Google testing RSS feed advertising

Posted on Friday, April 29 2005 @ 12:33 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Google and a few of its testing partners started a RSS news feeds advertising test. RSS feeds are used on a lot of sites to notify users about updates - but they use a lot of bandwidth.

'The site costs money, and the RSS feeds are a bandwidth killer,' McLaws said. 'I have to pay for it somehow and don't want to charge people to read. I want to be able to monetise it in a way that is unobtrusive and, at the very least, takes care of my server costs.'

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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