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Comments on: amazon adds “context links” https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/ aging idealist. ai and education, open web, open publishing. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:34:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Makis https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:34:10 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/#comment-1253 Interesting…

]]> By: Hugh https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:53:33 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/#comment-871 i don’t think there’s much in the way of ethics to worry about… it’s more about whether the trade is worthwhile. is what you get out of the ads worth what you give to the advertisers (ie space on your website). how much would it cost for me to get you to wear a baseball cap every day that flashes ads for various commercial products? energizer batteries and ipods and nice stationary supplies? or to put a Calvin Klein ad on your front door? again: it’s not ethics, it’s whether you’re getting paid enough to give up some of your space.

if you are making enough amazon bucks to buy books, then it’s probably worth it…if i had more visitors to this site, it might be worth it to me. but i would make pennies from google, and my brief tries at amazon got me zilch. so to me it’s not worth it because i give away my digital space for nothing at all in return. why bother?

]]> By: matt https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:09:09 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/#comment-868 addendum: i should have said i don’t make any money *directly* from blogging. Indirectly, I’ve built several careers out of it.

]]> By: matt https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:07:58 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/2007/07/11/amazon-adds-context-links/#comment-867 what do you think of this?

i don’t make any money from blogging, but i do get a enough amazon bucks every month to feed my book fetish and makes me happy. i basically write about whatever books i read / am interested in that month and point others to the amazon link – but i have to admit i haven’t thought too much about the ethics of this. i sometimes like seeing the amazon link, just so i can get a mental picture of the book cover – then i’ll pick it up next time i’m in a bookstore.

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