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Commercials, they’re all the rave these days. Who can sell the most advertising on their blog, on TV, in movies, and now video games. This onslaught of advertising is nothing new, nor is it something that will change, but how much do we notice it? When you go to a website do you notice every add and consider, Should I click here and look at this? or do you simply ignore them. I for one have a nice firefox extension, Ad Block Plus, to take care of these, but even this does not stop all advertisements. On television we can’t fast forward through ads, and i believe TIVo has started placing ads in previously recored events. So obviously this form of marketing is working, people are clicking through, calling, and even referring products to friends. So when thinking about ads, does it affect how we relate and use the world around us? Are we always conscious of these ads, or is more an action in the subconscious taking interest? When we see a commercial for a new Nissan do we think I should go and buy that car? As ads become more frequent we will learn to avoid them, but are we already there? I cannot remember the last time I followed up on a TV ad, they are not personally enough. Internet ads are closer to home, but even these are become so frequent we have learned to avoid them. So the question remains, do these commercials consciously affect us?

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