PLEASE DO NOT BUY/USE ANY PRODUCTS THAT ARE ON THE ABOVE ROTTEN BANNER AD..AND PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS TOO...THANKS. Well, a fire breathing Dragon might have better luck getting through to the powers that be at AOL. If nothing else, a well placed breath of fire might be an incentive to bargain.
I know from reading the board, and the great article that Dornbrau found that "we" are really not customers of AOL, at least in their minds. We having signed on the perverbial dotted line became unknowingly victims, errr "members" of an elite duped group. This group believed that paying for a service, meant a service would be rendered as per what was shown to be expected in the beginning.
Not realizing that this was a "growing" period for said company...complete with beta programs, more willing vic..err..members were found to participate, this only increased what AOL was able to offer. Not the first in history that someone has actually built the coffin that they are buried in. Helpful bunch, weren't we? Newbies on the block? Hell...yes we'll help them...tell them J-land is a great place to be, wonderful community, great people...great journals. Made us feel like a crock of crap....
Oh, I just had a wonderful thought...I have an Ebay Store...I think I need to advertise over there too......
16 comments:
Well, this was an informative entry but just made me feel so ... stupid.
Thanks,
Dianna
I've often thought that those endlessly long and wordy agreements that we tend to accept without condition in cyberspace in order to download toolbars, graphics, new software or just join the ebay community are something that needed to be dissected quite thoroughly by some slimy Washington lawyer. Alas, none of us has the time or ability to pay for that kind of service so we unwittingly have set ourselves up for what has happened here this week.
Are we stupid? NO. Just pawns in a bigger plan. Let's not beat ourselves up too badly or they'll make us sign another agreement in order to remove our Cybercorpses from their Cyberspace archives.
Take it easy, it's bound to get worse...LOL...Thanks for this info though...
Maryanne
http://journals.aol.com/globetrotter2u/Myfeelingsarereal/
Interesting entry, you probably get to find out more about AOL than we do.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/jeanno43/JeannettesJottings/
I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF! JON
Sandy, this is all too sad ... the funny part I cannot seem to write or care about my journal anymore. I have felt so sad this past week; it is like the shock you feel when someone you love dies ... you are going through the motions of life but feel nothing and the things you loved really are not important anymore...I have everyone on blogspot in my favorites ...I have to keep my Aol account for personal reasons ...well, maybe it is time for me to sit down and focus on writing my book and visit when I can
I came here to see if you had made a graphic ...i did not get an alert for your several past entries.
I like the dragon and the reminder to boycot
Love, Courtenay www.courtenaymphelan
I had the same response to the Banners. I placed a disclaimer in my about me field but after a few days I realized that I didn't want to give it that much power, and it messed up my pictures. So I removed it.
By now I don't really even see the Banner, it gets scrolled up anyway within a second or two anyway. As long as they don't advertise Viagra or that kind of stuff I think I can live with it.
I like your dragons by the way, thanks.
Robert
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandi,
Just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy Thanksgiving. With all the people writing about snow in their hometowns it makes me suddenly thankful that I live in beautiful sunny Florida!
HAve a wonderful day!
MAryanne
Great Work!
Happy Holidays!!
V
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Sandi!
Tilly x
Hey, it works! There is no ad banner on your journal! Good job, my friend. I may just cut and paste this entry because it works. http://journals.aol.com/dcmeyer420/DearDiary/
I hate the ads too but I am just ignoring them at this point...
Be well,
Dawn
Hi you...just popping in to try to catch up...I have been afk. Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. ;) C. http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailies
Hi Sandi..
thanks for the wonderful comments/email alerts. um..ok I read this..good thing I don't need glasses yet..why is it (the font) so small?
oh ebay store? send it to me..I do shop on ebay! (& yeah..I love to sell once in a full moon as well!)
Take care,
Gem :-)
http://journals.aol.com/libragem007/JournallyYours
I think you should advertise your eBay store right here on your journal. With a handy dandy link, so that we can click YOURS since nobody's gonna click THEIRS. After all, it's all about the advertising here anyway.
:D
~~ jennifer
I like the banner ads. They promote commerce. Welcome to AOL missy.
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