GBAtemp sponsorless once again

[FAST6191]

Sorry to hear that Costello. I am actually quite surprised the paypal end run stuff actually worked both in terms of there not being a suitable alternative to paypal and it having an effect in the first place but hey.

As much as I hate ads I really like gbatemp so I whitelisted it on my adblocker, Its the least I can do.

Enjoy having to wipe and reinstall everything on your computer monthly.

Do what? Granted I do not imagine Costello and co have as much fine grain control as they did with the banners and interstitial stuff hosted on site but the chances of here becoming a malware installer filled site is rather more than slim than most places.

Internet hosting noob here:

Pa- per-click advertising? Does that mean you only receive payment if one of the advertised links is actually clicked on?

Web advertising is more boring and convoluted than I care to explain (read I can just about scratch the surface) but the basics for click through is usually something along the lines of you get paid for impressions (not a lot), click throughs (more) and on some systems a cut of something if someone ends up buying something (somewhat more). On top of that there is usually some "we will pay you when you get enough from it". There is an awful lot more to it ( http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/05/security_incent.html being an example of it getting weird) with various ad networks, contracts, middlemen and more if you want to try doing it for real as well*.


*before someone says something signing up for google ads makes you as much an earner from ads as installing wordpress on shared hosting makes you a web developer but both can get something done so carry on if it works for you.

 

[Fear Zoa]

As much as I hate ads I really like gbatemp so I whitelisted it on my adblocker, Its the least I can do.

Enjoy having to wipe and reinstall everything on your computer monthly.

I'm on a chromebook so I don't have to worry about that.

 

[Mantis41]

So just enabling the links will not help a lot unless we all click on the occasional random link.

 

[AlanJohn]

I guess i'll click every banner i see, but most of the time the banner just says it can't find the page...

That kind of thing is generally a bad thing to do in terms of ads. Clicking excessively can lead to the ad company suspending one's account since it looks like you're trying to game their system.

Only click if you're actually interested in the ad.

Because everybody is interested in downloading malware with browser toolbars.

 

[Yumi]

That sucks,
Well i hope things change for the best.

What about donating to the site?

 

[The Catboy]

maybe linking to non-flashcart sellers but one who is dealing in gaming equipment in general would be good right?

I was about to suggest the same thing.
We are still a gaming site.

 

[EyeZ]

Eww... horrible virus / malware ads

It's a shame the best flashcart company, ZhuZhuChina, is so good. At the moment they're getting free advertising on every 'What card shall I buy?' thread, otherwise they would be a good sponsor.

I was thinking the exact same thing earlier when i was in this thread

 

[Gahars]

Ask not what your temp can do for you - ask what you can do for your temp!

 

[jamesaa]

This would explain all the "Download" "Download Now" "Play Now" Buttons that have appeared on every page

Not exactly ads are they, more like clear examples of the companies using dubious means to trick people on filesharing/video sites to click the wrong thing,

 

[Lanlan]

Okay, whitelisted. But only for you Costello.

 

[chyyran]

This sucks.. I hope you guys get a new sponsor soon. In the meantime, added on the whitelist

 

[AceWarhead]

I swear. If I ever become super rich, I'll sponsor GBATemp until the Apocalypse.

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

I love GBAtemp but I'm not down to whitelist any site that allows potentially dangerous ads and spyware/malware garbage. I think there are plenty of members who would be willing to donate a dollar or 2 a month to help with server costs.

 

[Another World]

It's a shame the best flashcart company, ZhuZhuChina, is so good. At the moment they're getting free advertising on every 'What card shall I buy?' thread, otherwise they would be a good sponsor.

we seem to have a bit of a target on our backs, although i could simply be paranoid. it started with shoptemp, and now every site that sponsors us loses paypal and in turn their sponsorship revenue. i would advise zhuzhuchina to stay away.

i think its time we looked for legit advertising from a gaming/used game type shop that only sells legit items.

-another world

 

[pyromaniac123]

It's a shame the best flashcart company, ZhuZhuChina, is so good. At the moment they're getting free advertising on every 'What card shall I buy?' thread, otherwise they would be a good sponsor.

we seem to have a bit of a target on our backs, although i could simply be paranoid. it started with shoptemp, and now every site that sponsors us loses paypal and in turn their sponsorship revenue. i would advise zhuzhuchina to stay away.

i think its time we looked for legit advertising from a gaming/used game type shop that only sells legit items.

-another world

Yup, just you being paranoid. This still probably would of happened if those sites didn't sponsor gbatemp.

 

[Another World]

shutting down our sponsors is a great tactic. every flash kit reseller who let me read their shutdown letters where closed by paypal because of a direct letter from nintendo.

for most users i think they just see a gaming site that talks about piracy. but if you look a little deeper you may see some problems. for example, many 100% homebrew sites won't let their users link back to gbatemp. my gbatemp interview project was ended because homebrew devs outright refused to be associated with gbatemp. i've even had 1 flash kit team blame me for the their loss in revenue based on completely truthful (yet negative) comments i made about their product. be it good or bad, we are extremely popular and have made an impact on this hobby.

paranoid or not, it isn't that far fetched.

-another world

 

[DSGamer64]

paypal has become trash. maybe the sponsors should go w/ paypal's competitors. though, I'm sure paypal doesn't even know they exist.

You are aware that PayPal, as a company is required to enforce any laws where their customers accounts deal with piracy or any other illegal activity? It's only a matter of time before the flash card scene officially dies off. There has been no progress on a 3DS card and the Vita is a ways from being fully cracked too, it's only a matter of time before all the flash card sites are gone since they don't pop up nearly as often as they used to and they don't last long either.

 

[Devin]

I'm going to have a few chats with some contacts I know. Maybe they'll be able to sponsor the site. I'll give you a PM later after I talk to them about it.

 

[DSGamer64]

It's a shame the best flashcart company, ZhuZhuChina, is so good. At the moment they're getting free advertising on every 'What card shall I buy?' thread, otherwise they would be a good sponsor.

we seem to have a bit of a target on our backs, although i could simply be paranoid. it started with shoptemp, and now every site that sponsors us loses paypal and in turn their sponsorship revenue. i would advise zhuzhuchina to stay away.

i think its time we looked for legit advertising from a gaming/used game type shop that only sells legit items.

-another world

Yup, just you being paranoid. This still probably would of happened if those sites didn't sponsor gbatemp.

It would have happened eventually, but not as quickly. Also, the DS scene has been considerably more popular then the GBA scene ever was in terms of accessibility, that is one problem with the whole situation. Had DS flash cards been as complicated for the average user as GBA flash cards were, we wouldn't have seen as many sites go down in flames. The DS flash cards attracted a considerably larger user base due to it's easy of use and affordability once the Slot 1 cards came out.

 

[Fear Zoa]

shutting down our sponsors is a great tactic. every flash kit reseller who let me read their shutdown letters where closed by paypal because of a direct letter from nintendo.

for most users i think they just see a gaming site that talks about piracy. but if you look a little deeper you may see some problems. for example, many 100% homebrew sites won't let their users link back to gbatemp. my gbatemp interview project was ended because homebrew devs outright refused to be associated with gbatemp. i've even had 1 flash kit team blame me for the their loss in revenue based on completely truthful (yet negative) comments i made about their product. be it good or bad, we are extremely popular and have made an impact on this hobby.

paranoid or not, it isn't that far fetched.

-another world

You think Nintendo is trying to get rid of us but can't due to the site not doing anything illegal? Or am I misunderstanding what your saying?