Indeed. Weird. As long as it clearly states "Sponsored" or "Advertised" it should be ok, but this gives me a weird feeling -- like it is more ARM spam than anything else. I would prefer the "ad" panels be filled out with Ads and the new panels be filled with news, not ads ....
" more as ARM continues to roll out new content throughout the week."
It would appear we can expect more of these "Sponsored" news articles.
This reminds me of newspaper advertorials for impotence, balding, and memory loss, you know the ones where the typeface and column layout is the same as the actual news articles.
Not really digging it, but I suppose it is clearly flagged.
I don't like sponsored posts also. I don't want to start thinking that Anandtech is mutating to Tom's.
On the other hand, whoever is NOT using ad block, please raise your hands. Come one, come on, don't be shy.......... Ah!.... Three people in the back, two on the left and one in the front line. Someone else? No? I thought so.
I tried for a couple of months but the animated ads are just too distracting and that was that, the internet is so much more enjoyable with ad blocking.
I've never used ad-blocker. I've got plug-ins disabled until I click on them (which screws up a rare site here and there), so it's either a flat image or a grey plug-in box.
Anandtech has always been, and continues to be, one of the most professional consumer tech blogs. Not only is this sponsored post clearly labeled and non-obtrusive, it's actually fairly interesting to boot. I (like everyone else) use an ad blocker because of obtrusive ads, this is not one of them.
It might be nice to say who sponsored the article at the top of it. It seems pretty apparent to me that this one came from ARM, but that might not be correct. There might also be sponsored posts where the purchaser isn't apparent, but would change people's view of the article(shill posts, smear campaigns, etc).
Ok so Anandtech is corrupted and doing sponsored articles but the guilt is also with the paying side so BAD ARM!. If publications have no ethics ,you (ARM) can, just stop doing it.
Wearables seems like it should be the last bastion of low-overhead, slim programming. We've seen phones balloon out into big monstrous things that struggle to last more than a day on a charge, and that's kind of leaking into the wearables space with things like Android Wear. If that continues, I actually don't think it'll explode like smartphones did. It'll kind of trudge onward until advancements give it the capability it needs.
Like how tablet computers used to be thick, heavy, crippled systems with poor performance and low battery life, and now are barely distinguishable from normal laptops. The first smartwatches are chunky and short-lived, and it might take ten years before we finally see someone reinvent them.
Other wearables could be pretty exciting, though. I'm talking about tiny little things that weave into your personal attire and perform fixed sensory tasks. They'll require a completely different type of UI thinking. This is the kind of thing you can write really bad science-fiction out of if you ham it up too much.
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Nogoodnms - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
When did Anandtech start needing sponsored posts...?JumpingJack - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Indeed. Weird. As long as it clearly states "Sponsored" or "Advertised" it should be ok, but this gives me a weird feeling -- like it is more ARM spam than anything else. I would prefer the "ad" panels be filled out with Ads and the new panels be filled with news, not ads ...." more as ARM continues to roll out new content throughout the week."
It would appear we can expect more of these "Sponsored" news articles.
Klug4Pres - Sunday, November 16, 2014 - link
This reminds me of newspaper advertorials for impotence, balding, and memory loss, you know the ones where the typeface and column layout is the same as the actual news articles.Not really digging it, but I suppose it is clearly flagged.
JumpingJack - Saturday, November 22, 2014 - link
:) Yes, that is exactly what it reminds me off... those ads that look like news reports.dave1231 - Sunday, November 16, 2014 - link
Didn't we have AMD Center, surely sponsored by AMD? There's just different ways of doing it.Yorgos - Sunday, November 16, 2014 - link
As I read at /. the other day, since "1 (intel) core is better than two(amd)", but that something that I have to investigateMr Alpha - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Really, native advertising?ImSpartacus - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
I'm ok with it since "Sponsored" is the first word in the title, "Sponsored Post" is the author and "Sponsored Post" is the category.jibberegg - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Nothing wrong with sponsored posts that are clearly labelled as such. They pay for all the awesome content we consume free of charge.SeannyB - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
That's my feeling as well. The headline begins with "Sponsored Post:" which couldn't be any clearer as a disclaimer.yannigr2 - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
I don't like sponsored posts also. I don't want to start thinking that Anandtech is mutating to Tom's.On the other hand, whoever is NOT using ad block, please raise your hands. Come one, come on, don't be shy.......... Ah!.... Three people in the back, two on the left and one in the front line. Someone else? No? I thought so.
Mikemk - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
+1maco - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
I disable my adblocker on Anandtech since it helps supports them, and the ads aren't obnoxious.skoondi - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
I tried for a couple of months but the animated ads are just too distracting and that was that, the internet is so much more enjoyable with ad blocking.mkozakewich - Sunday, November 16, 2014 - link
I've never used ad-blocker. I've got plug-ins disabled until I click on them (which screws up a rare site here and there), so it's either a flat image or a grey plug-in box.lazarpandar - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Anandtech has always been, and continues to be, one of the most professional consumer tech blogs. Not only is this sponsored post clearly labeled and non-obtrusive, it's actually fairly interesting to boot. I (like everyone else) use an ad blocker because of obtrusive ads, this is not one of them.Mr Perfect - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
It might be nice to say who sponsored the article at the top of it. It seems pretty apparent to me that this one came from ARM, but that might not be correct. There might also be sponsored posts where the purchaser isn't apparent, but would change people's view of the article(shill posts, smear campaigns, etc).jjj - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Ok so Anandtech is corrupted and doing sponsored articles but the guilt is also with the paying side so BAD ARM!.If publications have no ethics ,you (ARM) can, just stop doing it.
garbagedisposal - Saturday, November 15, 2014 - link
Then stop reading. No one will miss you, idiot.mkozakewich - Sunday, November 16, 2014 - link
Wearables seems like it should be the last bastion of low-overhead, slim programming. We've seen phones balloon out into big monstrous things that struggle to last more than a day on a charge, and that's kind of leaking into the wearables space with things like Android Wear. If that continues, I actually don't think it'll explode like smartphones did. It'll kind of trudge onward until advancements give it the capability it needs.Like how tablet computers used to be thick, heavy, crippled systems with poor performance and low battery life, and now are barely distinguishable from normal laptops. The first smartwatches are chunky and short-lived, and it might take ten years before we finally see someone reinvent them.
Other wearables could be pretty exciting, though. I'm talking about tiny little things that weave into your personal attire and perform fixed sensory tasks. They'll require a completely different type of UI thinking. This is the kind of thing you can write really bad science-fiction out of if you ham it up too much.