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One thing that bothers me about their android app is that they trick users into clicking ads. What I mean is that when you open the inbox, you'll see an unread

by error54 13y ago

One thing that bothers me about their android app is that they trick users into clicking ads. What I mean is that when you open the inbox, you'll see an unread message at the top of the list but when you go to tap on it, an ad has already slid into place shifting the entire list of emails down leading people to tap on the ad instead. What's even more scummy about this is that the behavior isn't consistent so sometimes an ad will be in the top of the list, sometimes it won't so the user doesn't know if to wait for the ad to load or not. I don't mind seeing ads in my free products, I just don't like being tricked into clicking an ad.

axisms 13y ago
gmail is doing that too
- pierre_massat 13y ago
  On the Android Mobile client? I never experienced that. Where can I see this behavior?
  - myko 13y ago
    This is in the latest Gmail update. However in Gmail I feel like I'm less likely to accidentally open one of the ads.
    - null_ptr 13y ago
      Is this on the Gmail web interface or on the Android app? I remember ads in the web interface that are placed above the message list for a while now, but putting them in the app where screen space is scarce would be an awful experience. If that happens I'm switching to Fastmail. Incidentally, does anyone know if Fastmail lets you pay for several years in advance?
nacs 13y ago
I've noticed this issue with quite a few mobile games as well. After the loading screen has ended and the "Tap anywhere to play" screen appears, right as you get ready to tap the screen, an ad will slide in covering the screen and handle the tap. Scummy indeed.
- seiji 13y ago
  People improve what they measure. If the measure is "revenue derived from PPC ads," then they'll evolve interfaces to make clicking ads unavoidable.
  - WhitneyLand 13y ago
    Yes, but some companies measure building long term brand and trust against trying to squeeze a few extra points out of PPC by making people feel tricked.
    - 4hthth4 13y ago
      Apparently not the companies making games like Turbo Turd Launcher 5.
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by error54 13y ago

axisms 13y ago

gmail is doing that too

pierre_massat 13y ago
On the Android Mobile client? I never experienced that. Where can I see this behavior?
- myko 13y ago
  This is in the latest Gmail update. However in Gmail I feel like I'm less likely to accidentally open one of the ads.
  - null_ptr 13y ago
    Is this on the Gmail web interface or on the Android app? I remember ads in the web interface that are placed above the message list for a while now, but putting them in the app where screen space is scarce would be an awful experience. If that happens I'm switching to Fastmail. Incidentally, does anyone know if Fastmail lets you pay for several years in advance?

nacs 13y ago

I've noticed this issue with quite a few mobile games as well. After the loading screen has ended and the "Tap anywhere to play" screen appears, right as you get ready to tap the screen, an ad will slide in covering the screen and handle the tap. Scummy indeed.

seiji 13y ago
People improve what they measure. If the measure is "revenue derived from PPC ads," then they'll evolve interfaces to make clicking ads unavoidable.
- WhitneyLand 13y ago
  Yes, but some companies measure building long term brand and trust against trying to squeeze a few extra points out of PPC by making people feel tricked.
  - 4hthth4 13y ago
    Apparently not the companies making games like Turbo Turd Launcher 5.
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