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Ads in captchas

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We see them every day. We type them in when we comment. Now, this idea for combining captchas with advertising. Loic seems to like it, but personally, I am repulsed by the idea. In fact, let me phrase it as straight up as I can:

Putting an ad in your captchas is a great way to get me to unsubscribe from your blog. Yes, I care that much. I find the idea repugnant.

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6 Responses to “Ads in captchas”

  1. hugh Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    fight the power.

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  2. Steve Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    Just curious as to why you find the idea so repugnant? It’s kind of a blank “i hate” statement, no?

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  3. anji bee Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 4:34 pm

    wow i haven’t seen those. guess i haven’t been going to the big sellout blogs and commenting. i would hate that shit, too, dude.

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  4. Dave LaMorte Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 4:49 pm

    I think that this is the way advertising is going. As we get smarter, some marketers feel that they need to catch you where you least expect it.

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  5. Rob McDougall Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 9:01 pm

    Will this really work?

    Podcast advertising seems to work surprisingly well. I have no interest in Splenda whatsoever, but I almost found myself recommending it to a friend the other day… having never tried it – just because Adam Curry’s et al are always banging on about it !

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  6. Bitcloud Says:
    January 12th, 2007 at 11:53 am

    Advertising in Captchas is last week..

    Advertising in blog posts about advertising in captchas is the future…

    Reply

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