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Yahoo Mail ads. Do you click them on accident too?

Discussion in 'Yahoo' started by GreenGambler, Dec 13, 2007.

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    Hey everyone,

    I wonder if Yahoo makes money from publishers for ads that appear in their mail system that get clicks?

    Specifically the tall skyscrapper ad on the right side right beside your inbox list and messages.

    I acidentally click this ad like 3 - 5 times a week, probably more actually.

    Because they put a little button right beside it that you have to click to minimize the ad. This button is soooo close, practically on top of the ad, that I end up clicking the ad very often. I never look at it and always close whatever window it opened. And everytime you view a message that damn ad pops back up.. LOL which makes me in-turn close it again.

    I just think they need to move that button if they are charging advertisers for these clicks. I'm sure that I am not the only person to do this and it must be costing advertisers for non-productive clicks.

    What do you think? Do you ever click it accidentally?

    Curious,
    GG
     
    GreenGambler, Dec 13, 2007 IP
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  2. Dollar

    Dollar Active Member

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    Yahoo should get banned from ypn for risk to advertisers. :p
     
    Dollar, Dec 13, 2007 IP
  3. GreenGambler

    GreenGambler Notable Member

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    LOL .. I am just wondering if other people do the same thing. And if so then maybe advertisers should write Yahoo and tell them to pull that ad placement or perhaps reposition the button right beside it.
     
    GreenGambler, Dec 13, 2007 IP
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  4. zodiac

    zodiac Peon

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    they use in house ads and they tend to be cpm.some ads are yieldmanager (yahoo owns),like the 768 and those are cpm/cpa.

    i have a 8 year old yahoo email and not once have i clicked on an ad. :D
     
    zodiac, Dec 14, 2007 IP
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    infogle Prominent Member

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    Same Here... :D i have never ever clicked on the ads that come to yahoo mail account... i some time try to ignore and not even see to that...

    ;)
     
    infogle, Dec 14, 2007 IP
  6. Gallito

    Gallito Peon

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    Clicked on some credit card report one by accident yesterday, if that was a PPC it was probably a decent value.
     
    Gallito, Dec 16, 2007 IP
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    cool_78 Guest

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    I never clicked on any ads from Yahoo mail before. I guess I am totaly ad blind when reading my emails :D
     
    cool_78, Dec 16, 2007 IP
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    SticKer Well-Known Member

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    never! i haven't clicked any of their ads
     
    SticKer, Dec 16, 2007 IP
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    dman_2007 Peon

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    Doesn't matter, most of them are CPM, so clicking them accidentally won't do any harm to the advertiser's budget
     
    dman_2007, Dec 16, 2007 IP
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    Never clicked on their ads also. And, I check my mail like 20 times per day :D
     
    prince4life, Dec 16, 2007 IP