To be fair-- and sorry to DigitalOcean guys that are reading this, but this is honest feedback-- that ad really bugs me. It's got the "rockstar-itus." It's hard to pin down why that feels condescending, but it does.
I hear really good things about the service, though, so kudos to DigitalOcean for that.
Re:DDoS Attack on DigitalOcean.com
by michaelbuckbee on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @01:51PM
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I think the issue is that the ads "read" so unauthentically compared to the very positive experience I've had with DO and their wonderful setup tools, documentation, etc.
Re:DDoS Attack on DigitalOcean.com
by groundCode on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @02:35PM
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while the ads are over the top, the core message of "configure how many of those, and how much of that etc" did kind of draw me in.
Re:DDoS Attack on DigitalOcean.com
by andrewryno on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @01:02PM
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I don't believe it's YouTube that he's complaining but rather the retargeting campaign by DigitalOcean themselves. I've had a few companies that retarget me on YouTube relentlessly. Ads themselves don't bother me, but seeing the same one dozens of times a day gets irritating.
We can't critique bad youtube ads because youtube is good ? That seems logical.
I think d23 interpreted it to be a complaint against all ads on youtube as opposed to that particular ad being annoying.
Oh please tell me more about how the people helping to support the largest video database in the history of mankind -- available 24/7 at your fingertips for free -- are "plaguing" you with their relevant advertisements that take all of 5 seconds to skip.
If you really want to be a horse's ass, just get adblock and be done with it.