META - Ads in the middle of posts
Anyone else seeing ads now show up in the middle of people's posts? It just recently started, so not sure if it's driven by an update to Chrome or possibly something that's how we're going to run this place now which seems like a really bad move. This is the 3rd thread today that I've seen this happen.
October 10th, 2019 at 7:14 AM ^
Don't knock it till you've tried it, I always say.
September 24th, 2018 at 10:29 AM ^
I don't have a problem with ads around content, or even in the middle of a story, but I would take real issue with ads in the middle of comments. I don't want my name attached to your ad. There seems to be plenty of whitespace to the right of the comments area that could be used instead.
One of the (many) reasons I don't use Facebook is their propensity for advertising things by showing how many of my friends use X, Y, or Z. I find it incredibly creepy. This is different, but it falls into the same basic category.
September 24th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
So, to help out on ad revenue on the mgoblog site, should we start clicking these ads?
September 24th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
I haven't seen these ads at all, FWIW.
September 24th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
I run adblocker on Chrome and I haven't noticed them either.
September 24th, 2018 at 11:35 AM ^
I run an adblocker too, but I finally manned up and sent a little beveled guilt their way to assuage my fears that I'd be the reason this site gets shuttered.
September 24th, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^
i used to run ad-blocker on this site but earlier this year excluded MGoBlog in a small attempt to increase their revenue. outside of the tighty whitey underwear ads they are pretty much random clothing or shoe ads or the occasional travel ad. haven't had the mail order brides or dating site ads in a while.
September 24th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
I'm just hoping the amazon giftcard ads start popping up again... i got four of them that should be coming in the mail anytime...
September 24th, 2018 at 10:40 AM ^
I gave them my Bank Account Number, Routing Number, and Soc Security number, lets hope they deposit that cash into my account soon.
September 24th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
Despite being a joke, this is actually one of the reasons why I always block ads. You simply cannot trust served ads... Then there's the NSFW ones and the blinky-flashy ones that send you into a seizure and the cookie-based ones that think they know about you but are horribly off...
September 24th, 2018 at 10:18 AM ^
I want all of my posts to be sponsored by tight-ass men's underwear. Make it happen.
September 24th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
People actually click on ads on MGoBlog?
September 24th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Welcome to Phase 2, Yankee!
September 24th, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^
Just another random thing I noticed. I Googled MGoBlog and it lists out the different pages such as Articles and Message Board. It also lists random posters like UMBig11 and another poster. Not sure MGOBlog wants traffic directed to posters profiles.
September 25th, 2018 at 8:35 AM ^
Just chalk it up to the crapification of damned near everything and assume that Brian & Co are trying to survive like everyone else. Things looked dicey there for a while but--for me, anyway--the resumption of the football season has gone some way to righting the ship.