Steve from Reddit announced Wednesday on the Reddit Blog that Wired & Reddit will be adding advertising to the Reddit interface.
Part of the reason reddit was acquired was so that eventually it could be used to sell advertising….We’ve always held that content is our #1 priority, and that isn’t changing. Towards that end, we’ve specifically asked for ads with no moving parts, and we’re not rearranging any content to make room for them.
Plus, I think we found a way to track the ads so we can let you vote/comment on them.
The ability to vote on ads will be a breath of fresh air, if it does not backfire, for Reddit – say the users vote negatively for all of the ads.
Reddit’s largest competitor and Google AdSense partner, Digg.com, has not integrated advertising into their “Digg” and “Bury” model, probably for the same reasons. Instead, Digg blasts banners and box ads above and to the right of their content.
Other social sites have experimented with alternative forms of advertising which add to their community appeal.
ThreadWatch, the SEO blog community, started serving interactive advertising in posts where readers and community members could comment on the products advertised. This model never really worked as well as TW (under previous ownership) had expected due to the honesty of the comments – both positive & negative.
ThreadWatch’s idea did however lead to the launch of other alternative forms of ads, such as the now defunct Performancing ad network and the paid review model used by ReviewMe.
A more recent and successful form of alternative 2.0 advertising are the sponsors at TechMeme, where the advertiser blogs and blog posts are featured on the site, instead of simply a link to the advertiser homepage. The sponsored posts, differentiated by background colors and full disclosure, have however brought about controversy since sometimes they appear listed with regular content.
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Also – don’t forget about Kuro5hin. They were one of the first (that I can remember) to allow discussion on ads. Advertisers have the option to allow comments.
There really isn’t any good coming out of it now but at one time there was..
Advertising started to rule the web as well. I think some of the important self sufficient websites must disallow them. Money talks is always the issue.
Advertising started to rule the web as well. I think some of the important self sufficient websites must disallow them. Money talks is always the issue..great
“Plus, I think we found a way to track the ads so we can let you vote/comment on them.” I guess it is a good idea, although only for some niches, as there are many in which this won’t be very suitable…
Almost any top websites are going for ads now. Internet has become an ads world! I was just wondering if I should put ads on my blog. Feel free to drop me a email. Thanks.
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Sounds a bit misleading to me
Advertising on a site is an eventuality and is to be expected.. I just hope that the user experience doesn’t wane due to this
Digg’s advertising is intrusive as well, however the content is grudgingly accepted by the users!
even facebook is excellent and cheaper if used properly
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Advertising has always ruled the web..just like any other media and its totally normal. The problem is that last years there are way toooo much ads.
I’m really skeptical on all this ads stuff. To make things right with ads, you need to be an artist.
Actually, advertising is a GREAT way to earn extra income from the internet, by making it a passive income stream…
I always use advertising to drive traffic and if this is another way, I’ll use that too!
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This will be an interesting addition, the traffic may be untargeted, I wonder what the price will be for advertising.
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I am ok with anything… Nothing is bothering me either with ads or no ads..
Online ads help me to gain my pasif income.
I really would like to know what’s better on longer terms. I always have used adsense, but I’m open to review other options.
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Nowadays, there are many online advertiser or publisher in the market / internet.
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Online Ads definitely produce results when done right! And the amount that comes in depends on what type of ads your running and what kind of marketing you do, or target.
Now i have many idea to get extra income
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Advertising is important weapon to spread the world!So we have take it the chances wisely.
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Now, another thing to consider is about the conversion rate when advertise on reddit.
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sad to hear Performancing had stopped..:(
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I read your article and it seems to be a good one. But sadly , even though people advertise its very hard to find people who write great content such as yourself. As said by a poster above , money changes all
ads is a great way to earn extra income!
I don’t know, it looks like a little forced too much
Thanks for the information.
I never used reddit but i can use it in the near future. Thanks.
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Nice share. Thanks for your info of reddit. I like that.
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Nice info….reddit is rock.. :)
I think it is a great information.Thank you because i already to use reddit for promote my blog.
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Maybe an update will be interesting about final outcome.
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Reddit nowadays is place where gangs decides what is popular and what is not.