Comments on: My Big RSS-Ads Snafu http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Preston Blog - An internet marketing blog for internet retailers » Why do people volunteer online? http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111755 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:27:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111755 [...] Why does Om blog? We know from a recent post in which he embedded some ads (and subsequently took some heat) that he might make a little money off of things like that – but is that really why he blogs? The opportunity cost of blogging seems too large considering what he must make writing professional pieces. [...]

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]]> By: HawkEye » … and I wondered what is wrong with Om Malik ? http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111753 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:09:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111753 [...] Om Malik on Broadband : » My Big RSS-Ads Snafu [...]

]]> By: KM http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111752 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:51:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111752 After reading other peoples thoughts I change my mind – I agree that ads would not be too bad as long as:

1. they contain no flash (I really hate those – very distracting when they keep looping)
2. They are not in the middle of the post, but kept to the left or right of the entry (same for your website by the way)
3. They are not too wide such that I have to scroll forever to read the entry (ie, it does not take up 50-75%+ of the width)
4. You don’t send them in adds that would be of small value to the reader

]]> By: KM http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111751 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:41:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111751 Please leave the ads on the web – i like RSS because I see what I want to see and I don’t see what I don’t want to see (spam). I have no use for my RSS reader if I have to see the junk I see on websites as well.

]]> By: Jesse http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111750 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:35:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111750 Honestly I didn’t even notice them as being too out of the ordinary. A good number of the RSS feeds I read nowadays have ads in almost every post.

]]> By: Sahu http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111749 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:05:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111749 Do what you have to do to make a living. We are consuming your content for free I don’t find it annoying that you are trying to make money off of that content.

]]> By: Tecnorantes » Publicidad en los feeds http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111748 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:39:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111748 [...] Leo hoy un post de Om Malik, en el que pide disculpas, ya que haciendo unas pruebas para insertar publicidad en sus feeds RSS, se le coló una plantilla que insertaba un anuncio por post, en lugar de un anuncio en cada post con mas de 400 palabras. También pide la opinión y aprobación de sus lectores, al igual que hizo hace unos días Error500. Me ha sorprendido en ambos casos la respuesta, lógica y coherente de casi todos los comentarios en ambos blogs. [...]

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111747 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:30:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111747 As long as there not in the RSS list, no problem. I like some ads, just dont go crazy heheh

]]> By: Luis Miguel http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111746 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:25:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111746 I believe it is more than fair to get some compensation for yur work. Ads do not bother me if they are in line with the general content(or audience) of the blog.

]]> By: Cindy http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111745 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:58:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111745 I believe the people who reads RSS can pretty much ignore all ads inflicked upon them, text or flashy. For your sake, I hope I am (along with my 400+ feeds on Bloglines) a minority.

]]> By: Damian http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111744 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:15:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111744 Ads are fine if they allow me to keep reading your great blog through my RSS Feed.

I prefer an AD to SkypeJournal choice of ONLY showing the headline.

We all have to eat no?

Bring on the ads. (I can always ignore them ;-)

]]> By: Nathan http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111743 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:09:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111743 Of course, I like it when there are no ads in RSS feeds, but I’m mostly ok when there are. The adsense or any other “text” ads are the least annoying though.

With your feed, I was more annoyed today because it was the same ad over and over again more than anything else.

]]> By: Guy http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111742 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:05:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111742 no problem, everybody makes mistakes once in a while, even me…

]]> By: Eric Scalf http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111741 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:52:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111741 Personally, I feel that if people are not willing to help out with costs by tossing a little money your way, say via paypal, then they have no right to complain about advertisements.

Sure, some may view one advertisement per post (in feed) as a bit much – the coming standard seems to be one per day, plus one for any post over x00 words – but I don’t think it’s too bad, so long as the ads are not intrusive, flashy, blinky, or annoying. A simple advertisement at the bottom of the post? No worries.

]]> By: Preston Wily http://gigaom.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111740 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:41:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/my-big-rss-ads-snafu/#comment-111740 Om, you are a talented writer and anybody who reads your blog frequently should understand that you are entitled to some type of compensation. I have no problem with you inserting ads in every feed…

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