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What's interesting is that of the vendors interviewed in the article, only The Deck seems to be taking the approach of "Maybe they'll stop blocking us if we mak
by AdmiralAsshat 11y ago
What's interesting is that of the vendors interviewed in the article, only The Deck seems to be taking the approach of "Maybe they'll stop blocking us if we make less intrusive ads." Everyone else has seemingly flocked to the "Harasss, circumvent, or stonewall the adblockers" strategy.
- ultramancool 11y agoThe problem is, ads are inherently intrusive. If you want people to see them, for them to have any value they need to be in some way annoying to grab the reader's attention. This is why the idea of "acceptable ads" is an oxymoron at best.
- davestern1 11y agoI'm the guy quoted in the last segment from Slate, and I beg to differ! "We’re improving page load time, removing intrusive ads, and working toward fewer ads, but for those that stay we want them to be more impactful,” Stern said. “We want the kinds of ads that people who read fashion magazines — that’s not me — but the kinds of ads that people say are part of the experience of reading the magazine.”