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From: Karl E. Peterson on 11 Jun 2010 13:22 on 6/11/2010, Paul Clement supposed : > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:36:17 -0400, "Mayayana" <mayayana(a)invalid.nospam> > wrote: > > � What's that? You mean the forums have ads and > � the ad server is setting a cookie? That's a new > � low, if Microsoft is selling ads on their own website. > � > � I don't allow cookies and block 3rd-party images, > � as well as using a HOSTS file, so I wasn't aware > � of any ads. > � > > Neither is he. There are no ads. HA! Every user gets to craft whatever sig they want, include imagery. They're openly inviting abuse with that. <eg> I suppose it's semantics to argue whether their own logos are branding or advertising. Not sure that's a distinction that makes a difference?
From: Paul Clement on 11 Jun 2010 13:55 On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:22:40 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: � > � I don't allow cookies and block 3rd-party images, � > � as well as using a HOSTS file, so I wasn't aware � > � of any ads. � > � � > � > Neither is he. There are no ads. � � HA! Every user gets to craft whatever sig they want, include imagery. � They're openly inviting abuse with that. <eg> Now, what sort of individual would do such a thing? ;-) � I suppose it's semantics to argue whether their own logos are branding � or advertising. Not sure that's a distinction that makes a difference? � I don't think you will find many software vendor web sites that don't have links to their own product pages. Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
From: Karl E. Peterson on 11 Jun 2010 14:24 Paul Clement explained : > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:22:40 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: > > � > � I don't allow cookies and block 3rd-party images, > � > � as well as using a HOSTS file, so I wasn't aware > � > � of any ads. > � > � > � > > � > Neither is he. There are no ads. > � > � HA! Every user gets to craft whatever sig they want, include imagery. > � They're openly inviting abuse with that. <eg> > > Now, what sort of individual would do such a thing? ;-) Hard to imagine, but where there's a way... <g> > � I suppose it's semantics to argue whether their own logos are branding > � or advertising. Not sure that's a distinction that makes a difference? > > I don't think you will find many software vendor web sites that don't have > links to their own product pages. Nice you made the distinction there between "vendor" sites and "user support communities."
From: Paul Clement on 11 Jun 2010 14:53 On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:24:08 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: � � > � I suppose it's semantics to argue whether their own logos are branding � > � or advertising. Not sure that's a distinction that makes a difference? � > � > I don't think you will find many software vendor web sites that don't have � > links to their own product pages. � � Nice you made the distinction there between "vendor" sites and "user � support communities." � Well, yeah. The webified "user support communities" generally have several third-party ads rolling. Paul ~~~~ Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
From: Karl E. Peterson on 11 Jun 2010 17:34
Paul Clement pretended : > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:24:08 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: > > � > � > � I suppose it's semantics to argue whether their own logos are branding > � > � or advertising. Not sure that's a distinction that makes a difference? > � > > � > I don't think you will find many software vendor web sites that don't > have � > links to their own product pages. > � > � Nice you made the distinction there between "vendor" sites and "user > � support communities." > � > > Well, yeah. The webified "user support communities" generally have several > third-party ads rolling. Unlike here, thankfully. |