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[aczlan]

I don't know how to do a screen shot, but this is what popped up while on the Trailers and transportation forum a few minutes ago;View attachment 656105

Funny thing is that I don't have Norton's...

What browser are you using? Usually when I see something like that it means that you have a bad browser extension which is putting extra ads in.

Aaron Z

 

[Jstpssng]

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Microsoft Edge, whatever that is; something which came with Win10. I just downloaded and ran a second virus protection, the free version of AVG, which also found no malware or other problems.

 

[riptides]

Content is king.

Old web designer methodology.

 

[aczlan]

^^^^
Microsoft Edge, whatever that is; something which came with Win10. I just downloaded and ran a second virus protection, the free version of AVG, which also found no malware or other problems.

In Edge, go to "Settings and more" click on "Extensions", then post a screenshot of the installed extensions (or just click on "Remove" for any that are obviously junk).

Aaron Z

 

[Muhammad]

I don't know how to do a screen shot, but this is what popped up while on the Trailers and transportation forum a few minutes ago;View attachment 656105

Funny thing is that I don't have Norton's...

Looks like you have a Norton product installed that is initiating a scan.

 

[Muhammad]

I wonder if the theory behind this is that a first time visitor is more likely to click through an ad and generate revenue or get disgusted with all the ads and not return...just curious...?

Our ad delivery system decides. If users stay longer with fewer ads, the system displays fewer ads. If they don't mind the ads, it shows them.

Online advertising has gotten to the point that everybody is so desensitized that every site shows 5-10 ads on every page and still people ignore them 999 times out of 1,000.

But I'm guessing it's still a better alternative than sites like NYT that make you pay just to read.

 

[/pine]

Our ad delivery system decides. If users stay longer with fewer ads, the system displays fewer ads. If they don't mind the ads, it shows them.

Online advertising has gotten to the point that everybody is so desensitized that every site shows 5-10 ads on every page and still people ignore them 999 times out of 1,000.

But I'm guessing it's still a better alternative than sites like NYT that make you pay just to read.

Other than community bulletin board (town criers etc.) type news letters...almost all actual newspapers (including small town papers) charge subscriptions to read all but a minimum of their content...

BTW, FWIW...A single day full page (non contract) ad in the NYT costs over $150,000.00....in the WSJ the same ad will cost over $250,000.00...

 

[MossRoad]

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But I'm guessing it's still a better alternative than sites like NYT that make you pay just to read.

Read 5 free stories. Delete cookies. Clear cache. Read 5 more.

 

[MossRoad]

When viewing this thread, logged in to TBN, on an iPad, using Safari, with no ad blockers, etc... installed, I see ONE ad at the top of the page and ONE ad at the bottom of the page. That's it. Not bad for a free website at all.

 

[/pine]

When viewing this thread, logged in to TBN, on an iPad, using Safari, with no ad blockers, etc... installed, I see ONE ad at the top of the page and ONE ad at the bottom of the page. That's it. Not bad for a free website at all.

Along with half a dozen trackers you don't see...!