Comments on: Sponsored link? http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 27 May 2012 00:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim Worstall http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153536 Tim Worstall Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:44:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153536 That ad has always rather amused me. Sometimes pops up just above my blogroll link to Marginal Revolution. That ad has always rather amused me. Sometimes pops up just above my blogroll link to Marginal Revolution.

]]> By: david tiley http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153447 david tiley Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:31:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153447 It raises the spectre of financial inequality even on the net. There is always the boundary of equipment, since good, spontaneous blogging benefits from a fast computer, ready to hand, with broadband. But beyond that we currently compete for attention in a crowded world on our abilities, dedication and what we happen to be inspired by. The idea that we are competing against people with more money is a dispiriting reflection of the real world. At the same time it makes a kind of gruesome sense since we are already up against hugely prosperous and highly advertised media beyond the blogosphere. My idea of a good ad would say: "Turn off whatever pacifying media you use to stun your brain and get on the blogosphere. While you are about it, come to Crooked Timber." Need a couple of days to workshop it and toss my ponytail a few times, but you get the sense of it. It raises the spectre of financial inequality even on the net. There is always the boundary of equipment, since good, spontaneous blogging benefits from a fast computer, ready to hand, with broadband.

But beyond that we currently compete for attention in a crowded world on our abilities, dedication and what we happen to be inspired by.

The idea that we are competing against people with more money is a dispiriting reflection of the real world.

At the same time it makes a kind of gruesome sense since we are already up against hugely prosperous and highly advertised media beyond the blogosphere. My idea of a good ad would say: “Turn off whatever pacifying media you use to stun your brain and get on the blogosphere. While you are about it, come to Crooked Timber.” Need a couple of days to workshop it and toss my ponytail a few times, but you get the sense of it.

]]> By: T. Scrivener http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153436 T. Scrivener Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:41:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153436 Something feels wrong about this, something feels very wrong. Something feels wrong about this, something feels very wrong.

]]> By: greensmile http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153430 greensmile Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:31:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153430 I don't know how, or how much, one pays to use adsense but the links are just relevant enough, just often enough, that I don't ignore them. Of course, with shorter e-mails, relevance drops down into the commical. I don’t know how, or how much, one pays to use adsense but the links are just relevant enough, just often enough, that I don’t ignore them. Of course, with shorter e-mails, relevance drops down into the commical.

]]> By: Tyler Cowen http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153428 Tyler Cowen Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:29:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153428 Isaac is correct...I don't think it has made a significant difference, though, and probably this CT post has given us more hits than the ad itself... Tyler Cowen Isaac is correct…I don’t think it has made a significant difference, though, and probably this CT post has given us more hits than the ad itself…
Tyler Cowen

]]> By: Isaac http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153427 Isaac Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:26:49 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153427 I also e-mail about technical econ things and one day noticed this link. I e-mailed Tyler Cowen about it. He wrote back (and I hope quoting this doesn't violate any confidences, feel free to delete if he objects): <i>yes that is us, we set that up through Google...glad it works! Tyler</i> I also e-mail about technical econ things and one day noticed this link. I e-mailed Tyler Cowen about it. He wrote back (and I hope quoting this doesn’t violate any confidences, feel free to delete if he objects):
yes that is us, we set that up through Google…glad it works!
Tyler

]]> By: Alex http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/comment-page-1/#comment-153424 Alex Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:33:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/26/sponsored-link/#comment-153424 Perhaps this is some sort of experiment? Perhaps this is some sort of experiment?

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