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#230031 - 07/08/2004 11:49 Ads on the BBS?
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Greetings!

I thought I had my ad-aware and spybot up to date...

Is anyone else seeing a one line text ad for Yahoo's "Picture What Matters Contest" above the general post frame? Has it always been there and I was just automatically ignoring it?
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#230032 - 07/08/2004 11:51 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
I see no ads (though I would have no complaint if Tom ever felt he needed to add something inobtrusive like Google Adsense to the bottom of the page).


Edited by andy (07/08/2004 11:52)
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#230033 - 07/08/2004 11:54 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: andy]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
It is only on the main index page. Just curious - it is extremely unobtrusive. This is probably why I never noticed it before...
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#230034 - 07/08/2004 12:17 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
mandiola
enthusiast

Registered: 26/12/2001
Posts: 386
Loc: Miami, FL - Sioux Falls, SD
It's there for me as well. That's funny though because I have never noticed it, and doubt I ever would have unless you pointed it out! Talk about very unobtrusive.

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#230035 - 07/08/2004 13:18 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
Cris
pooh-bah

Registered: 06/02/2002
Posts: 1904
Loc: Leeds, UK
Yep I've got it too. I've been having HUGE problems with Cool Web Search recently, not sure if that has anything to do with it???

Cheers

Cris.

Edit - Got it with both IE6 and Firefox.


Edited by Cris (07/08/2004 13:54)

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#230036 - 07/08/2004 13:33 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
msaeger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
I have it too. I didn't notice until you pointed it out.
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#230037 - 07/08/2004 13:49 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
jimhogan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Quote:
Is anyone else seeing a one line text ad


Awright, throw 'em down, boys!

Anybody who got it: what browser?
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#230038 - 07/08/2004 13:54 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: jimhogan]
msaeger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
I get it on IE and firefox.
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#230039 - 07/08/2004 13:59 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: jimhogan]
peter
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4172
Loc: Cambridge, England
Quote:
Anybody who got it: what browser?

Lynx on i586-linux. It's not a CWS thing, it's real.

Peter

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#230040 - 07/08/2004 14:04 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Tom just added the ad in the last day or two, that's why you're just starting to notice it. Because it's a simple text ad not hosted by a 3rd party, it's extremely unlikely to get caught by your anti-adware programs.
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#230041 - 07/08/2004 15:00 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: tonyc]
jimhogan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Quote:
Tom just added the ad in the last day or two, that's why you're just starting to notice it.


Well, dang, now I am starting to feel left out. I don'te get it!
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#230042 - 07/08/2004 16:39 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: andy]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
Ah, I was looking in the wrong place. I see it now.
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#230043 - 07/08/2004 16:48 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: andy]
jimhogan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Quote:
Ah, I was looking in the wrong place. I see it now.


Whew! Me, too. I thought I was loosing my mind!
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#230044 - 07/08/2004 16:52 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: tonyc]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
As long as it is officially sanctioned. I had never noticed it, so it was more a curiousity than anything else.

Edit: Tom - do you get any bonuses (or cash) for clicks, page views or the like???


Edited by pgrzelak (07/08/2004 16:53)
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#230045 - 07/08/2004 17:53 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: pgrzelak]
dr_dos
member

Registered: 02/03/2002
Posts: 134
Loc: Bendorf, Germany
Somehow Opera doesn't display the ad.
Out of curiousity I opened the BBS in IE and now it's there.

Peter

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#230046 - 08/08/2004 14:55 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: jimhogan]
FireFox31
pooh-bah

Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
Seen on the Main Index page using Netscape 4.75; but I guess we all know it's legit now.

Tom, is there a story behind the link? Any cool reason that we should check it out? Haha, dare I venture into Off Topic to find the answers to these questions?
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#230047 - 08/08/2004 22:38 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: FireFox31]
gbeer
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
Why would any one particpate in this?

