Someone here lauded c|net's new ads ... here's an article from Jason Calcanis of SAR which says they're a bold move... http://www.digitalcoastweekly.com/issues/default.html#Headline3586 Why CNET's ''Big Box'' Advertisements Are a Brilliant Ploy (Or, Content's Ultimatum: Pay or Say Goodbye The argument is basically this: the ads are big, intrusive, and guaranteed a response - and that their placement is a possibly intentional move to get people to either a) get sick of ads and pay for content b) learn to live with advertising - Joe -- Joe Crawford |||||||||||||| mailto:jcrawford at avencom.com |||||||||||||||||||||||| http://www.avencom.com ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Avencom: Set Your Sites Higher