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Chris Remo posted:I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but just in case it isn't: 
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Jippa posted:IT are excellent at keeping the ads professional but not annoying. Like has been mentioned we all listen to loads of the same podcasts which have a limited set of companies behind them so we get over exposed. Even so I'd say all the podcasts keep it fresh and actually put some effort in so they aren't repetitive. I actually prefer ads to be straight copy, preferably with a music bed so that I know hey they're selling a product to me right now. I've found in podcasts that sometimes when they get new conversational about it the ads can become interminable and I'm just skipping forward just so I can get back to non commerce related conversations.
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Sep 11, 2014 20:32
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Al! posted:I actually prefer ads to be straight copy, preferably with a music bed so that I know hey they're selling a product to me right now. I've found in podcasts that sometimes when they get new conversational about it the ads can become interminable and I'm just skipping forward just so I can get back to non commerce related conversations. I have no real knowledge of advertising but I'm guessing they sussed this out pretty quickly. I'm sure back in the day ads were just an mp3 at the start that every one skipped. You can't really blame the ad people for trying too make it so some people heard it.
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Sep 11, 2014 20:39
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Captain Invictus posted:I'm sorry, it was a joke! I didn't mean for you to have to type all that Mr. Remo, it was sarcastic because some dumb people might actually believe something like that I think podcast advertising should be a fun activity for all. Good bye. 
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Sep 11, 2014 20:40
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Al! posted:I actually prefer ads to be straight copy, preferably with a music bed so that I know hey they're selling a product to me right now. I've found in podcasts that sometimes when they get new conversational about it the ads can become interminable and I'm just skipping forward just so I can get back to non commerce related conversations. I think it can either be this, or both conversational, and also clearly marked. I hate listening to ads, but not all ad integration is equal. This thread is very pro Idle Thumbs, and honestly, they're just good at doing ads that don't sound all that shilly, and it's generally pretty easy for my brain to tell when an ad is happening, but no so much that I reach for that 15 second skip button. So there does have to be some finesse in there, a speed bump instead of a wall. There's always going to be pressure from companies or affiliates to make ads sound more "native," and make them blend in, make it appear as much as possible that the product is willingly supported by the content producer. There's always going to be a certain amount of tension between the listener, the podcaster, and the sponsor, with the podcaster in the middle. Everyone has to put up with not getting 100% of their way, and that's probably how sponsorship has always worked.
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Sep 11, 2014 20:45
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I'm not a fan of ads for obvious reasons but when they need to be there I prefer they be droning and sad like Gary reading Audible copy. I feel a sort of idiot kinship with him for sounding as miserable reading an ad as I am hearing it.
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Sep 11, 2014 21:08
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I am pretty good at turning off my brain when listening to ad copy and don't have the spare cash to pay for podcasts so the way things are perfectly suits me. I am the leechous scum
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Sep 11, 2014 21:27
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Jippa posted:I have no real knowledge of advertising but I'm guessing they sussed this out pretty quickly. I'm sure back in the day ads were just an mp3 at the start that every one skipped. You can't really blame the ad people for trying too make it so some people heard it. Oh I'm not mad at the admen or the podcaster trying to make money off of me, I just wish it was I guess more awful and shilly?
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Sep 11, 2014 21:35
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So I just started listening to the latest Idle Thumbs, and goddamn if it doesn't bum me out hearing Danielle just casually go all "oh yeah it was a nice vacation other than that twitter harassment I got and reddit trying to open my bank account." It's like the dumb GamerGate poo poo is explicitly targeting the nicest, coolest people on the internet (and Phil Fish).
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Sep 11, 2014 21:42
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doctorfrog posted:Then you have the Ice-T podcast, where he straight up just reads a script, which takes forever. (If I were fifteen years younger, I'd probably love Loot Crate.) Yet, I don't mind that much, because I don't expect as much from his podcast. His caché as Ice-T packs enough novelty to overcome the objection. On a related note I just listened to the free Ice-T narrated Drizzt Do'Urden book on Audible.com and it is a magical experience. Dude pronounces the W in Swords and you better believe every other sentence has a sword mentioned. Get it the next time you're supporting your favorite 'casts affiliate program (I've discovered recently if you take a break between them, you can keep getting free trials of Audible. I think I'm up to like 4 full-size audiobooks on my audible account for free)
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Sep 12, 2014 00:21
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The most recent episode of Isometric has a very pointed conversation about Gamergate from the perspective of women in the industry. I recommend it. http://5by5.tv/isometric/18
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Sep 12, 2014 00:54
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Best ads on a podcast are read by Scott Aukerman on Comedy Bang Bang.
