[smallblacksun]

Before reading the postscript I thought it was an interesting, if not revolutionary, critique of ad services. Then I read the last line and realized the whole "article" was yet another ad for app.net. I felt like I had been tricked into reading a sales pitch, which irritates me and makes me less likely to join your project.

[mikegreenspan]

This blogpost was not intended to be another ad for App.net. Dalton's recent posts are a byproduct of his firm belief that the ad-supported business model is unsustainable. In fact, the footer was not originally included in the article. He decided to include a short sentence connecting his critique of ad services to our project after receiving feedback from the community. (http://twitter.com/johnsheehan/status/227816577607823360)