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It made me sad when boingboing put one of those ad boxes on the site. I work in digital media. I get why publishers do it. But, sheesh, if you're resorting the
by eli 10y ago
It made me sad when boingboing put one of those ad boxes on the site.
I work in digital media. I get why publishers do it. But, sheesh, if you're resorting these ads that insult your audience in exchange for pennies, I think you need to reexamine your approach.
- greglindahl 10y agoIt's less then pennies per view. All of those trackers also pay less than pennies per view. Basically, if you have a legit business with any ability whatsoever to make decent revenue, there's no reason to have chumboxes or paying trackers on your site.
- anigbrowl 10y agoLet's not beat around the bush: some publishers do that kind of thing because they are scumbags.
- eli 10y agoI don't really agree. I don't think that's fair.
- 3131s 10y agoIt's presenting your audience with misinformation, false hope, and scams. It's incredibly scummy. Those type of ads prey on people's desperation and gullibility, and there are actually people who will fall for them and waste time and money in the process.
- Neliquat 10y agoAnd I think people who condone that stuff are shitheads. Its not fair, but it is almost always true.
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoProbably some exec is standing in the middle of the war room screaming at the top of his lungs that revenue is down and so people get desperate not to lose their jobs and start sticking this crap at the bottom of the page. Some money is better than no money they think.