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Pastimes : Discuss Go2Net's acquisition of our beloved SI

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To: Snowshoe who wrote (24)4/23/1998 1:48:00 PM
From: Richard Ruscio   of 446
 
Greg M wrote:

"What a fiendishly clever way to profit from the internet! Swamp people with ads, and allow them to pay extra for ad-free access!"

This model is already true for network television (oldest, smallest, lots of interruptions) versus cable (older, no interruptions DURING the program) versus movie theaters (newest, biggest, brightest, but even here, trailers are ads during the experience).

I'd much prefer some way to sell my time to view ads to SI, so that they can re-sell my time to advertisers. I really don't care for interruptions, or the bandwidth sucking stuff ("spinning bologna").

But, hey, I'm already a lifetime member, so ...

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