Comments on: TinyURL with a (questionable) revenue model: Adjix and Linkbee

You can make money from your short URLs. But I don't recommend it.

[magicmaster]

Threshold for creating new short-url service is very low, and I would not hestitate to switch to another alike service if any of them begins placing frame ads.

[t26l]

@magicmaster
same herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDsxyJgNLI

[AzizMusa]

For me, principle is overstated. The reality of the situation is when an organisation takes the 'moral high ground' and doesn't use pop up ads and loses potentially millions in revenues because of this - The organisation has lost. The only question as to whether to take this move or not should be are the barriers to entry high enough in this market to prevent users shifting source quickly. If there is a threat of reduced users as a result of this move, then a simple ROI analysis should show whether to take this decision or not. When Gilbertson says he won't do this on 'principle', I think he probably means he won't do it, 'because of the risk of losing customers'.

http://business-vs-technology.blogspot.com/

[lonestarState]

Being a developer for the short url service http://www.urloid.com we tested Ads on our service and noticed a drop in users overtime. As "magicmaster" mentions, I am sure users would not hesitate to change over to a new short url service which is Advertisment free. Advertisement with every url redirect kinda sucks.