Comments on: Obama’s big local web buy http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:45:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Swift Loris http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-775636 Swift Loris Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:50:10 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-775636 Oh, man, I find those expandable ads absolutely infuriating. Oh, man, I find those expandable ads absolutely infuriating.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-773610 Rob Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:20:50 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-773610 I guess I'll add a more serious post here now. Here's the problem with political advertising on the web. It's lucrative, it brings in cash, but the first time I got a political ad on the last site I worked at we were peppered with calls and e-mails because the ad, in their opinions, amounted to an endorsement of the candidate even though the ad (And this was a 120x180 vertical) said "Paid for by ..." The reason? The opposing candidate didn't buy ad space on the site, even though he was offered a package of equal value. Now imagine the potential feedback sites will get when they post ads like this. Lucrative money makers, yep, but the hazard - perhaps a small one - is some people don't read the fine print and take the ad as an endorsement ... especially if only one candidate is buying space on the site. I guess I’ll add a more serious post here now. Here’s the problem with political advertising on the web. It’s lucrative, it brings in cash, but the first time I got a political ad on the last site I worked at we were peppered with calls and e-mails because the ad, in their opinions, amounted to an endorsement of the candidate even though the ad (And this was a 120×180 vertical) said “Paid for by …”

The reason? The opposing candidate didn’t buy ad space on the site, even though he was offered a package of equal value.

Now imagine the potential feedback sites will get when they post ads like this. Lucrative money makers, yep, but the hazard - perhaps a small one - is some people don’t read the fine print and take the ad as an endorsement … especially if only one candidate is buying space on the site.

]]> By: Charles http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-773584 Charles Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:59:28 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-773584 Oh, yes. Because people just LOVE banner ads that take up most of your screen. Please, add an overlay as well! And make the "close" button impossible to find. Poor Team Obama... I thought they knew the web folk better than to do something hideous like this! It gets your attention... like a bad local car commercial. Oh, yes. Because people just LOVE banner ads that take up most of your screen. Please, add an overlay as well! And make the “close” button impossible to find.

Poor Team Obama… I thought they knew the web folk better than to do something hideous like this! It gets your attention… like a bad local car commercial.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772954 Rob Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772954 Hi Anonymous ... Yes. I'm aware it's a Rush Limbaugh clip. No I'm not slow on the uptake and I didn't assume you were slow on the uptake ... but then again, I don't know who you are so I guess that's a blanket statement to everyone that posts anonymously here. ;) Hi Anonymous … Yes. I’m aware it’s a Rush Limbaugh clip. No I’m not slow on the uptake and I didn’t assume you were slow on the uptake … but then again, I don’t know who you are so I guess that’s a blanket statement to everyone that posts anonymously here. ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772826 Anonymous Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772826 Rob, you do realize that "Obama ad" was produced by Rush Limbaugh, right? I'm not sure if you're slow on the uptake, or hoping we are. Rob, you do realize that “Obama ad” was produced by Rush Limbaugh, right? I’m not sure if you’re slow on the uptake, or hoping we are.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772822 Anonymous Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:47:15 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772822 Just you, I think. Just you, I think.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772758 Safran Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:19:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772758 Is it me, or does it kinda look like Obama's got his eye on that Saturn? And that the $2,500 "Cash Back" is the "Change We Can Believe In." Is it me, or does it kinda look like Obama’s got his eye on that Saturn? And that the $2,500 “Cash Back” is the “Change We Can Believe In.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772657 Anonymous Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:27:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772657 I am personally tired of cars and such zooming over the Yahoo! home page and having one ad panel to the right of the You Tube featured clips and then it rolls up on the feature, that's braindead. I am personally tired of cars and such zooming over the Yahoo! home page and having one ad panel to the right of the You Tube featured clips and then it rolls up on the feature, that’s braindead.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772609 Rob Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:06:06 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/02/27/its-all-about-texas-and-ohio/#comment-772609 I kinda prefer the Obama ad one of our producers found on YouTube yesterday (Link in my name). I kinda prefer the Obama ad one of our producers found on YouTube yesterday (Link in my name).

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