[Leaplist] program Kills YouTube ads!

[Steve Litt]

On Friday 24 August 2007 17:43, Kyle Gonzales wrote:
> On 8/24/07, patrick <pberry2 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> > Yeah, and, your point is?
> >
> > I don't have to watch 3 minutes of some Infomercial, before every NEWS
> > flick that lasts 30 to 90 seconds!  I will vote with my feet, and go
> > where the NEWS is free to me.
> >
> > Yep, I switch channels when the ads start.  I don't need to be bombarded
> > with the crap 24/7.  If I am in the market to purchase something, I do a
> > thorough investigation of the technology, and go for the best tool or
> > item at the best pricing.
>
> At least you are acknowledging that  you prefer to take something for
> free that costs other alot of money to produce and deliver to you.
>
> My point is that, eventually, if they make too little money from it,
> it will stop being free, and your feet will have fewer places to go.

I think what will happen is that all content will contain commercial messages 
that are impossible to separate out. Troubleshooters.Com is already like 
that. So are movies, where sponsors pay big bucks to have the actors drink 
their soft drinks and use their computers. With the advent of ad-blocking, 
integrated commercialism will become ever more sophisticated. Let's just hope 
it doesn't become as obnoxious as today's TV ads.

SteveT