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I'm curious what you think of my ad network[1] -- it allows for native ads that are non-intrusive and actually benefit the user. When you hover over an item in

I'm curious what you think of my ad network[1] -- it allows for native ads that are non-intrusive and actually benefit the user. When you hover over an item in an image, an ad is displayed, but hovering off of it makes it go away. Here is an example video showing that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI Although the ads aren't blocked by ad blockers, if they were, would you unblock them? Also would love any feedback! [1] http://pleenq.com http://pleenq.com

always_good 10y ago
You linked to an /edit page rather than the video. This works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI
- bazillion 10y ago
  Oops, good catch! Fixed it.
j0ncc 10y ago
I'm curious.... is there some sort of crazy image recognition tech going on here or does the website owner need to somehow identify what's in the image for the ads to work? If it's the former then this is seriously impressive.
- bazillion 10y ago
  Unfortunately (in terms of programming credibility), it's done manually. The process is extremely fast though -- just seconds to do a highlight, and a built-in search that hooks into all affiliate networks (Commission Junction, Linkshare, Affiliate Window, Share-a-sale, etc.) along with allowing custom links.
  - greglindahl 10y ago
    Huh, the startups who tried to do this before you (and died) didn't do it manually. Some crowdsourced it, some did recognition. Do you think your timing is better?
pavel_lishin 10y ago
That's interesting, but very jarring. Like looking at a car out the bus window, and then suddenly someone leaning over your shoulder, whispering "psst, buddy, wanna buy that car?"
Kiro 10y ago
Nice job! However, this has been tried hundreds of times before. What makes your service different?
gkya 10y ago
That's neat, though looking at your demo (thru pleenq.com), the discoverability is not that good: I'd not hover things with my cursor if I didn't know that those popups would appear. You should tell that to the user somehow on the ad host.

always_good 10y ago

You linked to an /edit page rather than the video. This works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_oTtDUV0yI

bazillion 10y ago
Oops, good catch! Fixed it.

j0ncc 10y ago

I'm curious.... is there some sort of crazy image recognition tech going on here or does the website owner need to somehow identify what's in the image for the ads to work? If it's the former then this is seriously impressive.

bazillion 10y ago
Unfortunately (in terms of programming credibility), it's done manually. The process is extremely fast though -- just seconds to do a highlight, and a built-in search that hooks into all affiliate networks (Commission Junction, Linkshare, Affiliate Window, Share-a-sale, etc.) along with allowing custom links.
- greglindahl 10y ago
  Huh, the startups who tried to do this before you (and died) didn't do it manually. Some crowdsourced it, some did recognition. Do you think your timing is better?

pavel_lishin 10y ago

That's interesting, but very jarring. Like looking at a car out the bus window, and then suddenly someone leaning over your shoulder, whispering "psst, buddy, wanna buy that car?"

Kiro 10y ago

Nice job! However, this has been tried hundreds of times before. What makes your service different?

gkya 10y ago

That's neat, though looking at your demo (thru pleenq.com), the discoverability is not that good: I'd not hover things with my cursor if I didn't know that those popups would appear. You should tell that to the user somehow on the ad host.