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> they can still access Forbes.com so long as they register for a Forbes account, providing personal information, or log in via Facebook or Google. [...] users

> they can still access Forbes.com so long as they register for a Forbes account, providing personal information, or log in via Facebook or Google. [...] users agree to share information with Forbes including their email address, name, profile picture, age range, gender and other information [...] Forbes is also granted permission to manage users’ Google contacts. This is an improvement? Stop conflating advertising with data mining and maybe people wouldn't block your ads so much. > “Email address is always very valuable and, with proper terms of service, figuring out a way to monetize these things in the right way could be interesting,” Mr. DVorkin said. "Interesting", perhaps, but almost certainly not worth it for readers. > Meanwhile, the company is focusing more effort on “native” advertising products such as its BrandVoice program, which allows marketers to publish content to its site. That content is not as susceptible to ad blocking because it is published directly to Forbes’s content-management system, instead of through “ad-serving” systems. Native ads destroy the publisher's journalistic credibility. Is that not plainly obvious to everyone?

3327 10y ago
Forbes has turned from a respectable publication to a click-bait blog.
- Spivak 10y ago
  They're riding on their old reputation as long as it lasts, then they'll cash out before it goes under. Not necessarily bad business but bad for their readers.
capitalsigma 10y ago
The crazy thing (imo) is that after this change, the Forbes website won't even render if you turn of JS. It tries to load up its JS-dependent ad blocker blocker, fails, and craps out a blank page to you. It's insane to me that they would flat out reject users who can't or won't run JS in their browsers. As a result, I no longer read Forbes articles. They can go fuck themselves if they want that level of control over my machine.

3327 10y ago

Forbes has turned from a respectable publication to a click-bait blog.

Spivak 10y ago
They're riding on their old reputation as long as it lasts, then they'll cash out before it goes under. Not necessarily bad business but bad for their readers.

capitalsigma 10y ago

The crazy thing (imo) is that after this change, the Forbes website won't even render if you turn of JS. It tries to load up its JS-dependent ad blocker blocker, fails, and craps out a blank page to you. It's insane to me that they would flat out reject users who can't or won't run JS in their browsers. As a result, I no longer read Forbes articles. They can go fuck themselves if they want that level of control over my machine.