I took a look at the Official Rules. You have to be considered an amature photog. No Pro's allowed, but you have to conduct your self as a pro would by obtaining signed releases from the subjects of the pictures. You have to give away all rights to the photos, but keep all the liabilitys related to its use. If you are fortunate enough to win. You get a cell phone. Some charity gets 10k. and Yahoo gets a tax deduction.

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E. WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT: (i) HIS/HER ENTRY MATERIALS ARE ORIGINAL, HAVE BEEN LEGALLY OBTAINED AND CREATED, AND DO NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR MORAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY; (ii) HE/SHE HAS OBTAINED PERMISSION TO SUBMIT THE PHOTO FROM ANYONE AND ANY LOCATIONS PICTURED IN THE ENTRY MATERIALS AND CAN MAKE THOSE PERMISSIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST; (iii) THE ENTRY MATERIALS HE/SHE IS SUBMITTING HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PUBLICATION; (iv) HE/SHE WILL NOT DISSEMINATE OR OTHERWISE SUBMIT THE ENTRY MATERIALS TO ANY OTHER ENTITY FOR PUBLICATION;

F. grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns and licensees, all right, title and interest in and to the Entry Materials, including the right and permission to copyright (as appropriate), reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, broadcast, display, publicly perform, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the entrant’s name, address (city and state only), image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material and Entry Materials, including, but not limited to, the video or digital recording and performances that may be contained in any of the above items (in each case, as may be edited by Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion), as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to the entrant and arising out of his/her participation in this competition (with or without using the entrant’s name) (collectively, the "Additional Materials") in any media throughout the world for advertising and publicity purposes without additional review, compensation, or approval;

G. forever waives any rights of publicity, rights of privacy, intellectual property rights, and any other legal or moral rights that might preclude Yahoo!'s use of the entrant's Entry Materials or the Additional Materials or require the entrant's permission for Yahoo! to use them for promotional purposes, and agrees to never sue or assert any claim against the Promotion Entities relating to the Promotion Entities' use of those Materials; and

H. agrees to indemnify and hold the Promotion Entities and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the "Promotion Indemnitees"), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Promotion Indemnitees due to or arising out of the entrant's Entry Materials or Additional Materials in this Promotion, or the entrant's conduct during and in connection with this Promotion, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy and defamation.


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#230048 - 09/08/2004 02:30 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: gbeer]
genixia
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
Fan-bloody-tastic.

Or I could call AT&T and threaten to switch to Verizon and they'd offer me a new 'phone in a heartbeat.
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#230049 - 09/08/2004 02:51 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: genixia]
Daria
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
I got a new phone because the company that my brother works for had a contract through someone who went bankrupt, and their phones became useless to them. Their loss is my gain...

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#230050 - 09/08/2004 04:01 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: genixia]
msaeger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
and a two year contract to go with it
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#230051 - 09/08/2004 23:47 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: gbeer]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
Wait, did I see a line in there about agreeing to install third party IE toolbars?
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#230052 - 10/08/2004 01:36 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: gbeer]
canuckInOR
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Quote:
You get a cell phone. Some charity gets 10k. and Yahoo gets a tax deduction.

Well, the contest is about "social issues that matter", so having the cash go to a charity is, IMHO, in-line with the theme of the contest. And, before I get cynical about Yahoo getting the tax-break, I'd want to find out if Yahoo donates the money in Yahoo's name, or in the winner's name, in which case the winner gets a cell phone, and a tax deduction, while the charity gets 10k, and Yahoo gets publicity, a bunch of crappy camera-phone pictures to wade through, and little else. (The rules just say "from the Sponsor", but don't specify on who's behalf the donation is being made on.)

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#230053 - 11/08/2004 03:22 Re: Ads on the BBS? [Re: canuckInOR]
gbeer
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
Thinking twice about it, let Yahoo have the tax deduction. I'd have to claim the 10k as income, and pay taxes on it, before the IRS would let me have the deduction for the same. Net loss.
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