# BIRT TubeMoguls "Brandsights" ads are the worst pre-video ads ever.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 20, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227 "2013-04-20T17:04:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227/1 "2013-04-20T17:04:47Z")

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Seriously. I’m not going to link you because they are so speaker/eardrum-damagingly loud. I’ve literally run across the room to turn off my speakers, lest I annoy my neighbours upstairs. When my volume is at 2%, they’re still too loud, so I have to yo-yo my controls so that I can hear the video (which, for context, usually means a volume between 20-40%).

WHY?

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227/2 "2013-04-20T20:43:22Z")

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I’ve never heard of them until now. That’s why.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227/3 "2013-04-20T20:53:14Z")

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I did a YouTube search for the ad mentioned in the OP but couldn’t find it. I got a Backstreet Boys video instead, for some reason.

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birt-tubemoguls-brandsights-ads-are-the-worst-pre-video-ads-ever/656227/4 "2013-04-20T21:16:35Z")

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It turns out they’re only on Cracked’s videos. It’s enough to turn me off of them. At least the penetration is limited.