I simply refuse to click on any news link or headline on a website that doesn't reveal the whole story up front. I've had enough of those "you won't believe what drove this actor over the edge" or "click here to see the unusual thing this athlete does in their spare time". It usually ends up being something very lame and just a ploy to get you to click more and more within their site and see more ads.
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Headlines that don't reveal the headline
#1
Posted 06 November 2013 - 07:32 PM
#2
Posted 06 November 2013 - 08:39 PM
K-9 I totally agree with you. I went absolutely loony ... or maybe came to my senses?.... about 2 months ago and basically canceled our cable TV because of the CRAP I was being fed. 15 minutes of a show then 10 minutes of commercials telling me I was sick and then selling me drugs that sound worse than the disease they treat. Smiling thieves telling me I wasn't good enough unless I used a particular product. An endless stream of lies and stabs and companies using psychological warfare to gain access to my bank account. And I was PAYING them to do this to me. Turning off cable TV saved me $150/month... almost $2000/year! This outrage has spill on over to my net surfing habits as well. I rigorously block adds and even stop going to some website entirely because all they are is ad revenue machines.
I honestly think we have driven ourselves insane with the invisible carrots major media dangles in our faces every moment of every day.
#3
Posted 06 November 2013 - 08:59 PM
#4
Posted 09 November 2013 - 11:18 AM
Netflix has changed TV for me, commercials are basically unbearable now. If only Netflix Canada had the choice of the US version!
- nbanjogal, Thumper and Afterimage like this
#5
Posted 09 November 2013 - 12:10 PM
Netflix, Chromecast and the Roku Box are our weapons of choice.
Chromecast is neat because you can watch YouTube on your TV ... and we all know Youtube has just about everything you'd want... from TV shows to full movies Best part is the Chromecast dongle is only $35!
Roku is worth owning because you can pick from 100's of streaming channels (some worthwhile, most, not so much) AND stream from your home PC, Smartphone or even a USB stick.
#6
Posted 09 November 2013 - 02:51 PM
Netflix has changed TV for me, commercials are basically unbearable now. If only Netflix Canada had the choice of the US version!
DVR's have saved the wife and I from advertisement hell. We record a show, thn play it back later and blast past the commercials.
#7
Posted 10 November 2013 - 12:27 AM
Thanks, Afterimage! I hadn't ever heard of Chromecast or Roku Box...checking them out. (We do Netflix too--and Amazon Prime instant watch.)