Comments on: StumbleUpon: Real or Fake? http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Enhance Your Life http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-740721 Enhance Your Life Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:41:02 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-740721 I still get some decent traffic from stumbleupon I still get some decent traffic from stumbleupon

]]> By: Terence http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-684447 Terence Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:10:25 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-684447 There is a little green man icon that appears in the bar when you find a paid entry. I was glad to find this out; up until then I had been down-thumbing anything that looked too commercial. Now I just wait for the man to thumb it down! There is a little green man icon that appears in the bar when you find a paid entry. I was glad to find this out; up until then I had been down-thumbing anything that looked too commercial. Now I just wait for the man to thumb it down!

]]> By: Hornswaggled http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-297693 Hornswaggled Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:50:34 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-297693 I dont have a problem with it from both an advertiser and a user standpoint. Sometimes its pretty easy to figure out that a site has paid to be there, its easy enough to thumbs down that one. I also have a small campaign going with a client that is getting 92% approval rating within the community and over 120 people have thumbs upped the site within the past 3 days (about 9%). So as long as the content is good I am willing to sit through a paid spot here and there, especially if the paid spot is something I am interested in. I dont have a problem with it from both an advertiser and a user standpoint. Sometimes its pretty easy to figure out that a site has paid to be there, its easy enough to thumbs down that one.

I also have a small campaign going with a client that is getting 92% approval rating within the community and over 120 people have thumbs upped the site within the past 3 days (about 9%).

So as long as the content is good I am willing to sit through a paid spot here and there, especially if the paid spot is something I am interested in.

]]> By: Anita http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-160889 Anita Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:40:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-160889 Victoria - You still stumble upon paid placements, just ones in your target areas. Apparently they limit it to 1 in 20, so I really don't see a problem with it. Victoria –

You still stumble upon paid placements, just ones in your target areas. Apparently they limit it to 1 in 20, so I really don’t see a problem with it.

]]> By: Victoria http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-159248 Victoria Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:55:55 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-159248 Stumbleupon is the best site ever! i get "stuck" stumbling for hours! And i don't see any problems with the website making money off of it! They made a unique website and a lot of people enjoy it... The people who thought of SU, created & designed it need to get paid for it! Don't you think their idea is worth it! Besides u don't stumble upon just any paid websites, but only the ones you picked yourself, so I really don't mind it at all... By the way, you think other websites don't get paid the same way? Like MySpace for example! Or do u think all of the ads on their website is placed there for free! Stumbleupon is the best site ever! i get “stuck” stumbling for hours!
And i don’t see any problems with the website making money off of it!
They made a unique website and a lot of people enjoy it…
The people who thought of SU, created & designed it need to get paid for it! Don’t you think their idea is worth it!
Besides u don’t stumble upon just any paid websites, but only the ones you picked yourself, so I really don’t mind it at all…
By the way, you think other websites don’t get paid the same way? Like MySpace for example! Or do u think all of the ads on their website is placed there for free!

]]> By: Cindy Moreno http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-74363 Cindy Moreno Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:40:44 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-74363 When you join SU you are asking to specify your interests; therefore if I were interested in what you have to offer it wouldn't/doesn't matter to me in the least bit if SU is making money off of it or not. The SU community is growing leaps and bounds.... there has to be some revenue to cover the overhead for the "free" stumble upon experience. Yes, that's correct, you do not HAVE to pay, although many people (including myself) choose to because it enhances the features. So, in answer to your question, maybe you should consider rephrasing to, "Do Stumble Upon users care if there are paid placements"? In my opinion SU is the best search engine ever created. Kindest Regards. When you join SU you are asking to specify your interests; therefore if I were interested in what you have to offer it wouldn’t/doesn’t matter to me in the least bit if SU is making money off of it or not. The SU community is growing leaps and bounds…. there has to be some revenue to cover the overhead for the “free” stumble upon experience. Yes, that’s correct, you do not HAVE to pay, although many people (including myself) choose to because it enhances the features. So, in answer to your question, maybe you should consider rephrasing to, “Do Stumble Upon users care if there are paid placements”?
In my opinion SU is the best search engine ever created. Kindest Regards.

]]> By: Yetiwisdom http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65412 Yetiwisdom Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:17:20 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65412 I've been using SU since 9/03 and am a huge fan. Paid placements are identified in the SU toolbar with a green icon. I've actually found about 50% of the paid placements to be interesting. I also once saw a paid placement for a product I owned and whose design I wasn't terribly pleased about. So, I posted a review of the site and the sponsor got back to me shortly to let me know my gripe was being resolved in the next version. In my opinion SU is one of the best things I've found to make my web experience more enjoyable and to keep me abreast of interesting and new sites. I'm no newbie, either; been on the interweb since back when Gopher was the way to go... I’ve been using SU since 9/03 and am a huge fan. Paid placements are identified in the SU toolbar with a green icon. I’ve actually found about 50% of the paid placements to be interesting. I also once saw a paid placement for a product I owned and whose design I wasn’t terribly pleased about. So, I posted a review of the site and the sponsor got back to me shortly to let me know my gripe was being resolved in the next version.

