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Somewhat off-topic, but why does the IEEE (a non-profit) have annoying ads on their site? I'm not using an ad-blocker and as soon as I clicked the link I was bo

by Qasaur 6y ago

Somewhat off-topic, but why does the IEEE (a non-profit) have annoying ads on their site? I'm not using an ad-blocker and as soon as I clicked the link I was bombarded by one big half-page ad and a bunch of other ads that are irrelevant to the content of the article. I would have thought that their very expensive membership fees and article/publication fees would have covered their operating expenses.

metaphor 6y ago
To rub salt into the wound, even dues-paying regular members aren't immune to such ridiculous ad bombardment.
Yetanfou 6y ago
> Somewhat off-topic, but why does the IEEE (a non-profit) have annoying ads on their site? Because you forgot to install or enable an ad blocker. I know this is not a real answer to your question but it is the best answer to the annoying ads problem.
matheusmoreira 6y ago
> I'm not using an ad-blocker Why not? The advertising is never going to stop unless everyone blocks it. Content blockers should come pre-installed with all browsers. Ideally, they should be fully integrated features instead of mere extensions. That's the only way for browsers to still retain their status as user agents. Browsers are supposed to act on our behalf by showing us the information we want to see. They aren't supposed to show us advertising noise for someone else's benefit. > I would have thought that their very expensive membership fees and article/publication fees would have covered their operating expenses. It's not about covering operating expenses. Memberships revenue + advertising revenue will always be greater than memberships revenue alone. It's an easy choice for them to make. Why would they actively choose to make less money than they could be making? This advertising noise will never disappear on its own. We need to actively get rid of it. We need to make it so that advertising is a waste of money for companies. That's the only way to make them stop.

by Qasaur 6y ago

metaphor 6y ago

To rub salt into the wound, even dues-paying regular members aren't immune to such ridiculous ad bombardment.

Yetanfou 6y ago

> Somewhat off-topic, but why does the IEEE (a non-profit) have annoying ads on their site? Because you forgot to install or enable an ad blocker. I know this is not a real answer to your question but it is the best answer to the annoying ads problem.

matheusmoreira 6y ago

> I'm not using an ad-blocker Why not? The advertising is never going to stop unless everyone blocks it. Content blockers should come pre-installed with all browsers. Ideally, they should be fully integrated features instead of mere extensions. That's the only way for browsers to still retain their status as user agents. Browsers are supposed to act on our behalf by showing us the information we want to see. They aren't supposed to show us advertising noise for someone else's benefit. > I would have thought that their very expensive membership fees and article/publication fees would have covered their operating expenses. It's not about covering operating expenses. Memberships revenue + advertising revenue will always be greater than memberships revenue alone. It's an easy choice for them to make. Why would they actively choose to make less money than they could be making? This advertising noise will never disappear on its own. We need to actively get rid of it. We need to make it so that advertising is a waste of money for companies. That's the only way to make them stop.