourist bureau dubai brisbane
Oh well, if it keeps the site free............
annoying though!
I don't get popups though. None at home, and only one when I start up at work (screensavers or smilies)
I do get ads at the top in Dutch though! Don't think many of you get that
Am I different to others? Every time I open BE's I get pop-ups behind the BE's pages and on the taskbar. Does installing a 'pop-up preventer' like Adaware help?
OzTennis
#10
Originally posted by bondipom
Just use a decent browser such as www.mozilla.org .
Just use a decent browser such as www.mozilla.org .
OzTennis
#11
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
It is the open source project that Netscape turned into when AOL abandoned them. The firefox browser is also exellent and very quick.
#12
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..i don't mind the pop-ups,... i don't even mind the sponsored links, but what i do mind are the banner ads that talk or play music!!!! grrrrr.... it's embarrassing looking through the site for it to announce to the whole office...."hi my name is tracey..." or whatever the bluddy things says.
I know this site has to be paid for in one way or another and i fully support it, but i could do without the noises! (everyone will think i'm messing about on the net and not working like i should be!!! )
I know this site has to be paid for in one way or another and i fully support it, but i could do without the noises! (everyone will think i'm messing about on the net and not working like i should be!!! )
#13
Originally posted by scutterUK
..i don't mind the pop-ups,... i don't even mind the sponsored links, but what i do mind are the banner ads that talk or play music!!!! grrrrr.... it's embarrassing looking through the site for it to announce to the whole office...."hi my name is tracey..." or whatever the bluddy things says.
I know this site has to be paid for in one way or another and i fully support it, but i could do without the noises! (everyone will think i'm messing about on the net and not working like i should be!!! )
..i don't mind the pop-ups,... i don't even mind the sponsored links, but what i do mind are the banner ads that talk or play music!!!! grrrrr.... it's embarrassing looking through the site for it to announce to the whole office...."hi my name is tracey..." or whatever the bluddy things says.
I know this site has to be paid for in one way or another and i fully support it, but i could do without the noises! (everyone will think i'm messing about on the net and not working like i should be!!! )
#14
I've seen these green links on another site. People complain there too, but I really don't understand why people resist them ... they are unobtrusive and as someone else pointed out, only appear randomly.
I'll be building a site soon, can anyone explain why they don't like sponsored links? I don't want to be missing an obvious problem.
I'll be building a site soon, can anyone explain why they don't like sponsored links? I don't want to be missing an obvious problem.
#15
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Originally posted by bundy
Don't you just hate it when that happens? Luckily I have my own office, so the main problem is that it makes me jump out of my skin and spill tea all over my keyboard.
Don't you just hate it when that happens? Luckily I have my own office, so the main problem is that it makes me jump out of my skin and spill tea all over my keyboard.
yeah i had some right weird looks when i first came across one!! the speakers were soon turned off but it doesn't help when you're listening to music on the pootah!