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Article #116Re: Shocking Finding: Consumer HATE ads
From: Bob Ward
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:45
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:45
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On 6 Dec 2006 16:00:03 -0800, "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote: > >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. Or poor understanding on your part. Personally, skipping commercials is part of the reason I TiVo, but finding more interesting programs out of the thousands of hours that are available is at least as important to me.
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