RE: [flasher] RE: [flasher][OT] Macromedia's stupid banner ad policy

[Bradshaw, Brian]

Absolutley!!!!!!!!!!


-----Original Message-----

From: JGL [

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]

Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:31 PM

To: flasher from chinwag

Subject: [flasher] RE: [flasher][OT] Macromedia's stupid banner ad

policy



Shockwave I believe is seperate deal now from MM. Shockwave.com revenue is

specifically ad based (again I believe). I can handle that. I don't go to

shockwave.com anyway.


What's really cheesy are the banner ads at macromedia.com. Especially those

stupid ones that look like they have a built in drop down menu and when you

click to drop it down, it takes to the sponsors site.


Plus it's very annoying to have those ads refresh every 30-60 seconds.

Doesn't make it resource that can be left running in the BG when I'm working

on something. I have to shut down MM page because of those stupid ad

refreshes.


macromedia.com should be about macromedia products and support. To me seeing

banner ads at macromedia.com shows mixed priorities. I'm not there to be

exposed to advertising. Gambling sites, Life Insurance, etc. is not why I

visit MM site.


I'm surprised they don't see the distraction here. Banner ads are not

appropriate there.


jgl