Comments on: Would You Pay Money to See Your Favorite Site Ad-Free? http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081209/would-you-pay-money-to-see-your-favorite-site-ad-free/ from other Web sites Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Lloyd http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081209/would-you-pay-money-to-see-your-favorite-site-ad-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Greg Lloyd Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:59:58 +0000 http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=6645#comment-1051 I've had a Salon premium subscription for years (no ads) and like the choice. Loud videos, throbbing animation, and stupid animated effects that chase my cursor have driven me from more than a few sites despite their good content. Sites that offer less garish and annoying ads are OK, but ad free is best for sites I use every day. Signal to noise is a real problem. YOUR page has two paragraphs of text - about six square inches - tucked away on a page who print size is is over one 8 1//2 x 11 sheet and larded with "colorful" distraction. I’ve had a Salon premium subscription for years (no ads) and like the choice. Loud videos, throbbing animation, and stupid animated effects that chase my cursor have driven me from more than a few sites despite their good content. Sites that offer less garish and annoying ads are OK, but ad free is best for sites I use every day.

Signal to noise is a real problem. YOUR page has two paragraphs of text – about six square inches – tucked away on a page who print size is is over one 8 1//2 x 11 sheet and larded with “colorful” distraction.

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