Webmaster Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Starting today we will be adding Google adsense banners to the website. We apologize to our loyal following for this additional intrusion. The Google ads are an attempt to sustain advertising revenue without being overly invasive. Minidisco is still our primary sponsor and we thank them kindly for that. The adsense banners appear on all pages, as a single banner across the top. Your comments are welcome. -Eric Woudenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinkydexy Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 I'll laugh my socks off if any of the ads are for Ipod or MP3 players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Myer Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 It's surprising to hear "The Minidisc format seems to have entered twilight," Eric, considering the phenomenal growth at Minidisc Community Forums over the past couple years, as I learn reading the 187 Replies and udates in "[Forum] Announcements > The Forum Now Has More Than 52,000 Registered Users." Is there some new development? I ask because you seem to be saying the format has just entered twilight. No problem with a Google banner as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaywardTraveller Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 It's surprising to hear "The Minidisc format seems to have entered twilight," Eric, considering the phenomenal growth at Minidisc Community Forums over the past couple years, as I learn reading the 187 Replies and udates in "[Forum] Announcements > The Forum Now Has More Than 52,000 Registered Users." Is there some new development? I ask because you seem to be saying the format has just entered twilight. No problem with a Google banner as far as I'm concerned.Nah, don't worry about it Karl - the webmaster must work at a Sony Store or something...peaceWaywardTraveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Whatever is necessary to keep the site alive... There's a wealth of information, which many of us wouldn't want to disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 All will be forgiven if you can tell where-oh0where I can buy an MXD-D400!No really, all is forgiven anyway, but I do want the D400! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bland10000 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 It is fun to see what ads appear on the front page...i.e, Rental homes in Maryland (MD), Illinois MD license, MD Anderson Temp. stay--a gated community, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMWOOFWOOFF Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 (edited) I think it's officially time to start cutting and pasting the information on the site that we individually want to keep for the future...Even, as the minidisc.org site enters it's twilight, sometimes sites like this stay on for years as a great resource of information. But, then, out of the blue, they usually go "poof". Let's all make sure we archive the information individually we feel we will need while the site is in hospice. Good luck to everyone who was involved in starting this site all those years ago. It's been a great run. Edited February 28, 2007 by UMWOOFWOOFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekdroid Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 (edited) Even, as the minidisc.org site enters it's twilight...Was this said for effect to justify the google ads or...?Who knows.As far as I can tell there's no twilight of the site (judging by how many people are browsing at any one time). Format. Maybe. Unless people have just stopped buying from sponsors and ad revenue has experienced downward pressure, I'm personally doubting it.Edit: ah, the original post has been edited. Edited February 28, 2007 by tekdroid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Good luck to everyone who was involved in starting this site all those years ago. It's been a great run.Rest assured we have no idea what he is talking about either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad4003 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 well, while the google ads are not that disturbing to me, I can't see much other things being added to the site in at least last 6 months or so. the last period of having brought a lots of interesting news was the last spring/summer's RH1 releasing madness. is it really so, that there is nothing going on? isn't it possible to get more info from sony about the future, alternatives, ecc. like this the interest in the site will slowly fade away. at least for me. and, oh!, all this dead isn't dead thing all the time! for me a site is dead if there's no new useful information on it, with or without ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cthulu Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I have no probs with ads, I block them anyway. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRofone Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 It is fun to see what ads appear on the front page...Yeah, yesterday I saw an ad there for "Herniated disc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Yeah, yesterday I saw an ad there for "Herniated disc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefbeef Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 How much are they paying? OK, you probly won't tell us that. The ads aren't too obnoxious. Atleast they don't follow you as u scroll down the page.You know what sucks, tho? That stupid 'gracenote' icon on the upperleft hand corner of my Sonicstage screen. Anyone know how to get that off? I don't even use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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