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It would be less effective though. More inventory is useless if nobody is looking at it and, generally, people don't look at side bars often. It would decrease
by tobyjsullivan 9y ago
It would be less effective though. More inventory is useless if nobody is looking at it and, generally, people don't look at side bars often.
It would decrease the impact on UX, as you suggested, but I don't think the current experience is not significantly injured.
- tostitos1979 9y agoThere is already an inventory: https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs See the link on the menu bar at the top. Also, constants ads would be a bad distraction. I'd definitely try to block it or leave the site.
- vmarsy 9y agoI think stackoverflow, reddit, etc. clearly know this is less effective, but they are probably simply following the law regarding "Native advertising" [1] which applies to "content that bears a similarity to the news, feature articles, product reviews, entertainment, and other material that surrounds it online" [1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/native-advertising-guide-businesses https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/nat...