Comments on: Facebook Advertising Just got Sneeky

By: Jeffro2pt0

Jeffro2pt0 — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:44:42 +0000

Here it is http://www.blogmaverick.com/2007/08/24/the-internet-is-dead-and-boring/ I’d like your take or anyones take on this subject.

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:47:45 +0000

Jeff either I missed it - or it got lost in the noise… sorry

By: Jeffro2pt0

Jeffro2pt0 — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:11:14 +0000

Yeah. I can see it now. A wide range of services adding ads thus causing their userbase to go into a blogging frenzy fueled by rage, claiming the once free service they used has sold out.

P.S. Dave, did you happen to check out the link I sent over Twitter yesterday? I think that article would of made for a good conversation starter for your listening audience. And I know for sure, that Tim would probably agree with Mark Cuban

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:52:31 +0000

I am expecting that will be the trend. Personally I would rather pay a nominal fee for ad free. But then there are very few services that are offering this. The only one that comes to mind is Flickr. Taking this option is a risky option - of loosing users - but as with Flickr - the service still exists with ads and less functionality and by no means less popular because of it. Other services might be different though.

I just wish they would wise up.

By: Jeffro2pt0

Jeffro2pt0 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:54:43 +0000

Knowing you and how passionate you are about your RSS feeds (don’t take the word passionate the wrong way lol) I can understand your frustration. I too think the sponsored text was cleverly made to fade into the white background. Is it just me, or are we seeing many more web 2.0 startups beginning to introduce advertising to a once ad free product or service?

Out of all of the services that have ads, I actually don’t mine the way Pownce does it.