Comments on: Ads http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/06/ads/ The Thought Stream from the Overstream Team Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Max http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/06/ads/#comment-78 Max Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:29:09 +0000 http://blog.overstream.net/?p=258#comment-78 We have to strike the right balance between subtlety and distraction. If the ads are so subtle as not to generate any revenue, then there isn't much point in them of course. But if the ads are so distracting as to make the site unusable, then we will have failed altogether. I completely agree though that we have started on the side of subtlety, and quite intentionally so as I would much rather err on that side. We'll proceed carefully until, hopefully, we get to the right balance. We have to strike the right balance between subtlety and distraction. If the ads are so subtle as not to generate any revenue, then there isn’t much point in them of course. But if the ads are so distracting as to make the site unusable, then we will have failed altogether.

I completely agree though that we have started on the side of subtlety, and quite intentionally so as I would much rather err on that side. We’ll proceed carefully until, hopefully, we get to the right balance.

]]> By: Bill http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/06/ads/#comment-73 Bill Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:17:27 +0000 http://blog.overstream.net/?p=258#comment-73 Those are subtle - I didn't see them at first. Those are subtle - I didn’t see them at first.

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