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What's with the Amazon ads? I don't have a problem with them, yet I do want to know if an additional cookie will be saved on my hard drive. Thanks!
Mike DeVuono said:Dan's gotta help pay for the site somehow.
Dan, do you get a cut of just planning-related books bought from Amazon or anything bought when clicking the link?
Dan said:
IMHO, the Amazon ads are fairly non-obtrisve, but I'd like to find a way to place them so the page header doesn't become so long. The ads aren't animated, and they're for planning-related books. CONSUME! CONSUME!
El Guapo said:I like them. I'd be glad to do my Christmas shopping next year through Cyburbia. If you added a Crutchfield, eBay and Volvo Parts banner you could possible support Cyburbia on my net purchases alone.
FYI I do get a big persistent runtime error on the main page for Cyburbia.
bturk said:Down side - with my crappy work monitor, all I get is the header and ad, and have to scroll down to see "anything"
El Guapo said:FYI I do get a big persistent runtime error on the main page for Cyburbia.
bturk said:
EG - Did you see the news story about the 1,000,000 mile Volvo?
I still remember about 15 years ago it was news when that car hit 750,000 ...
Very cool
Planderella said:I noticed that sometimes when I log on to Cyburbia, an additional ad screen pops up. It's happened quite a few times, but I never thought much of it until now.
Dan said:
http://www.cyburbia.org/undea.html ? Did that just start? If that's the case, I'll be able to fix it tonight.
Dan said:
Cyburbia doesn't have pop-up ads! POP-UP ADS ARE A TOOL OF SATAN! I use a pop-up blocker at home, and I encourage others to do the same.
You've got spyware on your computer, and/or you're accessing a page that included some Javascript that will pop up an ad shortly after you leave the site.
Dan said:
I just realized something ... I can get commission when someone buys a Segway through Cyburbia! Stock up now!
bturk said:Budgie will make you rich.![]()
Dan said:
Yup ... a small percentage of anything bought on the site, but you have to go through the link on Cyburbia. I don't remember the percentage, though ... I think it's 5% to 10%, depending on the item.
Hosting is $40 a month (I pay for two hosting packages, because of the site's traffic and storage requirements), and software ... well, $45 for pMachine (the blogging program) last week. I've also got to drop some bucks to get the Gallery database repaired so the thumbnail function works again. I perform most site maintenance from home, so there's also the cost of residential broadband. Cyburbia has never been a profit-making venture; it was always a personal endeavor, so
There's a cookie placed on the HD when you visit the Amazon site, so it knows you came from Cyburbia, and I can get my cut of any sales.
Cyburbia already places a cookie on your HD when you visit the Forums, but it just contains login details.
IMHO, the Amazon ads are fairly non-obtrisve, but I'd like to find a way to place them so the page header doesn't become so long. The ads aren't animated, and they're for planning-related books. CONSUME! CONSUME!
TexasPlanner said:do you get a cut of only the planning related books, or can I also go to links off of the amazon website and buy books too? If that's the case I was going to stop off at Borders on the way home, but if Cyburbia gets a cut I'll try to find the books through them.
Beaner said:Thanks Dan. Nice selection of books, by the way. Who chooses which ones will be featured on the ads: you or a predetermined list generated by the folks at Amazon?
bturk said:
Beaner said:
You know, you invited us to do some blogging when you get the blogger software up and running. In thinking about it, I notice that I have read many of the books featured on those ads. Perhaps I could do my own planning book review blog. Of course, that could be redundant since Amazon already is a great resource for book reviews - I always go to Amazon to get reviews on a book before I go to the local B&N to make my purchase. Anybody else out there also use Amazon as a book review site before going to the local bookstore?
Michael Stumpf said:Another idea may be a blog to critique plans. Go out and download somebody's new "Smart Growth" plan and offer us an insight on it.
Dan said:IThe ads aren't animated, and they're for planning-related books. CONSUME! CONSUME!