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by billirvine 14y ago
I know a significant number of Hacker News readers use ad-blocking options, which is why I thought of making this my first submission to HN. My confession: (1) I'm a publisher that relies on advertising as my only viable revenue model (2) B
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Is Ad blocking the next legal battleground?(computerworld.co.nz)
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by billirvine 14y ago
When did Hacker News become "Spam my Stuff" news? Isn't it possible to discuss the merits of the product provided in the opening post without one-line nonsense posts spamming your own thing? JEEZUZ.
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by billirvine 14y ago
What steps are you taking to mitigate spam and bias in summaries created by people? I know if I wrote a summary of a Microsoft Surface article (I have one), it'd be very different from someone who loves it -- or is even an MS employee. And
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by billirvine 14y ago
> there will be a disincentive for artists to sign up with records who indulge in such nonsense Why would a creative person who's primary method of feeding the family are checks from publishers not want their publisher to diligently pro
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by billirvine 14y ago
I think (or hope) we're learning to compartmentalize our information consumption. As someone who's been involved in "user generated digital content" since before the web, I've had a front row seat for the evolutionary process that, to me, i
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by billirvine 14y ago
Oh, you're associated with Circa. As a digital publisher myself, I'm curious as to how you obtain the rights to the images you're using in the app.
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by billirvine 14y ago
Now I see that -- not sure why I didn't notice sooner (@@) I wonder how many other users may have had a different takeaway of the product if the attribution and sources was more obvious?
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by billirvine 14y ago
Human bias.
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by billirvine 14y ago
Common problem, problematic solution. Humans, no matter how altruistic, have inherent bias that will influence their selection of news to summarize, as well as the nature of their summarization. Circa is another prime example of right idea,
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by billirvine 14y ago
Okay, let's be real -- why does HN care? Raise your hands, come one everyone, how many of you would buy a laptop with only 128GB of HD onboard? How many? Let's count. 0? So what's the fuss? This clearly is not designed/marketed for you.
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by billirvine 14y ago
> Thieves find email convenient as well. No need to toss in a man of straw here. Anyone who's been aware of text-sharing sites since such things existed, knows that the abuse (copyrighted, illegal, ill-gotten material) far exceeds "legi
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by billirvine 14y ago
> It provides a really convenient and valuable service. (@@) <--- eye-roll emoticon (not often used) Sure. Just like the "report abuse" link actually does something. Right now, 4 of the "public pasts" in the sidebar are ill-gotten
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by billirvine 14y ago
Help me here. With the plethora of similar ill-gotten gains being posted to pastebin, why is it still alive -- and more importantly -- why is there an Adobe ad on their home page?
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by billirvine 14y ago
> I just used a PC without adblock yesterday and the browsing experience was horrible. Popups, which hide the content and have no close button(appears after 10 seconds), blinking ads, flash ads and other colorful ads. Exaggerate much?
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by billirvine 14y ago
> You still require honesty from the advertiser. Yes. And full-circle dishonesty is inherent in upstart/third-tier ad networks (not necessarily the network, but their advertising clients typically). But in the semi-perfect world of adve
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by billirvine 14y ago
> we've found this works better with sites that add value I haven't. CPA tends to be the last resort of desperation for publishers -- unless, of course, the publisher's site is focused on the kinds of products advertised in the CPA netw
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by billirvine 14y ago
> I can't see how the ad network could audit conversions with certainty, unless they were also processing the payments. A ping script, from the ad network, on the transaction completion page is all that's needed. Pretty straight forward
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by billirvine 14y ago
> Really good article! There's too many designers calling their work responsive when they only work on desktop and a couple of Apple devices. It's good. Perhaps the inclination to tag "really good" is because of the trendy pictures? But
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by billirvine 14y ago
Being currently steeped in responsive design (not mobile-first, which really, the opening link for this thread is a mobile-first approach, that happens to be responsive), I concur. We have 6 small screens and 9 tablets we use for testing...
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by billirvine 14y ago
The length of the article was not responsive, however. Way too long for users of small mobile screens.
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by billirvine 14y ago
> I feel it’s actually a competitive advantage > to build startups outside of Silicon Valley In some ways this is true. We're in Scottsdale, AZ and have lured two senior people from SV. Granted, they admitted to some irritation w
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by billirvine 14y ago
> An added value will be to get gather the guests > experience sharing their photos and videos Doesn't this have the very real potential of causing the guests who don't have smart phones to feel left-out. Especially the senior famil
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by billirvine 14y ago
> Although stated in an assay way Apologies, my son is planning his wedding, the proximity to personal irritation as a result of guests having cell phones out at an expensive function paid for by the family is palpable.
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by billirvine 14y ago
(Former NYer) Uber is a fairly good idea. But the rules/laws in place that define how livery vehicles are allowed to operate in NYC are also full of good ideas (some bad ones too). Travis fully knew his wrist would be slapped hard by the mu
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by billirvine 14y ago
"Just make less money." How many YC startups would accept that compromise? The legacy of the massive broadcast entertainment ecosystem will take some time yet to unravel, but will do so quite quickly when it happens. Then there will be a vo
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by billirvine 14y ago
> Is a glossy or matte LCD screen better for long coding sessions? Better for you than screen choice: standing desk - you will code better and faster Better for you than screen choice: inject 2 minutes of getting up and walking around e
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by billirvine 14y ago
So instead of doing things like drinking, dancing, and live actual human vocal conversations complete with eye to eye contact -- you'd rather have people playing with their smart phones during one of the most important moment in a couple pe
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by billirvine 14y ago
How can pastebin still be in business?
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by billirvine 14y ago
AirBnB doesn't have any IRS issues (at least not that I've heard of). Their problems stem from being an enabler within an industry that typically requires licensing... and doing so to rent properties for fewer than 30 days without permit (r

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