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Re:Are Adblock companies breaking the law? by pdonis on Monday November 23, 2015 @05:55PM (#10617952)
> I'm of the mindset that most people actually like advertising when the advertisements are highly relevant and not in-your-face.

I may be an outlier, but I have never gotten any useful information from ads, so I have never had an ad be "highly relevant" for me. Also, to me, any ad in my field of view is "in your face", because it takes mental effort even to filter it out.

> I wouldn't ever pay to go watch the movie

Do you buy any of the products of the company that sponsors the movies?

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Re:Are Adblock companies breaking the law? by stevesearer on Monday November 23, 2015 @06:14PM (#10618039)
The site I run displays photos of office interior design and the ads are relevant in that they are photos of products related to office interior design (chairs, desks, lounge furniture...)

One interesting case was a recent ad for a new phone booth product for offices which is generally relevant to my readers, but also specifically relevant because of the current huge desire for private and quiet space in modern open office environments. That ad has performed much, much higher than average.

Regarding the movies thing, no I haven't purchased any products from the sponsoring companies, but I am glad that they paid for me to attend the event in the same way I would be glad if my friend paid for me to attend an event.

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