Quotable Diatribe

ad hoc punditry on matters social, business, and sport.
Dear Yahoo, I Redesigned Your Website (And Took Out 512,240 Pixels Of Banner Ads)
Dan Greenberg, techcrunch.com
Dear Yahoo!,I’ve redesigned your web­site (five sites, actu­al­ly) and I’d like to get your opin­ion.Across five prop­er­ties — Home­page, Screen, OMG, Flickr, Music — I’ve removed 4 square ban­ner ads, 2 w…

Ads need to be part of the experience, not an interruption or something to be be ignored.

Dear Yahoo, I Redesigned Your Website (And Took Out 512,240 Pixels Of Banner Ads)
Dan Greenberg, techcrunch.com

Dear Yahoo!,

I’ve redesigned your web­site (five sites, actu­al­ly) and I’d like to get your opin­ion.

Across five prop­er­ties — Home­page, Screen, OMG, Flickr, Music — I’ve removed 4 square ban­ner ads, 2 w…

Ads need to be part of the experience, not an interruption or something to be be ignored.