Comments on: Are ads okay yet? http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/ thoughts on | comments about | examples of } web design trends. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:36:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Tobias M. http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-247 Tobias M. Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:25:29 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-247 "Do tabbed-browsing users find it unsettling when they can’t open flash-ad links in new tabs?" This is one reason why I dont like flash-ads the other one is that the people think that their flash-ads must blink and have sund(!!!) and thats really annoying I think ads should be as discreet as possible without effects which are interrupting my process of reading a site... I am using adblock to block ads which are to annoying and as more such ads I see as more general is my blocklist --> not so annoying ads are also blocked greets tobi “Do tabbed-browsing users find it unsettling when they can’t open flash-ad links in new tabs?”
This is one reason why I dont like flash-ads the other one is that the people think that their flash-ads must blink and have sund(!!!) and thats really annoying

I think ads should be as discreet as possible without effects which are interrupting my process of reading a site…

I am using adblock to block ads which are to annoying and as more such ads I see as more general is my blocklist
–> not so annoying ads are also blocked

greets tobi

]]> By: Jem http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-248 Jem Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:38:27 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-248 I would prefer a website not have adverts at all, and have previously vowed that my website shall remain ad-free for as long as I own it. However, there have been times where I've seen adverts so well integrated I've barely noticed them at all. Most people don't need the revenue that these adverts generate, so why have them? It's something I don't understand. I would prefer a website not have adverts at all, and have previously vowed that my website shall remain ad-free for as long as I own it. However, there have been times where I’ve seen adverts so well integrated I’ve barely noticed them at all.

Most people don’t need the revenue that these adverts generate, so why have them? It’s something I don’t understand.

]]> By: Matthew Pennell http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-249 Matthew Pennell Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:15:06 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-249 I think perhaps it is leading designers to create sites whose designs do not suffer from the addition of plain text Adwords ads - examples like <a href="http://7nights.com/asterisk/" rel="nofollow">Asterisk</a> and <a href="http://9rules.com/whitespace/" rel="nofollow">Whitespace</a> have a basic look to them (white background, 12px text, bold headings) that mean that Adwords can be inserted and still fit broadly into the overall style of the site. Whether this counts as discreet advertising or pseudo-content, I don't know. I think perhaps it is leading designers to create sites whose designs do not suffer from the addition of plain text Adwords ads - examples like Asterisk and Whitespace have a basic look to them (white background, 12px text, bold headings) that mean that Adwords can be inserted and still fit broadly into the overall style of the site.

Whether this counts as discreet advertising or pseudo-content, I don’t know.

]]> By: Tor Bollingmo http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-250 Tor Bollingmo Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:41:26 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-250 A List Apart (www.alistapart.com) and Coudal Partners (www.coudal.com) are good examples of well integrated ads. Google adSense messes up the design, even if it looks like a part of the design itself, thats my opinion. A List Apart (www.alistapart.com) and
Coudal Partners (www.coudal.com) are good examples of well integrated ads. Google adSense messes up the design, even if it looks like a part of the design itself, thats my opinion.

]]> By: tekp http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-251 tekp Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:41:58 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-251 I'm not really bothered by ads if they're simple text, like the google ones. Adverts on lyric sites and such things annoy me, especially since pop-ups open in a new tab in my firefox, the focus then switching to it, and I can't be bothered to try and change the settings to stop it :( I'd like to see instances where advertising was part of the design of a site, that would be interesting. I’m not really bothered by ads if they’re simple text, like the google ones.

Adverts on lyric sites and such things annoy me, especially since pop-ups open in a new tab in my firefox, the focus then switching to it, and I can’t be bothered to try and change the settings to stop it :(

I’d like to see instances where advertising was part of the design of a site, that would be interesting.

]]> By: C Montoya http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-254 C Montoya Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:57:42 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-254 I for one am someone who needs the ad revenue, and while I would never put ads on my personal site (that's just dumb), I will put them on my own gallery. I think it's a lot better than asking people to donate, since clicking ads doesn't cost my visitors anything! I think that clever ad integration is also worth noticing, and a website shouldn't be penalized for having ads integrated with the design. I for one am someone who needs the ad revenue, and while I would never put ads on my personal site (that’s just dumb), I will put them on my own gallery. I think it’s a lot better than asking people to donate, since clicking ads doesn’t cost my visitors anything! I think that clever ad integration is also worth noticing, and a website shouldn’t be penalized for having ads integrated with the design.

]]> By: Andrew Faulkner http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-255 Andrew Faulkner Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:19:20 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-255 There are definitely two types of ads - intrusive and passive. Intrusive ads (popups/moving flash ads etc) annoy me as I struggle to read the content but I can handle ads that simply fit into the site's design. I do like to be told if they are ads though. There are definitely two types of ads - intrusive and passive. Intrusive ads (popups/moving flash ads etc) annoy me as I struggle to read the content but I can handle ads that simply fit into the site’s design. I do like to be told if they are ads though.

]]> By: Kris http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-256 Kris Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:03:22 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-256 While I prefer sites w/o ads, especially blogs, Advertising isn't generally something that is supposed to "fit in" to a design. Almost by definition an ad is supposed to stick out and be noticed. However, having said that, some sites do a much better job of controlling how they blend. I like how <a href="http://www.daringfireball.net" rel="nofollow">Daring Fireball</a> incoporates ads. Granted, the site has plenty of whitespace but you know the ads are ads and they aren't obtrusive. While I prefer sites w/o ads, especially blogs, Advertising isn’t generally something that is supposed to “fit in” to a design. Almost by definition an ad is supposed to stick out and be noticed.

However, having said that, some sites do a much better job of controlling how they blend.

I like how Daring Fireball incoporates ads. Granted, the site has plenty of whitespace but you know the ads are ads and they aren’t obtrusive.

]]> By: Mark Daoust http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-257 Mark Daoust Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:32:26 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-257 More and more ads are becomming a type of content rather than being intrusive. With the development of contextual ads, websites that integrate these types of advertisements into their sites may actually be benefiting their users. After all, if contextual ads were really that bad, wouldn't we see users losing sight of the ads as they learn to to block them out? More and more ads are becomming a type of content rather than being intrusive. With the development of contextual ads, websites that integrate these types of advertisements into their sites may actually be benefiting their users.

After all, if contextual ads were really that bad, wouldn’t we see users losing sight of the ads as they learn to to block them out?

]]> By: Patrick Mullin http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-263 Patrick Mullin Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:43:09 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-263 I tend to agree w/ Mark. The google content targeting ads aren't necessarily a bad thing. They're text based (not too obtrusive), and are advertising based on the content you're currently looking at. I tend to agree w/ Mark. The google content targeting ads aren’t necessarily a bad thing. They’re text based (not too obtrusive), and are advertising based on the content you’re currently looking at.

]]> By: matt davies http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-264 matt davies Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:10:15 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-264 I cant stand ads. I cant stand ads.

]]> By: Jon http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-469 Jon Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:24:24 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2005/11/10/are-ads-okay-yet/#comment-469 Ads are better than ok, they make content free for the masses and work to democratize information. Ads are better than ok, they make content free for the masses and work to democratize information.

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