Sunday, May 13, 2018

Pop-Up Ads

I hate Pop-Up ads. They show up everywhere and make it so challenging to look up anything on my phone or computer. I often have to find articles on the internet for different school assignments which is so frustrating because it slows down my research.

I also find it annoying when the pop-up ads start playing videos on my computer even when I don't click on them. Then I cannot continue to read the article without having to listen to the irksome commercial. I don't understand how the ads are able to play videos even when I do not click on them I have absolutely no control over the ads and it seems like they will never stop showing up.

Occasionally, I accidentally click on them, then I cannot delete the ad until it loads and it creates such an inconvenience. Once I accidentally clicked on an ad and it made my computer freeze so I had to wait until my computer was done rebooting. Even though pop-up ads do not actually waste a bunch of my time, they are still extremely annoying because I did not ask for them, and they never seem to go away.

I understand that companies use pop-up ads to spread advertisement, however it's not a very logical technique because most people find them annoying and don't click on them. It creates unnecessary clutter that everyone hates. It's possible that people occasionally click on them out of curiosity but I believe that most people just find them irritating.



3 comments:

  1. I also do not like pop up ads. they make it so difficult to just quickly search something up and are just outright annoying. It is smart to have pop up ads for advertisers because even though you may just be looking for the exit button your mind is still subconsciously cataloging that ad. Although much of it is thrown right out along with the thousands of observations your mind makes everyday.

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  2. I also feel that it is scary that pop ads tend to reflect our interests or our recent searches. If I search for a certain store, I see pop up ads for that store, if I search a question about something then an ad for that will pop up for that also. It is unnerving and also those ads constantly invade my subconscious without me even knowing it.

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