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> I noticed that a lot of newpapers seem to have ads that make me want to turn and run away. The top offender on my list is NYTimes.com, to which I am a paying
by carbocation 15y ago
> I noticed that a lot of newpapers seem to have ads that make me want to turn and run away.
The top offender on my list is NYTimes.com, to which I am a paying subscriber (unfortunately there was no "pay for ad-free NYTimes.com" option). I am particularly annoyed by flash ads that shift DOM elements all over the place; my favorite was a recent full-screen ad that mimicked the appearance of the real NYT frontpage.
- ma2rten 15y agoI think the reason that sites like this do not give you an option to pay for an ad-free version, is that their selling point to advertisers is their large nation-wide reach. They would shoot themselves in the foot if they did that.
- VMG 15y agoThey could still negotiate a price
- adamjernst 15y agoYes. The other problem: you're siphoning off the most affluent customers, which are also the most valuable.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoNow there's an interesting statistic. What does each newspaper make of each of it's subscribers/readers in addition to direct fees.