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Seems like thinly disguised affiliate link spam.

• JetSpiegel 9y ago
  > As with all posts on my site, I've used affiliate links where possible. As with all posts on my site, these thoughts are 100% mine and are not paid for. At least s/he is honest, with "font-size: 60%".
  • joosters 9y ago
    ... at the very end of the page, out of sight when you are viewing the bit with the affiliate links. Respectable sites would mark the links, perhaps putting an asterisk by them, to show that there is a footnote applicable.
    • paulcole 9y ago
      Can you name a few respectable sites that actually do this?
      • joosters 9y ago
        www.moneysavingexpert.com does this, for instance. As well as the '*' by links, they also have a better description at the bottom of the page explaining the affiliate links, together with direct links for people who don't want to use the affiliated ones. e.g. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/cheap-travel-insurance http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/cheap-travel-insu... (a big page, but look at sections 14 and 16 for link examples)
• jasonkostempski 9y ago
  The affiliate links message is clear enough for my taste, I wouldn't call it disguised. I clicked the link because I thought it might be about turning real eyes into monitors, but that's because I'm an idiot, I'm sure most others understood what it was about, so I wouldn't call it spam. I much prefer the affiliate link form over all others, it's the only form of ad that I think can be truly called "unobtrusive." If the site didn't have Google Analytics, I would call it a perfect example of how monetization through advertising should be done. Web standards should have prevent other methods by default.