OMG these talking ads are obnoxious

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OMG these talking ads are obnoxious

Posted by xxSHIFTxx - September 28th, 2009

Every f*cking time I load a new animation there's this girl talking about detergent. Every time I have to try to shut down the volume and it gets more and more annoying. What's up with that? Don't you think that a n ad with sound is a bit distracting, especially when it loads while watching a flash movie?

Argh...

EDIT after a comment by Luis:

So just a follow-up, Tom is currently out of town but occasionally advertisers try and sneak in sound-enabled ads even though its in the terms that ng doesnt allow them. This is not usually under ng control. Its the ad company that sells inventory and then filters it into the site, so often its not obvious that has happend until you the users bring up the red flag on it.

So hang in there, itll be pulled off of circulation soon enough. Tom was out of town over the weekend.

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RadicalDylan 2009-09-28 00:50:20

I completely agree, the first time I hear it I was in the middle of a game and was like "what the hell is that?!"
took me many other flash games later to finally realize who was talking...

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 00:50:20

Same here. At first I thought that was a bug in the flash I was looking at, I almost left an angry review :\

JaShinYa 2009-09-28 00:51:37

I feel you on that one, who ever you are.

Also, I see you develop webs. I may be in need of such skills. Keep in touch.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 00:51:37 (Updated 2009-09-28 00:52:40)

I'm glad that I'm not alone.
Also yes, I make webs and tubes indeed. PM me if you need anything

heywoodublowme69 2009-09-28 01:05:34

its bullshit how do u get it off

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 01:05:34

you cant

betteratbrawl7777 2009-09-28 01:12:47

OMG, I know how you feel, I was watching a movie with my family and all of a sudden my laptop said "The worlds largest sex site" I was so embaresed...

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 01:12:47

fail

Dylawrence 2009-09-28 01:21:12

I'm never going to use their product because they ruined my favorite site!

Thank you to whoever had the bright Idea to let this slide, in turn, losing lots of newgrounders in the process!

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 01:21:12

True, it makes watching a flash movie so much more complicated! You have to wait for the ad to load, then struggle to shut down the sound... and even then the sound is still kinda here. AAAAAAAA

Joshsouza 2009-09-28 01:39:00

It just happened to me today, I hope Tom is getting a lot of money for thi or i will be pissed

Gonzossm 2009-09-28 01:49:57

I want to be the best, there ever was, to beat all the rest, yea thats my cause. Electrode diglet nidora- Sorry what. Oh yea. Mochi ads suck >:S

Meatbridge1 2009-09-28 04:14:02

Same thing happens to me, although sometimes, I hear tapdancing and a guy moaning instead.

DNAmusic 2009-09-28 05:30:16

Dude i Totally Agree!!! we should make a petition or something and ask tom if he can make another deal! Sound ads dont work on sites made for FUCKING SOUND MEDIA!!!

ageReason 2009-09-28 05:52:27

Sometimes I'll load up five or six entries in the flash portal at once and then press PLAY when I'm ready to watch one. Now, of course, I can't do this lest I be bombarded with voices and obnoxious sounds.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 05:52:27

same here

Jin 2009-09-28 05:53:34

Yeah. I have multiple tabs all the time so ads with sound makes me very confused. Sometimes I even think there are voices in my head.

Galneda 2009-09-28 07:15:56

I accidentally blammed a flash when I first heard it...I was in the MIDDLE of voting on Under Judgement flashes when they made the switch; it had to have been in the middle, because I had never heard it before. And every time I loaded this flash, that lady talking about laundry detergent would start talking, and it had nothing to do with what's going on.

I said, "This sucks" and zero'd it.

Then I go to the next flash and it did it again, and I was like, "wait...wtf!?" and that's when I knew.

At least they give you the option to mute it...we'll get used to it eventually. That, or the ads will change in time.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 07:15:56

I almost did exactly the same thing

Dimeck 2009-09-28 08:23:37

Although it's annoying. I think it's only fair since these people have made and given us a game for free. The least we can do is put up with one of the only ways they'll get the money they deserve.

Luis 2009-09-28 09:05:52

Are you talking about the new 'commercialesque' advertisements packaged into the API preloaders or actuall banner ads on the site that are on the header?

I remember mochi being the first to try those media ads inside their preloaders, from what I've heard they've been received very negatively, but advertisers obviously love them because they dont need to do anything to create them they are just leveraging the money they already spent on their tv ad campaigns.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 09:05:52

I'm not talking about the preloader. I'm talking about the ads hidden at the bottom of the page. I don't mind the ads in the preloader, it's just fair.

MindChamber 2009-09-28 09:18:55

you know, instead of wasting a front page post whining like a bitch about you can just turn the volume down like I do.

Those help pay for the site and in turn help give true contributors some revenue, so I'm not gonna bitch about watching /playing free content.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 09:18:55 (Updated 2009-09-28 12:26:25)

Having to do that every time is really a pain. I usually load a couple of movie and watch them in a row... I can't do that or I have to wait for the ad to be over.

I don't mind ads in the preloader or anywhere on the site, but all the way at the bottom with sound is just plain annoying. I'm sure there's a lot of money to be made, but I still think it's a bad idea since it makes browsing newgrounds an unpleasant experience. Imagine if youtube played sounds while you play your video...

It ruined some movies to me, like the ones starting right away after it loaded (theweebl and so on). I would have the ad sound and the movie's sound at the same time. I could scroll down and turn the ads' sound off but in that case I can't see the movie for a bit. You can't say that's a good idea even thought it's fair that contributors get paid, I'm sure there is a better way.

BlackMolotov 2009-09-28 09:23:23

i thought i was the only one who got annoyed by those >-<

YK-Blaze 2009-09-28 09:40:47

what site are you talking about?

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 09:40:47

the new ground

Ryutei 2009-09-28 10:29:53

Oh, my god... So I'm not the only one. I'm glad other people are not happy on this. I hate Arms & Hammers now.

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 10:29:53

same

icecold128 2009-09-28 10:34:48

havn't had trouble here, please gimme some examples so i can chek it out and complain with you guys

xxSHIFTxx 2009-09-28 10:34:48

It comes up randomly. Yesterday I was unlucky and got that like 15 times in a row

FrozenFire 2009-09-28 11:42:16

They shouldn't play on the site's ad system, which they do.

The preloader ads are okay because you can shut them off before you start your game/movie.

I have my vision mode on classic, maybe people who view it on the modern version aren't having this problem.

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