Many people tape programs and fast forward through the advertisements. James Breakwell wrote on Twitter on March 20, 2013:
“If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial that runs at normal speed when you fast forward through it on a DVR.”
It’s not known if any advertiser has taken Breakwell’s advice.
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James Breakwell
@XplodingUnicorn
If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial that runs at normal speed when you fast forward through it on a DVR.
8:29 AM - 20 Mar 2013
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Shane Kortum
@SugaShanie
If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial that runs at normal speed when you fast forward through it on a DVR.
12:42 AM - 21 Mar 2013
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Wanted Powers
@WantedPowers
Replying to @XplodingUnicorn
Nice! @XplodingUnicorn: If advertisers were smart, they’d make a slow-motion commercial that runs at norm speed when fast forward on a DVR
1:04 PM - 6 Apr 2013
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If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial that runs at normal speed when you fast forward through it on a DVR.
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Bill Murray
@BiIIMurray
If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial that runs at normal speed when you fast forward through it on a DVR.
2:30 PM - 10 Oct 2017
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