I guess I was more getting at the irony of it all, I have a fair idea of the dynamics behind it as you have described.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 29 August 2003 11:49 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: freshmeat > > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Bjorn Nilsen wrote: > > > Since when did freshmeat.net start advertising microsoft products? > > > > http://aegir.valhalla.net.nz/~bjorn/fm.jpg > > > > Very depressing > > Not really, fresh meat probably just sources ads from an ad > broker. ie. > Web sites like freshmeat concentrate on producing content that gets > eyeballs. Brokers concentrate on getting companies to pay > for ads. The > content provider and advertiser probably never talk, and/or never even > know each other. > > At most the content provider can insist on not displaying > certain classes > of ads for example no porn. Freshmeat probably can't say "no > M$" to its > broker, since it probably doesn't have a "only good karma" > class of ads. > Probably only porn / no porn. > > That's the banner biz for you, its all low margin and cut throat... > > > > John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 > Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 > PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > New Zealand > > A Million Monkeys can inflict worse things than just Shakespeare on > your system. >
