>
> From: "Nicholas Blatter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Why are there ads appearing on the UUG page ("powered by enticelabs")?
>
> Heh, I saw these a couple days ago and wondered the same thing. The
> funniest thing was (as others have pointed out) that they were flash
> ads offering jobs to .NET developers (developers, developers).
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > I say it should be removed immediately, and whoever is responsible for
> > making the change should lose access to the server.
>
> Agreed, and in addition they should pay for pizza at the next 5
> meetings. At least.
>
I personally dislike ads, but I think the main cause is because of poor
targeting or there being too much distraction on a page. Google's ads
generally don't bother me. Am I alone in this?
In general, I'm not sure I agree with the previous postings on the ads. I'm
interested in hearing some stats. How much revenue has been generated?
Also, yes, they are not well targeted. Yes, it is flash. Out of curiosity,
if it were less obtrusive and better targeted, would you still have the same
objections, or does the opposition stem from a moral opposition to ads in
general?
I can see that ads bring in valuable revenue to a site or organization. I
am familiar with the startup behind the ads, and I suspect that they would
be pretty open to suggestions, especially considering that this is their
beta.
I think we should discuss this a little more, see how open to suggestions
EnticeLabs is, and then take a vote.
David
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