We recently received notification about TweetPortal from Andrew McQuinn, who’s part of the new portal’s team.
Seems like a great “one stop” if you’re a news junkie and want to see all your legitimate news in one place.
My only (minor) gripe off the start is the blended AdWords sections in the content boxes. Having it before the “more ____” links looks too much like trickery to me, and I think that sites that are providing value to their users should be using less tactics like this. It’s a trust thing I guess. I realize that blended ads work in blogs and other sites with lengthy content, and I don’t begrudge them the right to earn a buck, but don’t be so clearly trying to garner clicks with AdSense – sell some real ads.
You can follow them @tweetportal, too.
Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments!
@tweetportal
Thank you for the great post about TweetPortal. We have taken action, thanks to your comments about ads showing up in content panes. We have added a background color for advertisements so that visitors can better differentiate between ads and content. We very much appreciate your insight! We are in beta and we are very open to suggestions.
Nice work on the fix, Andrew… I know that starting off, AdSense is the way to go sometimes. Here’s to hoping you guys rock it so you can garner “real” ads!