Anandtech Articles, weird 'links'

[ardee66]

Hey yo,

lately i have paid attention to the links within the articles on anandtech. For example on the KT600 article today, words with the article, such as-

Profits
products
services
system

are highlighted as links. But if you put the mouse over the links , it appears to be a spam link, ie FREE 30 DAY TRIAL, FREE WEB HOSTING. Which have nothing to do with the article itself. just random links to a 3rd party site.

ANyone else notice this, and why are there?

 

[Phude]

I'm pretty sure they're just adds that help pay the site's costs, like pop ups or banners. I don't mind them too much since they're colored differently than the real links in the articles (i.e. a link to a previous review)

 

[Corporate Thug]

wow, i thought i was just the google toolbar i added...

 

[AlphaBeta]

I hate them, Anandtech is going downhill in terms of slipping in ads everywhere. I mean, dont they get paid enough to try out all this hardware?

Either someone's getting greedy or getting really poor... :disgust:

 

[Stoltenborg]

Low, low, low, low. :disgust:

Something you would expect from Stileproject, not Anandtech :\

 

[DAPUNISHER]

In the wake of the DOTBOMB era it has become far more difficult for a site to generate revenue. If you are not a subscriber then you contribute nothing to this site financially beyond being a traffic stat for attracting the very sponsors you do not wish to be exposed to Btw, this belongs in forum issues not tech support

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
In the wake of the DOTBOMB era it has become far more difficult for a site to generate revenue. If you are not a subscriber then you contribute nothing to this site financially beyond being a traffic stat for attracting the very sponsors you do not wish to be exposed to Btw, this belongs in forum issues not tech support

It was in the 'anandtech articles' already but the thread disappeared.

 

[Lord Evermore]

It's been in forum issues more than once. Not everyone on the staff likes them either.