William Pietri wrote:
Jason Calacanis wrote:
Step one: 100% optin advertising where the user
has to turn it on.
Step two: put ads on search results [...]
Step three: [...] PERHAPS put ads on pages by default [...]
Step one is a total no brainer... i can't think of one reason to be
against OPTin advertising.... can anyone?
You've given the reason yourself: it's a slippery slope to putting ads
everywhere.
Refusing ads entirely may or may not be optimal, but the clarity is
unmatched.
William
I think you've hit on the important point here. If we say "No ads, no
way, at no time, for no reason", it's clear that there is absolutely no
string to tie us to any corporate interest. If Large Company Inc. comes
to us and says "Hey, we really believe the article on us should include
a nice segment on the new product we're trying to push, don't you think
we could work something...", we as it stands now have no reason to
respond with anything but a (more polite version of) "No, and fuck off."
If they're paying half our server bills, that becomes a lot harder to
refuse. Best to stay out of corporate entanglements. With the pending
move to San Francisco, I don't think the Foundation is exactly
struggling to keep its head above water right now.