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cloudsix · 2004-05-30, 07:22 AM

Not complaining - just agreeing.

You all know about *banner blindness* or whatever it is called - well, when I open a new page at GG&|Jim I find myself actually consciously moving my mouse outside and then around the banners and immediately scrolling down to the content - so that I don't have to get that loud sound/noise/static/whatever it is that shocks me and (even more important) the people within earshot. This has become an automatic mouse move while here.

In effect I have become trained to avoid even mousing over the banners; let alone looking or clicking.

Interesting what damage a little extra money for publishers could potentially cause. If the entire net starts doing this... all banners... Adsense... Thumbnails?

I still look and click on the banners even though they make me jump when I mouse over them because they are targeted - but established mainstream developers != mom and pop / college / AOL / customers.

(Total random

here in adult/LL - lurking for the last few weeks. BTW, this is my favorite board - even if everything on it made noise I would still appreciate the talent and participate; this is the best adult board I have found ---- by far)

2004-05-30, 07:22 AM	#4
cloudsix Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: May 2004 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 8	Not complaining - just agreeing. You all know about banner blindness or whatever it is called - well, when I open a new page at GG&\|Jim I find myself actually consciously moving my mouse outside and then around the banners and immediately scrolling down to the content - so that I don't have to get that loud sound/noise/static/whatever it is that shocks me and (even more important) the people within earshot. This has become an automatic mouse move while here. In effect I have become trained to avoid even mousing over the banners; let alone looking or clicking. Interesting what damage a little extra money for publishers could potentially cause. If the entire net starts doing this... all banners... Adsense... Thumbnails? I still look and click on the banners even though they make me jump when I mouse over them because they are targeted - but established mainstream developers != mom and pop / college / AOL / customers. (Total random here in adult/LL - lurking for the last few weeks. BTW, this is my favorite board - even if everything on it made noise I would still appreciate the talent and participate; this is the best adult board I have found ---- by far)