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Rio stripped street ads because of visual pollution [1]. Quito and some other cities in Ecuador did the same. It didn't impact the economy negatively. It makes
by tutuca 11y ago
Rio stripped street ads because of visual pollution [1]. Quito and some other cities in Ecuador did the same.
It didn't impact the economy negatively. It makes the city way more pleasant to walk around.
This is specially annoying in "newspaper" sites, where content should be king (I mean, guys, you are already ton of money selling your printed version) and you are welcomed with a full page ad that is not related to the content nor my interests.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/clean-rio-stripping-away-visual-pollution_n_1474502.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/clean-rio-stripping...
- mschuster91 11y ago> I mean, guys, you are already ton of money selling your printed version Not at all. Printed paper is definitely on the decline - just compare what's easier to do e.g. at a train or while drinking your morning coffee: holding a huge-ass 1 m² newspaper while the train is shaking and the crowd makes it impossible to stretch your arm, or, holding a notebook/tablet/phablet to read.
- cowpewter 11y agoNewspapers don't really make money selling their printed versions. That's why the printed version is full of ads in the first place. Advertisers pay for printed newspapers to exist.