CP referral inks...
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I couldn't help but notice that the VS 2010 sticky in the lounge is filled with referral links. I have no problem with that at all - we all need to eat - except for transparency. I would much rather a statement was included that made it clear CP stands to benefit from those links - and again, I've no problem with CP benefiting from commercial transactions - rather than that slight of hand. And anyway, a far more effective technique of gaining advertising would be for you guys to post, article up and otherwise disseminate your experiences of VS 2010. I think the CP populace would find commentary on how VS 2010 helped or hindered a big website, such as CP, more than interesting.
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I couldn't help but notice that the VS 2010 sticky in the lounge is filled with referral links. I have no problem with that at all - we all need to eat - except for transparency. I would much rather a statement was included that made it clear CP stands to benefit from those links - and again, I've no problem with CP benefiting from commercial transactions - rather than that slight of hand. And anyway, a far more effective technique of gaining advertising would be for you guys to post, article up and otherwise disseminate your experiences of VS 2010. I think the CP populace would find commentary on how VS 2010 helped or hindered a big website, such as CP, more than interesting.
Tracking, not referral, and they aren't for advertisers, they are for us. We did our VS 2010 tech summit, we're doing competitions, next week is a survey, and we have plenty of paid advertising - all focussed around Visual Studio 2010. The question came up, though: how many members are actually interested in it? Not "interested in clicking on a sponsors ad", or "interested in our tech summit", but "interested enough to learn more about VS 2010". I'm just genuinely curious as to whether people are burned out and VS 2010 is a Vista-sized yawn or whether there's actual interest in these types of announcements. So I figured I should actually watch and see. If this weirds you out then I'll whack a note on the links: "Link clicks will be counted because I'm too curious for my own good" or something.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP