The Powers That Booze at Snapzu really, really don’t want ads. Never having ads is as much a part of the place as the magazine view.
Setting that aside for the moment, there are ads and then there are ads. Let’s say, just for kicks, that by “ads” we mean the kind that the still-struggling site MetaFilter has, which’re provided by an outfit called The Deck. Go ahead, visit MeFi, turn off your ad blocker for that site, and see how it feels. Could you imagine doing the same for Snapzu?
Now, what if having inoffensive, easy-on-the-eyes ads meant that the next time there was an influx of new users, the site would be responsive and self-supporting as it grew tremendously?
I went to MeFi using IE (without ad-blocks), it was just a tiny ad next to the content, nothing distracting about it. I wouldn't mind that much. I'd unblock Snapzu, as long as I can still block the ads' cookies using PrivacyBadger.
BTW, according to PrivacyBadger, there is a Doubleclick tracker on this page (stats.g.doubleclick.net) .
The Powers That Booze at Snapzu really, really don’t want ads. Never having ads is as much a part of the place as the magazine view.
Setting that aside for the moment, there are ads and then there are ads. Let’s say, just for kicks, that by “ads” we mean the kind that the still-struggling site MetaFilter has, which’re provided by an outfit called The Deck. Go ahead, visit MeFi, turn off your ad blocker for that site, and see how it feels. Could you imagine doing the same for Snapzu?
Now, what if having inoffensive, easy-on-the-eyes ads meant that the next time there was an influx of new users, the site would be responsive and self-supporting as it grew tremendously?
I went to MeFi using IE (without ad-blocks), it was just a tiny ad next to the content, nothing distracting about it. I wouldn't mind that much. I'd unblock Snapzu, as long as I can still block the ads' cookies using PrivacyBadger.
BTW, according to PrivacyBadger, there is a Doubleclick tracker on this page (stats.g.doubleclick.net) .