Slashdot.org has announced that they will be moving over to a new advertising system which will use ads similar to those at
ZDNet and
C|Net. A sad thing to see come, but it's necessary for them to provide the news and articles they do to their large reader base. In case you'd rather not have the ads, Slashdot is announcing a subscription that will allow users to view pages banner and ad free:
For some time now we have been developing a unique subscription system that we hope will make our users and advertisers happy. Please hit the link below to read an explanation about how the system works, and why it works that way. Also you will learn what a subscription will give you, and what our future plans are for it. (more
here)
The system is designed to meet multiple users needs and will cost $5 per 1000 pages viewed. Slashdot estimates this will be $20 for the average reader.
