Just what are THEY smoking? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r1659993 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:16:25 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:16:25 EDT I'm aware of where we are... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1666635 AkumalDave : A) The linked article was on Ziff Davis, which is why I put the P.S. to their attention.
B) That's why I don't patronize Ziff Davis' site but, rather, registered the comment here.
C) Whatever the file format, they're obnoxious and counterproductive and won't result in any revenue from me.

regards,
Dave]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1666635 Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:26:52 EDT Re: Just what are THEY smoking? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1662866 Jim Gurd :
said by AkumalDave:
Apparently, the article's magic "$50 per month" connection simply isn't profitable or sustainable.


A price of $40 per month seems to be fine for cable companies. The only cable entity in trouble is @Home. Road Runner customers have no such issues. If @Home folds then the cable companies will just find alternative backbone providers. Comcast has already started doing so. I think that @Home will go under soon and the cable companies will not miss a beat. The service will go on uninterrupted. They have too much at stake to allow for a service outage to occur.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1662866 Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:50:10 EDT Re: Oh, P.S. to Ziff Davis: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1661239 depster : Been to MSNBC.com. They don't allow you to go to a new section without first viewing an advertisement.
At least they aren't porno ads...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1661239 Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:53:12 EDT Re: Oh, P.S. to Ziff Davis: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1660720 cybermud : A) This is DSLReports, not ZDNet.
b) ZDNet has been placing ads in the body of documents for moths now.
c) Those are usually Flash movies, not an animated GIF.

I agree that the ads are obnoxious and distracting, but ad-supported sites are trying to find new ways to attract attention to the ads in order to get more clicks. Being annoying is one way to get attention, but it may not result in more clicks, only negative sentiment.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1660720 Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:27:18 EDT Oh, P.S. to Ziff Davis: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1660006 AkumalDave : Dear Ziff Davis (re: the above mentioned article on your web site),

It's bad enough to see flashing banner ads at the TOP of the screen, but at least we can scroll past them. Placing animated gif's INSIDE the body of the text is really annoying. Please reconsider this practice.

Dave]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1660006 Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:05:10 EDT Just what are THEY smoking? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1659993 AkumalDave : How can anyone call the current Broadband climate "Thriving"? O.K., so their "survey" showed a 42% increase in number of subscribers over the course of a year - but how many of those subscribers will actually have an operational circuit 6 months from now? How many have lost their connections since the survey was taken?

I've suffered through disconnects with Northpoint, COVAD and Ricochet. Apparently, the article's magic "$50 per month" connection simply isn't profitable or sustainable. Who knows what the Baby Bells will crank up the rates to, once the pesky competition is finally eliminated?

Do people want Broadband? Sure, they do. Is Broadband thriving? Hardly.

Dave]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1659993 Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:02:48 EDT