At 10/7/24 07:58 PM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:At 10/7/24 07:25 PM, Dungeonation wrote:Who's ready to live-BBS this feature tomorrow if applicable??I'm gonna be asleep when this goes live, but I'd bet good money the announcement thread's gonna be lively.
Okay, quick update - I thought this was gonna go live at midnight EST (effectively 5AM in my timezone), not midday. I'm almost certainly gonna be around when this goes live (probably mid-afternoon my time).
At 10/7/24 11:53 PM, larrynachos wrote:I'm excited to see what this new feature brings! Is it a time sensitive thing, or will it be available all day Tuesday starting from 12am (with the exception of tomorrow being mid day)?
It will be available the rest of today once it launches, until 12am EST (does get tempting to base it on PST so it runs later on the west coast).
+1 for a supporter based advertisement system, but also -1 because I worry about how it would be implemented, how invasive it would be, and how it could be abused. I do think there could be more methods similar to the hidden message and weekly front page posts (speaking of which, I miss when it was a 2 week cooldown), just little things for people to get their stuff in front of people without getting front paged by moderators. But on the other hand, making newgrounds "pay to win" like that would have a lot of ugly consequences.
The spaces would be defined as ad spaces, vs people paying their way into the existing showcase boxes. The question is just how widespread the ads would be, the system could probably start out pretty low-key but if it's a success, people might expect more impressions for their ads, meaning ads in more places. A lot of the ads would be interesting, at least, I imagine Supporters might even want to see them so we'd probably need a toggle option there.
fingers crossed for Triple XP day (I need more XP).
At 10/8/24 07:59 AM, TomFulp wrote:The question is just how widespread the ads would be, the system could probably start out pretty low-key but if it's a success, people might expect more impressions for their ads, meaning ads in more places.
By my guess, this system's probably gonna start with one top-banner ad (replacing the "X joined the crew" Supporter ad) and a side-banner ad which can pop up either on the main page or on submissions.
Given that the upcoming system is getting its ads from site users, rather than some random advertising monopoly or megacorp, I suspect any push for more impressions is gonna be tempered by the advertisers not wanting to negatively impact their own viewing experience.
A lot of the ads would be interesting, at least, I imagine Supporters might even want to see them so we'd probably need a toggle option there.
You want my advice, I'd recommend checking how many Supporters use that toggle - if its a particularly high number, you've succeeded with flying colours.
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At 10/8/24 07:59 AM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/7/24 11:53 PM, larrynachos wrote:I'm excited to see what this new feature brings! Is it a time sensitive thing, or will it be available all day Tuesday starting from 12am (with the exception of tomorrow being mid day)?
It will be available the rest of today once it launches, until 12am EST (does get tempting to base it on PST so it runs later on the west coast).
+1 for a supporter based advertisement system, but also -1 because I worry about how it would be implemented, how invasive it would be, and how it could be abused. I do think there could be more methods similar to the hidden message and weekly front page posts (speaking of which, I miss when it was a 2 week cooldown), just little things for people to get their stuff in front of people without getting front paged by moderators. But on the other hand, making newgrounds "pay to win" like that would have a lot of ugly consequences.
The spaces would be defined as ad spaces, vs people paying their way into the existing showcase boxes. The question is just how widespread the ads would be, the system could probably start out pretty low-key but if it's a success, people might expect more impressions for their ads, meaning ads in more places. A lot of the ads would be interesting, at least, I imagine Supporters might even want to see them so we'd probably need a toggle option there.
Thomas, your'e bringing back ads? If so, do you plan on doing a monster social media ad campaign? If not, what is your idea for an NG ad campaign? Mine would about Newgrounds being touted and bragged about as the "cooler" entertainment platform compared to the likes of... you get the point and have tons of "attitude"!(remember "Blast Processing" and "Play it Loud" back in the 90s?)
At 10/8/24 09:55 AM, ejulia14 wrote:Thomas, your'e bringing back ads? If so, do you plan on doing a monster social media ad campaign? If not, what is your idea for an NG ad campaign? Mine would about Newgrounds being touted and bragged about as the "cooler" entertainment platform compared to the likes of... you get the point and have tons of "attitude"!(remember "Blast Processing" and "Play it Loud" back in the 90s?)
No plans to run an ad campaign off-site at the moment, although if we solve the problem of losing more money as the site grows, that could be a possibility.
At 10/8/24 10:01 AM, TomFulp wrote:At 10/8/24 09:55 AM, ejulia14 wrote:Thomas, your'e bringing back ads? If so, do you plan on doing a monster social media ad campaign? If not, what is your idea for an NG ad campaign? Mine would about Newgrounds being touted and bragged about as the "cooler" entertainment platform compared to the likes of... you get the point and have tons of "attitude"!(remember "Blast Processing" and "Play it Loud" back in the 90s?)
No plans to run an ad campaign off-site at the moment, although if we solve the problem of losing more money as the site grows, that could be a possibility.
DAMN IT!! YOU SHOULD'VE FOUCUSED MORE ON YOUR SCHOOLWORK AND NOT SHOEHORN IN TRANSPHOBIC JOKES IN YOUR GAMES!! /j The world would a different place had NG became a public company and google didn't exist. Hey, I should make that topic into a forum thread!!!
Okay, that’s a pretty good incentive! Now is this legit a weekly thing or just something done monthly?
At 10/8/24 10:40 AM, OviManic wrote:Okay, that’s a pretty good incentive! Now is this legit a weekly thing or just something done monthly?
It's gonna be every Tuesday.
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At 10/8/24 10:23 AM, ejulia14 wrote:DAMN IT!! YOU SHOULD'VE FOUCUSED MORE ON YOUR SCHOOLWORK AND NOT SHOEHORN IN TRANSPHOBIC JOKES IN YOUR GAMES!! /j
This feels like a reference to some disgraced YouTuber/dev I've long since forgotten about.
At 10/8/24 11:49 AM, BlueMonday1984 wrote:At 10/8/24 10:23 AM, ejulia14 wrote:DAMN IT!! YOU SHOULD'VE FOUCUSED MORE ON YOUR SCHOOLWORK AND NOT SHOEHORN IN TRANSPHOBIC JOKES IN YOUR GAMES!! /jThis feels like a reference to some disgraced YouTuber/dev I've long since forgotten about.
Oh my, I didn't know it can be seen as a reference. I'm not disparaging Fulp, just mad about what could've been
