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Controversy: Seth Godin Asks Blog Readers to Treat Ads as the New Online Tip Jar and Click

                   
gauravonomics.com
Aug 22, 2008
        
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When Seth Godin called ads “the new online tip jar” – If every time you read a blog post or bit of online content you enjoyed you clicked on an ad to say thanks, the economics of the web would change immediately. You don’t have to buy anything (though it’s fine if you do). You just have to honor the writer by giving them a click. You still get what you pay for, even if you pay with attention. – hell broke loose in... [read full story]                    

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Seth Godin confused about click marketing

 platinax.co.uk Aug 23, 2008
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Isn't this kind of click fraud?

 sunbeltblog.blogspot.com Aug 22, 2008
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Not Seth Godin’s Best Advice

askshane.org
Aug 23, 2008
        

I love Seth Godin. Fantastic stuff. However, his recommendation today that “[i]f you like what you’re reading, click an ad to say thanks” — while good-hearted — is terribly misguided. If every time you read a blog post...

                   

Isn't this kind of click fraud?

sunbeltblog.blogspot.com
Aug 22, 2008
        

Marketing uber-guru Seth Godin blogs:Ads are the new online tip jar"I never click on ads."It's almost a badge of honor to say that. The subtext is, "I'm too smart/busy to waste my time doing that," or perhaps, "I don't...