Why do people avoid advertising on the internet

Why do people avoid advertising on the internet

If you Google the words “advertising on the internet”, you are likely to be bombarded with a multi-thousand search result all of which apparently points at how popular advertising online is. However, anyone with real experience of advertising on the internet is likely to tell you that the idea isn’t as good as all those websites articles claim it to be and a majority of business owners are in fact turning away from internet advertising for good. We investigate what is prompting people to avoid advertising on the internet.

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Why do people argue on the internet

Why do people argue on the internet

Arguing on the internet is as futile as accumulating a million in Farm Cash on Farmville. It serves no purpose in real life as an online argument provides no solutions to real life problems. So why do people spend so much time and energy in arguing with complete strangers over the internet? Let’s find out.

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Why do people act tough on the internet

Why do people act tough on the internet

One of the most annoying occurrences on the internet is when people start acting tough. Most commonplace on forums, the behavior is seen through comment wars where people, often complete strangers, begin threatening others with dire consequences or begins making tall claims that appear too noble to be real. One of life’s great mysteries is why people act tough on the internet and we try to explain this unexplainable behavior.

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Why do internet services fail

Why do internet services fail

Just a few short years ago, failure in internet services was not all that uncommon. Sites were not capable of handling a sudden influx of traffic and servers crashed more frequently. However, thanks to more fault-tolerant servers, internet services have become way steadier and way more crash-proof these days. However, it is still vital to learn the causes behind the failure of internet services so that such problems do not become commonplace once again in the future.

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Why do girls like pink and boys blue

Why do girls like pink and boys like blue

When the birth of Prince George, the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton was announced a few days ago, landmarks around the world flashed blue lights to announce that the new royal baby was indeed a boy. The signals marked a cultural practice where boys are supposed to like all things blue and girls supposedly like all things pink. We investigate the reasons behind the common cultural phenomenon.

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Why do computers take so long to boot up

Why do computers take so long to boot up

In the modern world, technology has definitely become speedier than it had been a mere few decades ago- our computers are faster, we can connect to networks almost instantly and we don’t have to wait for several minutes to  have a telephone operator connect your call to a chosen destination. However, most of us still find ourselves waiting for many minutes while our computers boot up. We try to find out what makes computers take so long to boot up.

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Why do computers suck at Math

Why do computers suck at Math

Computers are built using maths. Every program that is written for them generally uses a lot of math and math is the language that we use to communicate with computers. It thus becomes very perplexing that computer programs like calculator and Excel and powerful search engines too suck at maths. In fact, calculators have been known to screw up basic computations like 12.52 MINUS 12.51 (Windows 3.11 calculator actually returns the result as 0.00 instead of 0.01). We try to explain why computers suck at maths.

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Why do computers have mixed USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports

Why do computers have mixed USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports

Anyone who owns a USB 3.0 compatible device knows how annoying it is to find that your computer offers a mix of USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports which means that you can only use one or two of your USB ports at a time. For folks that own only USB 3.0 devices, the issue can be very infuriating indeed. However, manufacturers have a good reason for offering a mix of USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports even in the latest devices.

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Why do computers always have a lady’s voice

Why do computers always have a lady's voice

Everywhere you look today, you’d find your computer-run devices using a lady’s voice. Today we have female actors voicing the prominent computers in gaming titles like Mass Effect and Halo. Other examples of a computer having a lady’s voice include Apple’s popular Siri, the default voice in most GPS navigators and even the voice that most IVR systems use. But why exactly is it that computers are given a female voice? We find out.

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