Some official communities are starting to show ads. Current official communities showing ads include:
lj_spotlightlj_maintenancetipofthedayfeedback And now
news, just in time for
State of the Goat.
No comments yet from staff, but it has only been a short while since the comments were made, so it's possible one might be forthcoming. (Although, of course, there's no obligation to give one,
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It's been ages since I looked around logged out.
Still, if it helps pay for the wages of whoever is trying to fix the server response errors that have had me hit refresh FIVE TIMES in order to get the reply page open...
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Man, they've not been having good luck with power lately.
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"I'm just gonna come right out with it: why have ads been put on official communities like News? While I understand that it's about money, obviously, I think that putting them on News, Feedback, and LJ_Maintenance is overstepping it."
Response, as of 1 hour ago:
"Ads were turned on in these communities at the request of senior LiveJournal management.
"Thank you for letting us know that you feel this is overstepping bounds. We've made a note of the feedback you've provided."
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Higher hanging fruit, but still within the range of possibilities, is mobile web advertising and ads in RSS and ATOM feeds.
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Plus accounts have RSS/ATOM feeds that could have ads in them. Of course, only LJ knows if enough people even watch those suckers to make it worth the trouble.
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http://community.livejournal.com/changelog/4300801.html
"SUP will also be handling advertising to people in the ex-USSR regions." I think we already knew that but...
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The static files are not escapable and neither is being served advertising from them.
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