The Guardian’s ads asking for contributions have got progressively more desperate. I find their commitment to keeping their site paywall free admirable, but the current almost-begging (and selling off their Sunday paper) has got so intense that it feels like it’s only a matter of time until they introduce some kind of paid content.
replyBegging users to turn the tracking gun on themselves so they can be bombarded with ads is totally pathetic, and I’ve seen this on multiple news sites. These guys can’t go out of business fast enough.
reply>If you don’t want to receive *personalised ads*
replySo ads, just not personalized. Remind me again why personalized ads are good for me if I have to pay to have non-personalized ads?
I think their plea is: 'we make more money from personalized ads so help us make up the difference through donation (or whatever they're selling).'
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