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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    What if they did a scrolling banner at the bottom of the screen and just let the TV show play through? Or have it like ESPN when they show scores during a game. There's an audible alert, the screen resizes slightly, and information pages are displayed for a minute or so.

    Has that ever been tried?
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    Why not just calculate the time it takes for someone to fast foward during a commercial break, then just insert a small tiny commericial during that time spot (for shittons of money obviously). Everyone wins. Plus then you don't have to hone your ninja skills to time when to press play again.
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    Image of Tom Hassell Tom Hassell
    11/24/09

    @kingbob337: Wouldn't just removing the ability to skip commercials accomplish the same thing?
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    11/25/09

    @Tom Hassell: Well... they can try.

    But as long as there are 3-5 minute ad breaks filled with the most irritating bits of commercialism ever conceived, people will find ways to skip over them. Or they'll go back to what they used to do, and take a piss break/get a sandwich/whatever.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    What's next? Google reporting the number of visitors to a website running AdBlock so that if a visitor is running AdBlock, the site gets no money?
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    i don't exactly get the downside of this. it seems win win to me from the ad selling point of view and an invisible difference to the consumer.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/24/09

    @deliciousburglar: Issue is, it could result in less ad money going to networks, at least in the short term.
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    11/24/09

    @John Herrman: i must be missing a piece to the puzzle.

    Google TV ads would replace/cover up existing ads already on (for example) NBC? at the local level? national level?

    or is it just the fact the truth comes out and people know specifically their ads are missed?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/24/09

    In reply to Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
    Google: We piss people off by pointing out the truth.
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    11/25/09

    @OCEntertainment: The truth is always a great way to piss people off.
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    11/25/09

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