I up-voted both your comment and this story because I think this is the right conversation to have and the people who come up with the right solutions are going to make a lot of money while making the world a better place.
The Deck perhaps a good example of one of a new breed of advertisers that work together with the sites they actual advertise on. I can't wait for this to get more common.
The Deck perhaps a good example of one of a new breed of advertisers that work together with the sites they actual advertise on. I can't wait for this to get more common.
The problem with this wish, though, isn't that people aren't willing to charge $7900 per month, interact with advertisers, and do it right and with class.. but that there just aren't many companies who want to advertise in that way.
Big advertisers like Microsoft, IBM, or whoever, could approach small, boutique sites and directly advertise with them in a tasteful, selective way.. but they don't. Their ad agencies farm everything out to the big networks to keep things easy.
The problem is with the advertisers avoiding anyone who isn't a giant network or household name in publisher, not the small publishers.
The Deck perhaps a good example of one of a new breed of advertisers that work together with the sites they actual advertise on. I can't wait for this to get more common.