The Ads... Why... (split)

[Adam loves Hilary Duff]

Is there any way to block them on Firefox?
(Sorry, I just got back and don't feel like reading all those topics)

[Qanda]

Is there any way to block them on Firefox?
(Sorry, I just got back and don't feel like reading all those topics)

Just adblock them will do. (You know what is adblock right?)

[Adam loves Hilary Duff]

Is there any way to block them on Firefox?
(Sorry, I just got back and don't feel like reading all those topics)

Just adblock them will do. (You know what is adblock right?)

All of them have like completely different links.

[Qanda]

Is there any way to block them on Firefox?
(Sorry, I just got back and don't feel like reading all those topics)

Just adblock them will do. (You know what is adblock right?)

All of them have like completely different links.

Use wildcards. They are an integral part of adblock. For example, you can bock http://images.neopets.com/sponsors/* or http://images.neopets.com/300ads/* and it will block all ads from that source. For the odd few which have different URLs, use wildcards to block all ads from that particular source too, like http://adlog.com.com/*

Or you could be really drastic and use *ad*

[HollyPop]

The hosts file thing isn't working for me - I've blocked the ad servers such as network.realmedia.com (and I've tried with and without the http://) and the ads still get through

[hallucinating]

Uhm, I don't know if this has been posted before in this long thread or the previous ones, but you are all aware of this, right?:
http://snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm

[o_0]

Uhm, I don't know if this has been posted before in this long thread or the previous ones, but you are all aware of this, right?:
http://snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm

I was aware of that, which is why I never sign online petitions.

[SpiraLethe]

Use wildcards. They are an integral part of adblock. For example, you can bock http://images.neopets.com/sponsors/* or http://images.neopets.com/300ads/* and it will block all ads from that source. For the odd few which have different URLs, use wildcards to block all ads from that particular source too, like http://adlog.com.com/*

Not sure about that. You can't block images from a site you're already at.

[Yoshi]

Please keep all queries on how to block the ads on the existing topic:
http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14085

Otherwise, keep discussion in this thread solely related to comments on the ads, inappropriate ads, and such. Thanks.

[everconfused]

I just logged into my lab account and to my surprise, only the main shops page actually had the new bottom ad. All the other pages have the "contains paid advertisement" thing where the ad was.

Do you think enough people complained about this that someone actually listened?!

[vtothec]

I think shops still have the ads too but they have been removed from certain places

[Lady Night]

I noticed some of the adds was gone from the bottom of certain pages.

You know, you think Neo would try other ways to immerse advertisement into their site after everyone raved about it so.

I mean if it was me. I'd put adds as the load up for a game...that's more of an immersion than placing adds all over the page.

[everconfused]

I noticed some of the adds was gone from the bottom of certain pages.

You know, you think Neo would try other ways to immerse advertisement into their site after everyone raved about it so.

I mean if it was me. I'd put adds as the load up for a game...that's more of an immersion than placing adds all over the page.

Lady Night, that is an excellent idea, and I think someone suggested that when the first topbanners came into being. Most of us thought it was a good idea. I know other game sites (like Pogo) have a static ad - about the same size as the bottom ad on Neo - that sits there while the game is loading.

I would much rather deal with that than the big hulking slowing-down-my-computer-even-more banner ads.

[Butterflyhornet]

I was starting to see the bottom banner ads at home frequently, but since I updated Spybot s&d and sent a complaint to TNT via the form, the bottom ads seem to have disappeared when browsing at home (at least so far)

I get this instead:

THIS PAGE CONTAINS PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

And if you want an ad with a banned word on neopets, I have a screenshot.

I used the image when I sent in a report about the awful way that firefox loads the ads occasionally in the middle of the page or over the "reply" button in the neoboards. I stated the ad went against the terms and conditions by including a banned word.

(for me updating firefox or adding plugins to block ads is out of the question, because at college I'm limited to 250 mb and that fills up fast with photoshop files and internet browsing. So I'm stuck with the ads and even worse some java code that bounces the page up and down when loading. A few times I ended up clicking on an ad because I clicked elsewhere and the page bounced to the ad in the last second of loading)


Edit: Off topic, something odd happened to my look-up. My pets got rearranged O_o. The blue buzz was in the middle, and now it is left of all my pets.

Edit 2: After looking through the press kit release I noticed they must have updated the images because it shows the new template (large banner at top) but peculiarly enough they made sure to only show the banners relevant to Neopets and none of the sponsor ads

I guess it would discredit the whole meaning behind their "revolutionary" advertising tecnique and purpose for their press release on immersive advertising:

The Company's integrated advertising, trademarked Immersive Advertising®, is an evolutionary step forward in the traditional marketing practice of product placement used in television and motion pictures. The Company's Immersive Advertising permits Neopets to integrate advertisers' products, services, and brands into highly-customized activities within the Neopets.com website.

http://info.neopets.com/presskit/press06.html

and possibly this statement:

Fully compliant with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
and with the Guidelines of CARU (Children's Advertising Review Unit); member of CARU Advisory Board

Maybe we should contact Jack Myers and have him ask Neopets what happened to their immersive advertising technique and ask why did it fail them? Why did they retreat into using the invasive banners?

Last edited by Butterflyhornet on Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:38 am, edited 1 time in total.

[ericlaw02]

I was starting to see the bottom banner ads at home frequently, but since I updated Spybot s&d and sent a complaint to TNT via the form, the bottom ads seem to have disappeared when browsing at home (at least so far)

I get this instead:

THIS PAGE CONTAINS PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

And if you want an ad with a banned word on neopets, I have a screenshot.

I used the image when I sent in a report about the awful way that firefox loads the ads occasionally in the middle of the page or over the "reply" button in the neoboards. I stated the ad went against the terms and conditions by including a banned word.

(for me updating firefox or adding plugins to block ads is out of the question, because at college I'm limited to 250 mb and that fills up fast with photoshop files and internet browsing. So I'm stuck with the ads and even worse some java code that bounces the page up and down when loading. A few times I ended up clicking on an ad because I clicked elsewhere and the page bounced to the ad in the last second of loading)


Edit: Off topic, something odd happened to my look-up. My pets got rearranged O_o. The blue buzz was in the middle, and now it is left of all my pets.

(kinda off topic) Yeah, same to me, it's now arranaging in the way of the alphabet