Comments on: Blog Notes http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/ Helping Institutions and Ordinary People Invest Better by Focusing on Risk Control Fri, 25 May 2012 03:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dianahttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 Diana Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:29:32 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3407 David, So happy to visit your blog and gain from your knowledge and writing. It's a class site... crisp, clean, and great content. Thank you for that. Following many years of being loyal subscribers to various sites, we have dropped most of those paid subscriptions (one in which you participate) because of the horrific flashing ads which interfere with the content. I agree with bkh on those ads which "sit quietly" as being acceptable. FWIW Thanks. David,

So happy to visit your blog and gain from your knowledge and writing. It’s a class site… crisp, clean, and great content. Thank you for that.

Following many years of being loyal subscribers to various sites, we have dropped most of those paid subscriptions (one in which you participate) because of the horrific flashing ads which interfere with the content. I agree with bkh on those ads which “sit quietly” as being acceptable. FWIW

Thanks.

]]> By: AllanFhttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3371 AllanF Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:13:40 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3371 Like most others, I don't mind ads. Like most others, I've become inured to them. But there is a certain je neis se cuas to a site that doesn't have 'em. Half of it is saying we kick it old-skool, when web pages were by the people for the people. And you can expect by necessity we'll keep our bandwidth costs in-check by keeping the useless eye-candy graphics in check. The other half is kind of like magazines on newspaper stock, it says, "yeah, no denying it, we're small, but it's the content that matters, not the glossy stock, besides we are never going to have mass-market appeal, and we're not going to pretend otherwise." So I guess it comes down to how you see yourself (since blog sites are necessarily a personal reflection) and where you want to take the site. If deep down you are an iconoclast, then I think you'll not want ads. Best. Like most others, I don’t mind ads. Like most others, I’ve become inured to them.

But there is a certain je neis se cuas to a site that doesn’t have ‘em. Half of it is saying we kick it old-skool, when web pages were by the people for the people. And you can expect by necessity we’ll keep our bandwidth costs in-check by keeping the useless eye-candy graphics in check. The other half is kind of like magazines on newspaper stock, it says, “yeah, no denying it, we’re small, but it’s the content that matters, not the glossy stock, besides we are never going to have mass-market appeal, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.”

So I guess it comes down to how you see yourself (since blog sites are necessarily a personal reflection) and where you want to take the site. If deep down you are an iconoclast, then I think you’ll not want ads.

Best.

]]> By: bkhhttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 bkh Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:34:07 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3366 I don't mind ads that sit quietly on the periphery of the page, but when twinkling flashing ads distract me while trying to read the text, I set adblock to forbid the origin of the distraction permanently. In general, ads are fine: they support the site. Ads that interfere with reading the site are unacceptable. I don’t mind ads that sit quietly on the periphery of the page, but when twinkling flashing ads distract me while trying to read the text, I set adblock to forbid the origin of the distraction permanently.
In general, ads are fine: they support the site. Ads that interfere with reading the site are unacceptable.

]]> By: Stevehttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3357 Steve Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:26:44 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3357 I would recommend a slight redesign to create a designated space for adds. The current design is readable and efficient, and should be relatively easy to drop something into. We dropped our ads completely when the monetary value dropped below a specific threshold where we decided it wasn't worth the imposition to our users. I would recommend a slight redesign to create a designated space for adds. The current design is readable and efficient, and should be relatively easy to drop something into.

We dropped our ads completely when the monetary value dropped below a specific threshold where we decided it wasn’t worth the imposition to our users.

]]> By: amccabehttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3352 amccabe Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:40:12 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3352 I can only echo Stephen. As long as they are not malicious or interfere with reading, I have have no problems with ads. I am most favorable towards single columns of ads (a la Paul Kedrosky) or a banner along the top, and tolerate interstitials like Bloomberg.com or Salon.com. I am not as big a fan of pop-ups/unders (and I generally block them) or ads that cover content until closed. I think the book list is a great idea, and look forward to it. I can only echo Stephen. As long as they are not malicious or interfere with reading, I have have no problems with ads. I am most favorable towards single columns of ads (a la Paul Kedrosky) or a banner along the top, and tolerate interstitials like Bloomberg.com or Salon.com. I am not as big a fan of pop-ups/unders (and I generally block them) or ads that cover content until closed.

I think the book list is a great idea, and look forward to it.

]]> By: Stephenhttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3344 Stephen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:06:18 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3344 It's your blog and now your business, but... I see most web users at ease today with advertising. They understand that it's the price to pay for free content. It’s your blog and now your business, but…

I see most web users at ease today with advertising. They understand that it’s the price to pay for free content.

]]> By: PaulinKansasCityhttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 PaulinKansasCity Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:05:56 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3337 Feel free to advertise. We all want you to continue writing! Feel free to advertise. We all want you to continue writing!

]]> By: NoAdshttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 NoAds Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:18:49 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3334 Many people run firefox with adblocker plugin and it zaps all ads on the net. ALL. Including yahoo and google ads. Text and banner! Whatever ad you show, there is a good likelihood I'll never see it. So you can pollute away like crazy, and I don't care! Many people run firefox with adblocker plugin and it zaps all ads on the net. ALL. Including yahoo and google ads. Text and banner! Whatever ad you show, there is a good likelihood I’ll never see it. So you can pollute away like crazy, and I don’t care!

]]> By: Doughttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3327 Doug Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:01:01 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3327 Oh, and it won't hurt to sign up with Google's or Yahoo's program either. The text ads are rather unobtrusive, and you have some control over placement. You can also "ban" ads that you feel are unacceptable (i.e. penny stock picking services ads pop up a lot on financial sites) Oh, and it won’t hurt to sign up with Google’s or Yahoo’s program either. The text ads are rather unobtrusive, and you have some control over placement. You can also “ban” ads that you feel are unacceptable (i.e. penny stock picking services ads pop up a lot on financial sites)

]]> By: Doughttp://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Doug Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:58:58 +0000 http://alephblog.com/2007/08/21/blog-notes-4/#comment-3326 If you want to see "market rates" for display advertising, go to blogads.com, where you will see what different sites with a wide range of traffic charge for ads. (You can even sign up, if you want). I imagine that you could get more if someone approached you directly, however, since blogads.com needs to take their cut. If you want to see “market rates” for display advertising, go to blogads.com, where you will see what different sites with a wide range of traffic charge for ads. (You can even sign up, if you want).

I imagine that you could get more if someone approached you directly, however, since blogads.com needs to take their cut.

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