Re: Shocking Finding: Consumer HATE ads

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From: Larry Bud
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00

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Bob Ward wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 07:59:20 -0500, "Mike T." <noway@nohow.not> wrote:
>
> >
> ><bearclaw@cruller.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:bearclaw-9754B0.23231405122006@news.supernews.com...
> >> "In the past two years, the number of consumers using pop-up blockers
> >> and spam filters has doubled"
> >>
> >> [more]
> >>
> >> <http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=1966
> >> 01694>
> >
> >"Forrester also notes that ad avoidance is becoming more common on
> >television. Today, 15% of consumers acknowledge using their digital video
> >recorders to skip ads, "
> >
> >That's odd, I wonder what the other 85% of consumers are using their DVRs
> >for?  :)  -Dave
>
> You are assuming that 100% of all consumers own DVRs - not a good
> assumption.

It's a poorly worded statement in the article, that's for sure.

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Subject: Re: Shocking Finding: Consumer HATE ads
Date: 6 Dec 2006 16:00:03 -0800
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