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Sep 12, 2014 01:42
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skip cameron aka the choctaw aka hot saucerman p okay at ads
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Sep 12, 2014 01:43
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augustus gluten posted:Best ads on a podcast are read by Scott Aukerman on Comedy Bang Bang. This is 100% true. The only way to make ads acceptable.
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Sep 12, 2014 01:46
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DOUBLE CLICK HERE posted:skip cameron aka the choctaw aka hot saucerman I love the Brat Sausageman approach to ad copy.
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Sep 12, 2014 01:51
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augustus gluten posted:Best ads on a podcast are read by Scott Aukerman on Comedy Bang Bang. I guess this is more of what I mean, his ad reads are great, for ad reads.
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Sep 12, 2014 01:52
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ImPureAwesome posted:I am pretty good at turning off my brain when listening to ad copy Literally everyone believes this about themselves and has since mass-marketing became a thing.
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Sep 12, 2014 01:57
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moller posted:Literally everyone believes this about themselves and has since mass-marketing became a thing. I dunno I've heard the same ad copies so much it's just white noise at this point and I'm no closer to buying anything. I'm sure there is data supporting you though
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Sep 12, 2014 03:00
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I didn't really pay attention to the Thumbs ads, but I wanted a dumb domain a couple of weeks ago and thought of the Hover company they were pitching and went with that. It was zero fuss and it worked, so thanks Thumbs! I had to go back and listen to the backlog to find an episode where they sponsored so I could get the code though, I couldn't find it posted it anywhere.
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Sep 12, 2014 04:10
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Scorchy posted:I didn't really pay attention to the Thumbs ads, but I wanted a dumb domain a couple of weeks ago and thought of the Hover company they were pitching and went with that. It was zero fuss and it worked, so thanks Thumbs! I had to go back and listen to the backlog to find an episode where they sponsored so I could get the code though, I couldn't find it posted it anywhere. WRONG. you should have registered it with Squarespace.
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Sep 12, 2014 04:22
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EC posted:I've only got up to him recording and saving his own sleep farts but yeah, it's more Dan-is-a-nightmare-cast this week. I was fist pumping in the car whenever Dan said poo poo this ep. Pure gold.
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Sep 12, 2014 04:55
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So the GamerGaters launched their ~real game journalism~ site, goodgamers.us and true to form their first review is internet furry rape simulator Corruption of Champions. This is basically the best possible outcome. http://www.donotlink.com/blji
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Sep 12, 2014 06:02
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lizzyinthesky posted:So the GamerGaters launched their ~real game journalism~ site, goodgamers.us and true to form their first review is internet furry rape simulator Corruption of Champions. I'm guessing their second review will be Rapelay.
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Sep 12, 2014 06:05
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lizzyinthesky posted:So the GamerGaters launched their ~real game journalism~ site, goodgamers.us and true to form their first review is internet furry rape simulator Corruption of Champions. Well they're off to a great start with a review that throws the word rape around like it's just some boring old gameplay mechanic. Finally a site for ~real gamers~. Is there a betting pool yet for how long it'll take these guys to get tired of running a site and pretending to be journalists?
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Sep 12, 2014 06:43
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augustus gluten posted:Best ads on a podcast are read by Scott Aukerman on Comedy Bang Bang. If you're talking about reading any ad, sure, but nothing can stand up to the MBMBAM Extreme Restraints ads. Those were amazing.
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Scorchy posted:I didn't really pay attention to the Thumbs ads, but I wanted a dumb domain a couple of weeks ago and thought of the Hover company they were pitching and went with that. It was zero fuss and it worked, so thanks Thumbs! I had to go back and listen to the backlog to find an episode where they sponsored so I could get the code though, I couldn't find it posted it anywhere. You could have just started typing in random Thumbs words ("BABOO" "LORD" "BRECKON" "PUFFIN") until something worked. I don't think you'd have to guess too many times to find something.
