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[Ashley Brown]

Hi all,

As most of you are bloggers or spend time reading posts I wanted to hear your thoughts on advertising within special interest blogs and forums. To an advertiser this is in many ways the Holy Grail of advertising as you are tapping into user generated/social media but in a controlled and highly targeted way.

Personally I feel very protective about my page and wouldn't want anyone interfering with it, however I'm interested to know what you all think about having display ads on your pages? If they were relevant to your users do you think it would enhance their experience?

Ash

[gemma]

have a look at parenting blog amalah.com - she's upfront and honest in labelling her google ads 'project sellout'...

[Andreas DF]

I absolutely loathe anything that would interfere with the present 'layout' of my personal website. Twitter logos, Last FM players or Google ads, can't stand it! Most blogs are way too messed up with these things. It is very much like pasting corporate stickers (what oil I use, which tires etc) on my newly bought Saab. I might use the services and products but that doesn't mean I want the paste stickers on the exterior for whole world to see it. When it comes to ads they need to be content based and then I mean REALLY content based to the character of me as a person; what books I read, clothes I wear, tvshows I watch.. The relevance should not be based on my readers but on ME. Having that said; Supreme/NicholasDeakins/FreeBurma/Nokia/Monocle/MadMen/BusinessWeek are from now on very much welcome to throw a few banners in my direction ; )

[Fabio S. Schüler Buss]

As long as it get to keep stuff free for the users, ads never bothered me. what i really hate are paid posts, undercover product placement and stuff like that.