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While I think this is a great approach to startups and business in general, I also think that Answers.com as a business is quite sad. Any website that makes the
by james4k 14y ago
While I think this is a great approach to startups and business in general, I also think that Answers.com as a business is quite sad. Any website that makes their money by using more than a quarter of their screen space for advertising I consider to be the scummy salesmen of the internet. Sure, it might end up giving you what you're looking for if you're lucky. But you also get bombarded with much more than you were originally asking for.
- ahi 14y agoDo you consider google one of the scummy salesmen of the internet?
- james4k 14y agoNot at all. Google's ads are very reasonable, especially in comparison to Answers.com. Google's ads are also clearly ads. Answers.com likes to mix ads with content in the middle of the page.
- onetimeuse001 14y agoHi James, http://searchengineland.com/figz/wp-content/seloads/2012/01/ads-on-google-600x517.png http://searchengineland.com/figz/wp-content/seloads/2012/01/... http://www.torymcbroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/google-search.png http://www.torymcbroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/google... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4476508 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4476508
- james4k 14y agoYeah, it has gotten worse over the years. I suppose in most cases they do probably make up more than 25% of the total page, and easily if you count just above the fold. And yet, for me anyways, they aren't near as obnoxious as the ads on Answers.com and other sites that put banner ads on every corner of the page, and insert text ads between every paragraph. So, I don't know. Maybe it's more than just how much real estate you use, but I think my original point still stands.