>>>>>>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
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>>>>>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.
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>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.
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>If so, maybe you can avoid the ads by moving to Canada < g >

I do get UK-specific ads and banners on various sites, inc Yahoo-based.