That's quite simply the best rant I've read in a long time!

Aidonline is dead – and probably rightly so, since the legality and ethics were fishy.

I haven’t heard of anything but Berlingske blocking visitors with adblockers, but I’m sure there’s a few other examples out there.

[rant] To me this is nothing but a pathetic attempt to breathe some fleeting life into an already dead business model: The internet banner ad.

Advertisers have never spent so much money on banner ads, and gotten as little response, as they do now. And it’s not just because consumers have become oblivious to them, it’s worse. They show increasing dislike towards them in media survey after media survey.

But still advertisers pump obscene amounts of money in their direction (in Denmark Internet advertising media spending are larger than for tv and print), and content sites do their best to hide the fact that these advertisements show sharply diminishing returns – even to the point of blocking their own consumers.

No-one seems to be willing to point out that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes. Because who dares attack “new media”? If you do that you’re nothing but a conservative dinosaur who refuses to move on. [/rant]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

EDIT: mutters "damnedcanyoutakealookatthisrightnowaccountexecs"

Definitely Sunsilk. I'm not a woman, but I once spoke to one in a bar.Based on that experience I believe the Sunsilk spot appeals much more to the target group. While the joke is obvious, the execution has a certain self-irony that reflects the value of the product: Out-hairing your friends.The Herbal Essence one must have been done by a man. No-one else would jump at the opportunity to show a naked woman taking an outdoor shower. And no-one else really thinks it's funny to show a biker with luscious, curly hair - might make for a good ad, though.rgds/holger