What puzzles me is : do people respond to ads? Suppose they must though, otherwise no point.
A tiny number of people do, much like the numbers that respond to spam email. It's enough to make ads (and spam) seem like a viable business plan.
Ad junk. Malware is slowing down my phone. What to do? Android 4.2
thanks to all of you for responding to my questions in a helpful manner.
I was facing unusually high ad traffic on this site since yesterday, so i was trying to determine if it was exclusively my computer. now it seems it is indeed problem with my comp. but the funny thing is i am doing okay on other regular sites that i usually visit, its only chess.com that is giving most trouble. so still need to figure that bit out..
i had sometimes faced a few sites with unusually high ad traffic, so much so that some of them felt completely junky, so i stopped using the sites and found alternatives. thus far chess com was not one of them.
as a free member i can live with a bit of ad, but imo too much of it makes the site practically unusuable. there lies the problem..i need to find a solution to this problem before i can be happy with this place again..
Same with me.Once I was playing a blitz tournament and I was on the second place.Between the last round chess.com directed me to a useless website on the same tab.As the result I did not get anything.This is very frustating.
I have found a solution.If you use chrome,then go to chrome extensions.You will see that there is a extension named ''gosave" .Disable it.It will remove at least 50% ads.I don't know whether it works on other browsers.
I have found a solution.If you use chrome,then go to chrome extensions.You will see that there is a extension named ''gosave" .Disable it.It will remove at least 50% ads.I don't know whether it works on other browsers.
Gosave is adware that you inadvertently allowed onto your system. I doubt that just disabling the extension will eliminate the adware. I'd recommend that you clean your system with some malware removal tools.
Thanks for telling.
Bad news. Erik is going to have headaches. The company out of Germany who created "Ad-Block Plus" is being pressured by Google, Amazon, and Apple to let their ads through. I'm sure for the right price, they'll cave in.
Bad news. Erik is going to have headaches. The company out of Germany who created "Ad-Block Plus" is being pressured by Google, Amazon, and Apple to let their ads through. I'm sure for the right price, they'll cave in.
I won't believe it, unless you can give some references.
Stand by! http://www.cnbc.com/id/102388935
I don't care for it any more than anybody else. I use Ad Block
It's pretty much the norm for online and online mobile marketing to give a basic version which is ad-supported then offer a "pro" version which often includes additional functionality and in which the ads disappear if you pay a fee. If you can think of a better way, please offer it.
To address Kaynight's question, it's not just direct clicks that are of value to advertisers. There is also benefit from general exposure to the ads, in terms of long-term marketing. Advertisers know what they're doing.
I can think of a better way: make the ads relevant.
This is what I hate the most about it, it's completely irrelevant and has nothing to do with the site or anything associated with it.
If the ads were chess related, fine.
But of course, these are not regulated, and the site has no control over the ads, so we get the most annoying pop up ads on how to achieve a six pack, how some millionaire made his fortune and other nonsense.
Also say hi to the programs being installed in your browser.