Comments on: Will people trade texts for ads? Blyk hopes so

By: Blyk Blog

Blyk Blog — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:27:22 +0000

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By: MVNODirectory.com

MVNODirectory.com — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:49:20 +0000

Blyk is an interesting venture. Surely the crucial factor is whether or not a free service can attract people with money. No one will pay to advertise to users with no spending power so there is a danger that Blyk could end up with a massive pool of users who use it because they can not afford to pay for a service, each one user will have a $ cost to the operation. Too many of these negative cost subscribers would doom it to failure. If it gets the offer right then freebit hunters with money will be attracted, their presence is critical to this MVNO.

By: Bruce Anderson

Bruce Anderson — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:24:08 +0000

I guess it depends on a few things. First, how intrusive are the ads? Is it something like gmail, with a bevy of text ads beside the content, or is it a “CLICK HERE OMG UR A WINNER!!!!1″ thing that floats over all the content on your screen until you click it away?

If it’s the former, I guess I wouldn’t have a problem with it (since I use gmail happily every day). The latter option, on the other hand, would give me pause.

In my case it’s moot because I have no friends.