Ask YC: Are merit-based ads a good idea? Appearance probability proportional to karma/score/etc.

Re:Ask YC: Are merit-based ads a good idea? Appearance pro... by pchristensen on Wednesday March 05, 2008 @12:48AM (#129497)

I like this. This could be a big change in how ads are served online, and since ad-supported is one of the most important business models for internet sites, that's saying something.

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Re:Ask YC: Are merit-based ads a good idea? Appearance pro... by tim2 on Wednesday March 05, 2008 @03:43AM (#129569)

Not a total departure from how some people have used many other sites. Eg, the more friends you have on myspace, the better you can advertise your band; the more popular your youtube video, the better you can use it to promote something; same goes for blogs.

Of course, the way it's being used here works off of a skill that nearly all of his users are known to have, unlike the youtube example.

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