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Posted Jun 8, 2012 22:29 UTC (Fri) by corbet (editor, #1)
In reply to: Doctorow: The Curious Case of Internet Privacy (Technology Review) by ballombe
Parent article: Doctorow: The Curious Case of Internet Privacy (Technology Review)

They actually bring in a bit more than they used to now that we have Linux New Media doing the sales for us. It's still a relatively small part of our total revenue picture, but it's definitely enough to make a difference.


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Ads and the Linux New Media cookie explained

Posted Jun 9, 2012 1:47 UTC (Sat) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link]

now that we have Linux New Media doing the sales for us.

Oh, so that explains where the linuxnewmedia.com cookie is coming from. At least it isn't advertising for Microsoft.

It scares me sometimes how pervasive banner ads (and the companies hosting them) try so hard to push their way onto my desktop (and into my life), but I guess that's just business. Oh well, welcome to the online world of We-Want-All-Your-Personal-Info...

P.S. As I said in my comment linked above (from August 2008), and still feel this way, I do realize our editors have to make a living, and I applaud them for being creative in how to keep LWN afloat. I disabled ads some time ago, and now I'm feeling a little guilty for doing so. (I'll re-enable ads after posting this comment.)

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