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Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

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Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

#11

Post by zaidf »

kirinan wrote: post #4

These are the most annoying kind ads. Not only do I have to make sure my sound is off (if they implement it like that), they often times are REALLY loud and annoying. I make it a habit to ignore any company that has these kinds of ad offerings and shop a different brand on principle. Depending on how this is implemented, it could really be the final straw for me with Facebook. When Yahoo implemented those ads where i…

This is a shitty pattern that news sites(huffpo, espn etc.), especially, have bought into. You open a series of news stories across a half dozen tabs expecting text stories. You get auto-playing videos across tabs accompanying each text news story.

Just for this reason I am for a browser-level default block on auto audio/video playing. Let me unblock it at the domain level(ie. youtube).

Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

#12

Post by citricsquid »

The way the original article[1] describes them they sound very much like the adverts[2] Youtube uses. They're at the top of the page playing in the background and you're given the option to hover over to activate the sound of the video. They're not wonderful adverts but they're not too inconvenient. All I wish is that Facebook (and any other company that uses adverts) would allow me to pay a fee to hide the adverts. Facebook doesn't mean enough to me to put up with annoying adverts but it means enough that paying $5/m to have a "good" experience when I do use it is something I would do.

[1] http://adage.com/article/digital/facebook-preps-bring-video-...

[2] http://i.imgur.com/O0SvF.png

Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

#13

Post by mikegioia »

zaidf wrote: post #11
kirinan wrote: post #4

These are the most annoying kind ads. Not only do I have to make sure my sound is off (if they implement it like that), they often times are REALLY loud and annoying. I make it a habit to ignore any company that has these kinds of ad offerings and shop a different brand on principle. Depending on how this is implemented, it could really be the final straw for me with Facebook. When Yahoo implemented those ads where i…

This is a shitty pattern that news sites(huffpo, espn etc.), especially, have bought into. You open a series of news stories across a half dozen tabs expecting text stories. You get auto-playing videos across tabs accompanying each text news story. Just for this reason I am for a browser-level default block on auto audio/video playing. Let me unblock it at the domain level(ie. youtube).

I had to install flashblock after scrambling to find the source of audio/video on Techcrunch. Ugh.

Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

#14

Post by commentzorro »

If you're posting here (or even reading this) then I'd guess you have nothing to worry about. Facebook is targeting the 99% of the population who doesn't care about ads and wouldn't know what to do about them anyway. You'll likely be able to block the ads and go about booking faces and whatnot to your heart's content.

Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

#18

Post by stfu »

kirinan wrote: post #4

These are the most annoying kind ads. Not only do I have to make sure my sound is off (if they implement it like that), they often times are REALLY loud and annoying. I make it a habit to ignore any company that has these kinds of ad offerings and shop a different brand on principle. Depending on how this is implemented, it could really be the final straw for me with Facebook. When Yahoo implemented those ads where i…

As a Facebook cynic, I welcome this development. Finally Facebook is introducing some changes, that do not only touch those of "us" with privacy concerns, but contribute to the improvement of the Facebook experience for the whole family.

Re: Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013

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Post by Rovanion »

mikegioia wrote: post #13
zaidf wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a shitty pattern that news sites(huffpo, espn etc.), especially, have bought into. You open a series of news stories across a half dozen tabs expecting text stories. You get auto-playing videos across tabs accompanying each text news story. Just for this reason I am for a browser-level default block on auto audio/video playing. Let me unblock it at the domain level(ie. youtube).

I had to install flashblock after scrambling to find the source of audio/video on Techcrunch. Ugh.

The sad thought that we will have to run HTML5-video-and-audio-block soon enough just hit me.
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