Comments on: Advertise on Universe Today, Astronomy Cast, and Other Space Sites http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/17/advertise-on-universe-today-astronomy-cast-and-other-space-sites/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:14:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: technobabble http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/17/advertise-on-universe-today-astronomy-cast-and-other-space-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-15998 technobabble Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:20:01 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/17/advertise-on-universe-today-astronomy-cast-and-other-space-sites/#comment-15998 Yes....content matters...and is too often missing. But the ads make the money. The rest are teasers. Yes….content matters…and is too often missing.

But the ads make the money. The rest are teasers.

]]> By: Jürgen http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/17/advertise-on-universe-today-astronomy-cast-and-other-space-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-15941 Jürgen Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:44:57 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/17/advertise-on-universe-today-astronomy-cast-and-other-space-sites/#comment-15941 While I understand the need to create some revenue from a website, I'd appreciate if you were a bit more careful in selecting advertisers and placing ads on your pages. I keep seeing dubious advertisemens on Universe Today. For example, when visiting from a Linux machine, I frequently see those "Your Linux needs an update..." ads, badly translated into German. I don't know if they are legitimate or not, but it looks a lot as if they'd lead to malware sites. Also, ad placement is problematic sometimes. For example, in http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/18/new-unexpected-spots-found-on-jupiter/ , you write "The image below illustrates the different mechanisms creating the auroral spots..." in a paragraph that's directly above an ad -- so that, for the reader, "the image below" is that of a "high power green laser pointer". That's irritating. I have already stopped refering to badastronomy.com on the net and in astronomical discussions. The site contains so many ads that it really does not look like a reliable source for "good astronomy". While content matters, presentation should not be forgotten. While I understand the need to create some revenue from a website, I'd appreciate if you were a bit more careful in selecting advertisers and placing ads on your pages.

I keep seeing dubious advertisemens on Universe Today. For example, when visiting from a Linux machine, I frequently see those "Your Linux needs an update…" ads, badly translated into German. I don't know if they are legitimate or not, but it looks a lot as if they'd lead to malware sites.

Also, ad placement is problematic sometimes. For example, in http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/18/new-unexpected-spots-found-on-jupiter/ , you write "The image below illustrates the different mechanisms creating the auroral spots…" in a paragraph that's directly above an ad — so that, for the reader, "the image below" is that of a "high power green laser pointer". That's irritating.

I have already stopped refering to badastronomy.com on the net and in astronomical discussions. The site contains so many ads that it really does not look like a reliable source for "good astronomy". While content matters, presentation should not be forgotten.

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