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Very disappointing that they did this. Apparently AdAge posted a video bragging about what they did, which is how Wikipedia caught on. https://adage.com/creati

Very disappointing that they did this. Apparently AdAge posted a video bragging about what they did, which is how Wikipedia caught on. https://adage.com/creativity/work/north-face-top-imagens/2174261 https://adage.com/creativity/work/north-face-top-imagens/217... Warning: page requires Javascript and even with an adblocker, it connects to nearly 30 tracking and ad domains.

ziddoap 7y ago
>Warning: page requires Javascript and even with an adblocker, it connects to nearly 30 tracking and ad domains. Color me not surprised. Shady in one area, shady in other areas. Thanks for the heads up.
- smsm42 7y ago
  TBH, most major companies, especially media ones, do this nowdays. I was used to be surprised when adblocker counts 20+ blocked entities on the page (and that's not counting second and third level ones that would be loaded by blocked ones!) but now it's just routine.
PhantomGremlin 7y ago
Warning: page requires Javascript and even with an adblocker, it connects to nearly 30 tracking and ad domains. I use Firefox + NoScript + JavaScript disabled by default. The page was very readable as soon as I did: View -> Page Style -> No Style. That's a simple workaround for many sites. And it doesn't pull in any ad trackers either. Granted, the formatting isn't the prettiest. Here's the start of the article: The North Face used Wikipedia to climb to the top of Google search results Campaign from Leo Burnett Tailor Made updated photos with images of brand, raises flags with Wikipedia editors for violating user terms By Ann-Christine Diaz Published On May 28, 2019
- eindiran 7y ago
  That's a very useful tip. I use Firefox + NoScript + JS disabled by default as well, and have made my peace with lots of sites being unreadable if I don't temporarily disable NoScript for that site, but the No Style trick is a game changer.

ziddoap 7y ago

>Warning: page requires Javascript and even with an adblocker, it connects to nearly 30 tracking and ad domains. Color me not surprised. Shady in one area, shady in other areas. Thanks for the heads up.

smsm42 7y ago
TBH, most major companies, especially media ones, do this nowdays. I was used to be surprised when adblocker counts 20+ blocked entities on the page (and that's not counting second and third level ones that would be loaded by blocked ones!) but now it's just routine.

PhantomGremlin 7y ago

Warning: page requires Javascript and even with an adblocker, it connects to nearly 30 tracking and ad domains. I use Firefox + NoScript + JavaScript disabled by default. The page was very readable as soon as I did: View -> Page Style -> No Style. That's a simple workaround for many sites. And it doesn't pull in any ad trackers either. Granted, the formatting isn't the prettiest. Here's the start of the article: The North Face used Wikipedia to climb to the top of Google search results Campaign from Leo Burnett Tailor Made updated photos with images of brand, raises flags with Wikipedia editors for violating user terms By Ann-Christine Diaz Published On May 28, 2019

eindiran 7y ago
That's a very useful tip. I use Firefox + NoScript + JS disabled by default as well, and have made my peace with lots of sites being unreadable if I don't temporarily disable NoScript for that site, but the No Style trick is a game changer.