>>>>>Truly, thinking outside the box:
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http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ylocalnews;_ylt=AjX7DsG9Der7woUWpB2TI_YZ.3QA?ch=4226712&cl=4640656&lang=en>>>>
>>>>What's so funny about a netflix ad?
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>>>>I was seriously thinking of subscribing to them, but now they're off my list at least until New Year. Bought books instead.
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>>>Hmm, I'm just as strict as you about ads - if real content doesn't show up in 2 seconds or less I close the window. The first time I viewed it, no ad. I tried it again from a new browser instance after I posted the link here (to test it), still no ad.
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>>>I do browse from FireFox - don't know if that makes a difference. Otherwise I can't explain why you would get ads and I didn't.
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>>I got the Netflix ad in Firefox. But I have done very little tuning to Firefox and bet there is a way to block ad videos.
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>No idea. I've added a few plugins (mouse gestures, IE tab, zoom image, and of course AdBlock) but haven't found a way of avoiding the video ads except by boycott.
All you guys are in the US, I'm in Canada. I wonder if Yahoo is looking at the incoming IP address and serving up ads based on the viewer's country.
If so, maybe you can avoid the ads by moving to Canada < g >
Regards. Al
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