Comments on: Accuweather: Ads or no Ads? http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/ UIE\'s latest insights on the world of design Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Ben H. http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-43269 Ben H. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:28:37 +0000 http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/#comment-43269 BTW, human ignorance is free. ;-) BTW, human ignorance is free. ;-)

]]> By: Ben H. http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-43268 Ben H. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:27:54 +0000 http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/#comment-43268 I have trouble thinking why anyone would want to pay to get rid of ads. You're already paying for the access and now to pay to get rid of ads? How are people suppose to make any money? It's not a usability issue, it's a fundamental issue of "if you don't like it, don't buy it" - or in this case, ignore it or go to another website without ads. I have trouble thinking why anyone would want to pay to get rid of ads. You’re already paying for the access and now to pay to get rid of ads?
How are people suppose to make any money?
It’s not a usability issue, it’s a fundamental issue of “if you don’t like it, don’t buy it” – or in this case, ignore it or go to another website without ads.

]]> By: Eddie http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-43048 Eddie Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:36:44 +0000 http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/#comment-43048 ..maybe it's just to let the user have the *impression* that they are doing us a service, but really make it so much of a pain as to keep us from actually following through Sounds like rebates ..maybe it’s just to let the user have the *impression* that they are doing us a service, but really make it so much of a pain as to keep us from actually following through

Sounds like rebates

]]> By: Eddie http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-43047 Eddie Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:35:07 +0000 http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/12/29/accuweather-ads-or-no-ads/#comment-43047 I thought this was interesting- our MN Fox station has a "close ad" button to hide the adverts there. http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/ But it doesn't remember an settings at all, even between "tabs" that they use. So the net effect is that if the feature is used every time you load a page, you're probably going to notice the adverts more than before since you have to dedicate some spare mental cycles to take action to close it. I thought this was interesting- our MN Fox station has a “close ad” button to hide the adverts there.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/

But it doesn’t remember an settings at all, even between “tabs” that they use. So the net effect is that if the feature is used every time you load a page, you’re probably going to notice the adverts more than before since you have to dedicate some spare mental cycles to take action to close it.

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