notdanariely

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by notdanariely 11y ago
You just made me spit coffee all over my keyboard, thanks for the chuckle! First, however, MetaMan will need to end the Hollywood accounting practice so better superhero movies can be made... about him!
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by notdanariely 11y ago
Judging by the responses in this thread, your comment was deemed off-topic. I think part of the reaction is that your tone sounded like you were pushing an agenda. Then when people said they thought it was off topic, you doubled down on t
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by notdanariely 11y ago
I agree that this trend is disturbing, but am unable to reconcile your alarmist language with the numbers in the links you provided. I do not support private corporations (or even public good -- yes, I think the chain gang days of old are s
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by notdanariely 11y ago
You have honestly lost me. Not only am I unsure of any argument you set forth except "Netflix is the biggest consumer of the internet", but I can name many metrics by which they aren't top 10. Namely, pageviews, unique visi
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by notdanariely 11y ago
An interesting addition, thank you! After considering your comment, I still think my original point stands. Instead of thinking about the product being sold, think of it like qualifying a lead based on their receptiveness to your advertisi
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by notdanariely 11y ago
In case you aren't just being argumentative, using bandwidth as the metric of choice when discussing lightbox-style page elements is sub-optimal. Or when discussing business models of websites that use those page elements. A better me
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by notdanariely 11y ago
Love this idea. Would like to add that I'd love to block any fixed topnav that stays on the screen as you scroll down.
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by notdanariely 11y ago
Well, it kinda is the price of visiting the internet. Because most content is free but ad-supported... doesn't that mean viewing ads is the price you pay? (At least in a large sense -- I'm intentionally ignoring adblock technolo
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by notdanariely 11y ago
My other comment in this thread addressed this, but basically, I think it's a filter for removing those site visitors unlikely to become customers, allowing a company to focus on people who are receptive to the medium (popup) as well a
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by notdanariely 11y ago
I don't say this to criticize anything you said, but to offer the perspective of a company. If they produce content for the sake of conversions, does it really matter to them if you hit back as soon as you see the popup? You've s
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by notdanariely 11y ago
Hmm, an interesting and different perspective! Thank you for sharing. If I were to consider renting my place on AirBnB, I would consider the people staying here to be my guests, not ABnB's. While I believe there is some concern with
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by notdanariely 11y ago
This makes sense, and I understand that most people find it highly convenient. Just to offer a different perspective: to me, the valuable part of sharing life events is the engagement with another person. IE, the extreme convenience (broad
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by notdanariely 11y ago
Dan Ariely's recent book titled "Dishonesty" presents a lot of research that supports this. His thesis (in part) is that people tend to cheat / lie right up until the point they can no longer internally think of themsel