Re: [SLUG] Test of Gmail

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 15:37:46 EDT


On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Robert Snyder wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:23:13 -0400, Levi Bard <levi@bard.sytes.net> wrote:
> >
> > >I really dont notice the adwords just like I dont really notice them
> > >on the google homepage when you do a search.
> > >
> > Probably you're right - when you're actually using the thing, you don't
> > notice it. When you're just staring at a picture, though, they really
> > jump out.
> >
> Yeah you really dont notice them.... when using the service but it
> could be worst... It could be like yahoo and there mailing list
> discussions groups.. when you try browsing messages via your browser
> all of a sudden when you go to click on another message a big giant
> banner that takes up half the screen and I run 1280x1024 so it a good
> size banner. and you have to click the continue link that is right
> above and below it to get it to work.

I use junkbuster. When I find one of those, I add a pattern matching its
URL to junkbuster's blockfile. I see very few ads through Yahoo!,
Hotmail, etc.

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