Re: How to fund a website for getting started with RDF applications?

On 3/16/19 12:07 AM, Young,Jeff (OR) wrote:
 > The “no animation” on ads seem like a poison pill. I don’t mind ads on
 > YouTube channels, for example.

On YouTube I don't either, because it lets me get content that I know I 
want.  But I included "no animations" because I think we need to be 
careful how the site appears, in order to attract the developer 
community.  IMO a site that is covered with irrelevant animated ads and 
click-bait is less believable -- and more annoying -- and less apt to 
attract community contributions than a site with relevant, 
non-distracting ads.  For example, the job listings on the right side of 
StackOverflow are relevant and (mostly) unobtrusive.  Contrast that with 
the ads on SourceForge, which in my view are a turn-off and make the 
site feel like yet another commercial parasite, rather than a community 
resource.  I'm not against advertising, but I think it is important to 
handle it tastefully.

On 3/16/19 5:10 PM, Marco Neumann wrote:
> you mentioned digital ad technology only as an afterthought

Sorry, I didn't mean for it to sound like an afterthought.  Digital 
advertising is definitely an option, but I think we need to be careful 
about how it is done, to maintain a feel that will attract the developer 
community.  And even aside from specific revenue mechanisms, I think 
there is still the larger question of what kind of organization to use. 
A non-profit organization might make the most sense, though I am told 
that there are a lot of hurdles in setting one up.  Another option might 
be to do it as a sub-project under an existing non-profit.

David Booth

Received on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 23:22:51 UTC