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Sep 12, 2014 07:05
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VDay posted:Well they're off to a great start with a review that throws the word rape around like it's just some boring old gameplay mechanic. Finally a site for ~real gamers~. Is there a betting pool yet for how long it'll take these guys to get tired of running a site and pretending to be journalists? I'm kind of looking forward to then listing every person they've ever met and what activities they've done with them and how many times as a disclaimer before every "review", since that seems to be their idea of proper "journalistic integrity" and disclosure. I wonder how many of the gamergaters have read a single word about actual journalistic ethics, cause pretty much everything I've seen seems to be "this is how I think poo poo should be based on my complete inexperience and lack of knowledge on the topic of journalism. Allow me to demonstrate that with more pointless words:"
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Sep 12, 2014 07:06
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VDay posted:Well they're off to a great start with a review that throws the word rape around like it's just some boring old gameplay mechanic. Finally a site for ~real gamers~. Is there a betting pool yet for how long it'll take these guys to get tired of running a site and pretending to be journalists?
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Sep 12, 2014 07:23
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lizzyinthesky posted:So the GamerGaters launched their ~real game journalism~ site, goodgamers.us and true to form their first review is internet furry rape simulator Corruption of Champions. e: Not technically a gaming podcast, but I do still like The Comedy Button's Tweaked Audio ad with Altano being Doctor Dre (not that one) and then having a massive heavy burtation at the end of it. sub supau fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Sep 12, 2014 08:00
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GoodGamers posted:2. This site will be (mostly) free of political ideologies This is ludicrous. The whole site, that review... I couldn't make this poo poo up.
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Sep 12, 2014 08:16
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LOL the Watch_dogs review on that site is hardly a prime example of "objective" game reviews, if that was what they were going for. Alternatively, their news section is so dry and is 95% made up of lists of facts, I guess. I haven't read kotaku and friends in a long time so who knows if that's what people are or aren't doing these days.
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Sep 12, 2014 08:28
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A classic lesson in paragraph placement:quote:Small warning, if you’re getting mugged in real life, pulling down your pants and helicoptering your dick at your assailant is not a good idea. The combat is fairly decent but don’t expect Final Fantasy.
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Sep 12, 2014 08:40
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After reading some of their poo poo, I'm wondering if it's written by some people who are fine with the current state of video game journalism and are just trying to make the hysterical whiners look worse than they already do. Then again, I've been on the Internet for long enough to know that it is entirely possible for people to lack the self awareness the creators of that site obviously do. A classic Poe dilemma.
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Sep 12, 2014 09:02
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Mr Scumbag posted:After reading some of their poo poo, I'm wondering if it's written by some people who are fine with the current state of video game journalism and are just trying to make the hysterical whiners look worse than they already do. e: quote:If you get easily offended by various fetishes, like sex with very questionable and probably non-existent consent, then going any further is a bad idea. sub supau fucked around with this message at 09:12 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Sep 12, 2014 09:09
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augustus gluten posted:Best ads on a podcast are read by Scott Aukerman on Comedy Bang Bang. To be honest at this point its either got to be him or Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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Sep 12, 2014 09:36
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Big Coffin Hunter posted:To be honest at this point its either got to be him or Stone Cold Steve Austin. I subscribed to Dollar Shave Club because of Stone Cold's show, and it's a legitimately awesome service, so one point for Steve.
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Sep 12, 2014 09:39
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Samopsa posted:gamersgaterbio.jpeg
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Sep 12, 2014 09:39
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I like how that short lists of words immediately conveys the 'manchild with access to lethal military hardware' descriptor for that person. How can someone who works for the world's largest military force define himself by his following of a children's cartoon about magical ponies?
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And the winner of the "I don't realize that I'm going to need to get an actual job in like 2 years because Google AdSense isn't going to support this entire staff" award goes to:quote:Rob L Newnham Is there a bigger giveaway that you don't understand how the real world works than unironically having 'PC-masterrace' in your official description? Have fun explaining to the person conducting your job interview that it's just a dumb phrase that means you like PC games and has no connection to that whole silly Nazi thing about committing genocide against entire groups of people. It's just a funny joke, get it? Yeah, that's not going to be an awkward conversation at all.
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