Internet Marketing BS

[billski]

So I open Boston.com today and find a banner, "This is not a joke - congratulations you won!" You are the 6, 215, 182, 279th visitor to see this banner."

Hmm. There are now a little over 7 billion people in the world. As of January, 2007, approximately 800 million people age 15 and older have used the internet.

:dunce:
So, where are the other 5 billion people, Mr. Scam U. Marketer?
Maybe they are all under 15?
Did we get the rest of the world logged on the net in 18 months?
Did you know that half the world's population is below the poverty level?
Maybe they all died already?
How many suckers does it take to click the banner for it to be successful?
Maybe Mr. Scam figures our ability master arithmetic is that bad.
:dunce:

It is sad to see credible news organizations succumbing to uke:spam-is-money mentality. I'm glad I spend idle time skiing instead of scamming. At least I sleep well at night.

 

[Warp Daddy]

RIGHT ON TARGET AS usual -- Bill !!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

maybe some people saw the banner multiple times..those other 6 billion people in third world countries..are missing out because the internet rocks..

 

[deadheadskier]

I read the Boston Globe online every morning and I'm always frustrated by the pop ups from the site, which somehow make it through my blocker. Some bother me more than others such as the Direct Buy one. It has been well documented what a scam that company is and the fact that my favorite newspaper whores themselves out to such a company for ad $$$ is bothersome.

 

[billski]

maybe some people saw the banner multiple times..those other 6 billion people in third world countries..are missing out because the internet rocks..

I'm game. So how many people would read an English-language page? About a billion is the current worldwide estimate of English-speakers, including primary language and secondary language speakers, split half and half.

I'm going to make a stretch that all English readers have access to the net and that there is no illiteracy amoungst English-speakers. Hah! Assuming this drivel has about 10% market penetration, that's about 100 million people. So, 100 million people see the banner ten times each. That's a billion. I'm still missing my 5 billion people.... Ain't statistics fun? back to skiing :razz:

 

[billski]

I read the Boston Globe online every morning and I'm always frustrated by the pop ups from the site, which somehow make it through my blocker. Some bother me more than others such as the Direct Buy one. It has been well documented what a scam that company is and the fact that my favorite newspaper whores themselves out to such a company for ad $$$ is bothersome.

We need an internet rating company that has a crap-ometer. What percentage of the web page is drivel, spam or requires TP to clean up?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

We need an internet rating company that has a crap-ometer. What percentage of the web page is drivel, spam or requires TP to clean up?

You should start the company..

 

[billski]

You should start the company..

yeah. Crap his hugely subjective. Just look at the TP thread! :roll:

 

[wintersyndrome]

We need an internet rating company that has a crap-ometer. What percentage of the web page is drivel, spam or requires TP to clean up?

If this is what your worried about get on your knees and thank God.

either that or use common sense and ignore the BS

 

[Greg]

In Boston.com's defense, they more than likely weren't aware of the banner. Many Web sites, this one included, belong to various advertising networks. I use such services as "filler" ads when I have excess inventory that is not sold directly to on topic clients. New advertisers come and go on these networks and it can take a lot of time to monitor and block everything that is questionable. Just sayin'.

 

[billski]

If this is what your worried about get on your knees and thank God.

either that or use common sense and ignore the BS

This is just banter. True, in the over all scope of life, it is meaningless. I learned long ago what's important. I'm suprised you haven't made a similar comment on the TP thread!

 

[ctenidae]

This is just banter. True, in the over all scope of life, it is meaningless. I learned long ago what's important. I'm suprised you haven't made a similar comment on the TP thread!

Compared to this thread, the TP thread is life or death.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Compared to this thread, the TP thread is life or death.

tru-dat

 

[hardline]

In Boston.com's defense, they more than likely weren't aware of the banner. Many Web sites, this one included, belong to various advertising networks. I use such services as "filler" ads when I have excess inventory that is not sold directly to on topic clients. New advertisers come and go on these networks and it can take a lot of time to monitor and block everything that is questionable. Just sayin'.

which service do you use? rollpoint. i used to do a ton of flash banner ads for different companies that used rollpoint.

 

[Greg]

which service do you use? rollpoint. i used to do a ton of flash banner ads for different companies that used rollpoint.

Mostly Tribal Fusion, Burst and Adsense. I think you mean PointRoll?

 

[hardline]

Mostly Tribal Fusion, Burst and Adsense. I think you mean PointRoll?

thats most likely it it was like three years ago that i was doing a lot of flash stuff.

 

[deadheadskier]

In Boston.com's defense, they more than likely weren't aware of the banner. Many Web sites, this one included, belong to various advertising networks. I use such services as "filler" ads when I have excess inventory that is not sold directly to on topic clients. New advertisers come and go on these networks and it can take a lot of time to monitor and block everything that is questionable. Just sayin'.

you think so? My only doubt in your thought process is that I believe that boston.com is part of the globe, which is owned by the NY Times. I would think they'd monitor everything quite tight to ensure maximum ad revenue dollars.

 

[Greg]

you think so? My only doubt in your thought process is that I believe that boston.com is part of the globe, which is owned by the NY Times. I would think they'd monitor everything quite tight to ensure maximum ad revenue dollars.

I have no idea. I'm just saying it's a possibility...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Has anybody ever received an IPod or Olive Garden gift card for answering an online survey???