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I am one of those few who loves ads. Some banners catch my attention to the point that I start analyzing the design and marketing choices made by their creators

I am one of those few who loves ads. Some banners catch my attention to the point that I start analyzing the design and marketing choices made by their creators. I save the most outstanding banners to my hard drive to enjoy them later. Is this a full-blown pathology or just an eccentric kink? Who knows, but the presented sarcastic article resonates with me. Needless to say, I watch hours of YouTube videos full of ads from the 80s and 90s. I just can't get enough of them.

surprisetalk 4y ago
Woah! I'm genuinely curious what kind of things you've collected over the years! If it's not too much trouble, could you send me a dump of everything? or just your favorites? Sounds like a fun rabbit-hole :) hello@taylor.town
culi 4y ago
Similarly I have a really old email account that's infested with spam. I mostly keep it around because the spam box is genuinely entertaining and I sometimes get really creative ones. The kind of spam you usually don't even find in your spam box nowadays. Like the real "Nigerian prince" classics
vasco 4y ago
I don't love them by themselves as much as you but definitely get lots of value from ads in terms of finding and buying cool things. Interestingly the internet has only learned to properly advertise to me as an individual. I have way more purchasing power from buying decisions I make in behalf of my company and in terms of corporate advertising for B2B SaaS products google and friends are leaving a lot of money on the table. Most ads I see for B2B things are for tools my company already uses.
not_kurt_godel 4y ago
Send me a dump of your email inbox and browser history and in exchange I'll send you some tailor-made ads once a week.
Ekaros 4y ago
Nothing wrong with actually finding some of the adds interesting. I'm just not sure if I want the tracking and targeting. But context sensitivity is entirely fine. If I were on the site talking about sausages, meat grinder adds for example would be entirely appropriate.
scotty79 4y ago
I'm nowhere near your enjoyment but I don't mind most ads on the web. I don't even notice them. And tracking me actually makes the experience even plesurable. I just search for some hobby electronics gadget and suddenly my internet is filled with beautiful photos of circuit boards and microchips, sensors and actuators. Video ads on the other hand ...

surprisetalk 4y ago

Woah! I'm genuinely curious what kind of things you've collected over the years! If it's not too much trouble, could you send me a dump of everything? or just your favorites? Sounds like a fun rabbit-hole :) hello@taylor.town

culi 4y ago

Similarly I have a really old email account that's infested with spam. I mostly keep it around because the spam box is genuinely entertaining and I sometimes get really creative ones. The kind of spam you usually don't even find in your spam box nowadays. Like the real "Nigerian prince" classics

vasco 4y ago

I don't love them by themselves as much as you but definitely get lots of value from ads in terms of finding and buying cool things. Interestingly the internet has only learned to properly advertise to me as an individual. I have way more purchasing power from buying decisions I make in behalf of my company and in terms of corporate advertising for B2B SaaS products google and friends are leaving a lot of money on the table. Most ads I see for B2B things are for tools my company already uses.

not_kurt_godel 4y ago

Send me a dump of your email inbox and browser history and in exchange I'll send you some tailor-made ads once a week.

Ekaros 4y ago

Nothing wrong with actually finding some of the adds interesting. I'm just not sure if I want the tracking and targeting. But context sensitivity is entirely fine. If I were on the site talking about sausages, meat grinder adds for example would be entirely appropriate.

scotty79 4y ago

I'm nowhere near your enjoyment but I don't mind most ads on the web. I don't even notice them. And tracking me actually makes the experience even plesurable. I just search for some hobby electronics gadget and suddenly my internet is filled with beautiful photos of circuit boards and microchips, sensors and actuators. Video ads on the other hand ...