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There is a lot of hate here for something we haven't even seen yet. While I aknowledge that they could screw this up badly, my first reaction was positive. I've

There is a lot of hate here for something we haven't even seen yet. While I aknowledge that they could screw this up badly, my first reaction was positive. I've done a couple of road trips recently where a pin for every Peet's, Starbucks, IHOP, and Chipotle all along the route would have been welcome.

xviia 10y ago
I have a good response to this, but first: Are you interested in a home-cooked meal? Perhaps a Golden Corral(R) "Awesome Pot Roast" could get your stomach rumbling like no other dumpster food could! Choose from one of our great buffet options! Green beans, carrots, chicken, we've got it all! OK, joking aside, here's my issue with intrusive advertising: sure, they justify the advertising by saying it's to pay for the service, even if you'd be willing to pay for a subscription service that would remove the ads. But instead, you get ads for Golden Corral while you're really looking for the "Oreo Madness" now at TGI Friday's! Today's special includes hot wings with a creamy Ranch dressing, an ultra hot spicy sauce, and fresh celery sticks! Choose from one of our new Bacon Burgers, like the All-American Jack Daniel's Burger. Thirsty? Try our handcrafted cocktails like fresh Peach Sangria!
- antisthenes 10y ago
  That's a great idea. I'm going to disrupt the ad industry by making a startup that injects ads into commenting platforms like disqus!
Grishnakh 10y ago
No thanks. I hate all those places, so why would I want to be spammed about them while I drive? If I could configure it for my personal favorite places like Panera, then sure, that'd be a useful feature. But I don't want to be spammed about a bunch of crappy businesses that I have no interest in visiting. And I have zero faith that a company that makes money by advertising would allow me to configure their app to only show places I'm interested in, rather than places who pay to put their logo on my map screen.

xviia 10y ago

I have a good response to this, but first: Are you interested in a home-cooked meal? Perhaps a Golden Corral(R) "Awesome Pot Roast" could get your stomach rumbling like no other dumpster food could! Choose from one of our great buffet options! Green beans, carrots, chicken, we've got it all! OK, joking aside, here's my issue with intrusive advertising: sure, they justify the advertising by saying it's to pay for the service, even if you'd be willing to pay for a subscription service that would remove the ads. But instead, you get ads for Golden Corral while you're really looking for the "Oreo Madness" now at TGI Friday's! Today's special includes hot wings with a creamy Ranch dressing, an ultra hot spicy sauce, and fresh celery sticks! Choose from one of our new Bacon Burgers, like the All-American Jack Daniel's Burger. Thirsty? Try our handcrafted cocktails like fresh Peach Sangria!

antisthenes 10y ago
That's a great idea. I'm going to disrupt the ad industry by making a startup that injects ads into commenting platforms like disqus!

Grishnakh 10y ago

No thanks. I hate all those places, so why would I want to be spammed about them while I drive? If I could configure it for my personal favorite places like Panera, then sure, that'd be a useful feature. But I don't want to be spammed about a bunch of crappy businesses that I have no interest in visiting. And I have zero faith that a company that makes money by advertising would allow me to configure their app to only show places I'm interested in, rather than places who pay to put their logo on my map screen.