In my opinion SU is one of the best things I’ve found to make my web experience more enjoyable and to keep me abreast of interesting and new sites. I’m no newbie, either; been on the interweb since back when Gopher was the way to go…

]]> By: Blad http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65329 Blad Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:09:34 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65329 Yeah its pretty easy to tell or a site has paid for it or not, Its no big deal, I rather have it this way than a permanent banner on your page. Besides personally I use it more as a bookmark page and hardly ever press the SU button. Yeah its pretty easy to tell or a site has paid for it or not, Its no big deal, I rather have it this way than a permanent banner on your page. Besides personally I use it more as a bookmark page and hardly ever press the SU button.

]]> By: StumbleUpon: Real or Fake? http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65199 StumbleUpon: Real or Fake? Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:48:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-65199 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Is it possible that that we are stumbling upon paid placements?http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Is it possible that that we are stumbling upon paid placements?http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/ [...]

]]> By: Statix http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-63459 Statix Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:58:44 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-63459 StumbleUpon is fun. Great concept and it gets only better. Been hooked for 2 years now. Best way to see is to try it. StumbleUpon is fun. Great concept and it gets only better. Been hooked for 2 years now. Best way to see is to try it.

]]> By: Xuru http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62885 Xuru Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:18:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62885 @Kate Kind of hard for my comments to be inaccurate when they are copy and pasted from the SU website ;) @Kate

Kind of hard for my comments to be inaccurate when they are copy and pasted from the SU website ;)

]]> By: Fresh Development http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62682 Fresh Development Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:11:58 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62682 I have always been aware that this is the case, and you can normally spot the ads a mile off - I always give 'em a thumbs down ;) I have always been aware that this is the case, and you can normally spot the ads a mile off – I always give ‘em a thumbs down ;)

]]> By: Jeff Pelle http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62665 Jeff Pelle Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:20:41 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62665 Any paid ad I stumbleupon gets an IMMEDIATE thumbs down! Any paid ad I stumbleupon gets an IMMEDIATE thumbs down!

]]> By: Zaxy http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62595 Zaxy Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:23:22 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62595 actually, one thing is that when stumbling, you tend to see FAR FEWER ads than when surfing alone. the reason is that the only sites you are sent to as stumbles are ones that OTHER members have given the thumbs up to. the more stumblers thumb a page, the more members it gets distributed to.... inversely, the CRAPPY sites full of ads and popups either never make it into the library, or get THUMBED DOWN so often that they stop going around. so i definitely see fewer ads now, and it is at the point where when i DO happen upon a site full of ads, i am disgusted and feel marketed to! LOL! ~Zaxy actually, one thing is that when stumbling, you tend to see FAR FEWER ads than when surfing alone.

the reason is that the only sites you are sent to as stumbles are ones that OTHER members have given the thumbs up to. the more stumblers thumb a page, the more members it gets distributed to….

inversely, the CRAPPY sites full of ads and popups either never make it into the library, or get THUMBED DOWN so often that they stop going around.

so i definitely see fewer ads now, and it is at the point where when i DO happen upon a site full of ads, i am disgusted and feel marketed to! LOL!

~Zaxy

]]> By: Zaxy http://chris.pirillo.com/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62582 Zaxy Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:14:54 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/10/17/stumbleupon-real-or-fake/#comment-62582 Stumbleupon's advertising practices are spelled out very clearly in every page of their introductory and help pages. All members are told about the ads, and are given the ability (unlike many websites) to turn them off! It is guaranteed that no more than one stumble in 10 will be paid stumbles. Anyone who chooses to become a 'sponsor' can avoid them all together for $20 a year. i've been stumbling for a little over a year, and while i HATE being marketed to in normal life, in stumbling it is well worth it for the sheer number of fascinating websites i've stumbled on randomly- ones i'd never thought to look for otherwise. i became a sponsor a year ago, and turned off all of the advertising at that point. in fact, it's almost time for me to pay another $20 for another year of carefree exploration and discovery! anyway, anyone wondering if i'm legit or not- visit my stumble pages at http://zaxy.stumbleupon.com i just wanted to put it out there that yes, stumbleupon members know they are being marketed to- and it's a very passive, mild and avoidable inconvenience. there's nothing shady or underhanded about the stumble format. ~Zaxy Stumbleupon’s advertising practices are spelled out very clearly in every page of their introductory and help pages.

All members are told about the ads, and are given the ability (unlike many websites) to turn them off! It is guaranteed that no more than one stumble in 10 will be paid stumbles.

Anyone who chooses to become a ‘sponsor’ can avoid them all together for $20 a year.

i’ve been stumbling for a little over a year, and while i HATE being marketed to in normal life, in stumbling it is well worth it for the sheer number of fascinating websites i’ve stumbled on randomly- ones i’d never thought to look for otherwise.
i became a sponsor a year ago, and turned off all of the advertising at that point. in fact, it’s almost time for me to pay another $20 for another year of carefree exploration and discovery!

anyway, anyone wondering if i’m legit or not- visit my stumble pages at http://zaxy.stumbleupon.com

i just wanted to put it out there that yes, stumbleupon members know they are being marketed to- and it’s a very passive, mild and avoidable inconvenience. there’s nothing shady or underhanded about the stumble format.

~Zaxy

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