Beginning to test Amazon ads this weekend.

[bunni]

I'm going to push out some Amazon ads this weekend. It will be a skyscraper format on the right side of the pages. If you're on the page for Predator, there will be ads for the Predator DVD, Blu-Ray, Toys, etc. on the right side of the page.

The format isn't final - and the matching engine isn't perfect... which should lead to some amusing ads. We'll see how it goes over the next week.

Best,
bunni

[Swordfish941]

Tell me, why are we advertising on our pages?

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Swordfish941

Tell me, why are we advertising on our pages?

Funding for the site most likely

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by Swordfish941

Tell me, why are we advertising on our pages?

Uh, how old are you again? Do you not understand that a website of this magnitude costs serious money to maintain and selling Ad space is the only way to keep going, OTHER than charging members $$ to be here. For one, I am glad it's not costing me to be a MOD

[Swordfish941]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

Uh, how old are you again?

15 years old, or 7,884 minutes old.

[Jcordell]

Advertising is a necessary evil.

[Swordfish941]

I hate consumer culture.

[bunni]

Originally Posted by Swordfish941

Tell me, why are we advertising on our pages?

I have bills to pay. The site runs ~$1,000 per month in expenses and that number is always growing. Advertising has never covered the costs - I have always run this site at a personal expense to myself.

[Excalibur]

Yesh. That's a lot of money for a site like this. Think we should start a donation fund?

[bunni]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Yesh. That's a lot of money for a site like this. Think we should start a donation fund?

I appreciate the sentiment but totally not necessary. I'd much rather implement some advertising than harass the membership for money. God Bless America.