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Because reddit sometimes does show real ads in that space. And I think this feature was designed with 'fun' in mind -- it's lighthearted! References: http://b
by amitparikh 15y ago
Because reddit sometimes does show real ads in that space. And I think this feature was designed with 'fun' in mind -- it's lighthearted!
References: http://blog.reddit.com/2010/10/fun-in-sidebar.html http://blog.reddit.com/2010/10/fun-in-sidebar.html and http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/dqse4/fun_in_the_sidebar/ http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/dqse4/fun_in_the_sideb...
- 127 15y agoWhat you consider "fun" and "lighthearted" I consider a waste of space and attention. Tell me how it is logically not.
- redthrowaway 15y agoClearly you aren't their target market. The "instead of an ad, here's x" pictures have proven to be fairly popular.
- whatusername 15y agoBecause having something "fun" and "lighthearted" in the space occasionally might drive higher cpm's when they actually sell ads for the space.