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Tue, May 10 2011 13:13:00

Ads on council websites

Today, Adrian Short (@adrianshort) started a very interesting debate about the rights and wrongs of council websites selling space to advertisers on their websites. I've probably not got all the important tweets, so if you find any more please tell me.

  1. adrianshort
    @PSFbuzz @davebriggs @MMaryMcKenna Selling crack from the Town Hall foyer would generate supplementary revenue. But a net benefit?
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 06:16:20
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  2. davebriggs
    Just blogged: Adverts on council websites http://bit.ly/lBaihP
    davebriggs
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:55:50
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  3. iamadonut
    @carriebish @adrianshort @lesteph @davebriggs Click throughs bad; but placed ads difficult to sell - other than home page/planning.
    iamadonut
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:32:12
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  4. iamadonut
    @carriebish @adrianshort @lesteph @davebriggs Is there not also an issue about nicking ad revenue from other sectors? as per council mags.
    iamadonut
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:31:11
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  5. adrianshort
    @carriebish They are two separate issues. 1) Some ads may be inappropriate 2) Ads never produce a net benefit on council sites.
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:28:47
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  6. davebriggs
    @carriebish @adrianshort @lesteph yes that's my position. I don't care if councils run ads, but they ought to be careful about them.
    davebriggs
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:28:37
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  7. carriebish
    @adrianshort @lesteph @davebriggs So the complaint is more what they are/aren't endorsing than ads themselves? 2 separate issues?
    carriebish
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:27:41
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  8. curiousc
    @carriebish @lesteph @davebriggs @adrianshort did some digging around - could find nothing systematic or +ve - worth trying socitim?
    curiousc
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:27:21
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  9. adrianshort
    @carriebish @lesteph @davebriggs I think you do implicitly endorse anything you put on your site. Would a council run an EDL advert?
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:26:08
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  10. carriebish
    @adrianshort @lesteph @davebriggs Agree is crap but doubt users will be confused or think ads are council endorsed. That's a bit patronising
    carriebish
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:24:30
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  11. adrianshort
    @carriebish In a sample of one (me) I'd say that the ads make @MyNottingham look like spivs. YMMV.
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:20:50
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  12. davebriggs
    @carriebish well, it's either indifference or loathing isn't it? Not the sort of thing anyone actually likes!
    davebriggs
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:21:22
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  13. carriebish
    @lesteph @davebriggs @adrianshort is there any qual/quant evidence of what site users think of the ads?
    carriebish
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:19:03
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  14. davebriggs
    @lesteph and there's a lot of content easily found on the internet that shouldn't appear on a government website!!!
    davebriggs
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:14:50
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  15. davebriggs
    @lesteph not against ads, but I think they should be strongly vetted. Lots of people will see that as the council advocating the service.
    davebriggs
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:14:30
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  16. lesteph
    @davebriggs Not sure what I think about that kinda thing. Aren't they just saving a bit of money? Not as if people won't see that elsewhere.
    lesteph
    Tue, May 10 2011 05:13:36
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  17. adrianshort
    @sarahlay @abeeken @pezholio Nottingham has sold out its most vulnerable residents for £15K a year from Google. There's no excuse for it.
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 04:43:56
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  18. adrianshort
    As if Nottingham City Council's site could be any more offensive, they piss away the Google money putting The Sun's news on their home page.
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 04:49:31
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  19. adrianshort
    My complaint to Nottingham City Council about their exploitative Google adverts: http://bit.ly/kA9WFi #localgovweb /cc @MyNottingham
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 04:36:01
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  20. adrianshort
    @garysims Then the responsible thing to do would be to remove the ads entirely. It's a public service not a business. http://bit.ly/bniGJQ
    adrianshort
    Tue, May 10 2011 04:28:42
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