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ChrisMcDonald

13 years ago

That truly is disgusting. I feel rather sick now. Why would anyone do that? Why? Why? Why? Why?

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Dan C. Rinnert 13 years ago

Newspapers covering the story also have ads. Should they remove ads from their sites when covering horrible events?
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- Gail_Curran 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert
  
  Newspapers covering the story also have ads. Should they remove ads from their sites when covering horrible events?
  
  Newspapers existed before the event. This site was set up specifically to exploit the event. Big difference IMO.
  
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  Dan C. Rinnert 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Gail_Curran
  
  Newspapers existed before the event. This site was set up specifically to exploit the event. Big difference IMO.
  
  TV news and newspapers do that too.
  
  Nightline was born out of a nightly series of reports covering the Iran Hostage Crisis.
  
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- Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert
  
  Newspapers covering the story also have ads. Should they remove ads from their sites when covering horrible events?
  
  No.
  
  Clearly not.
  
  But those advertisements were sold before the news was out, and in fact without much reference to the specifics of what else would be printed in the same location.
  
  Isn't that a totally different ball-game? I'm not sure, myself ... your post has given me "pause for thought" - never a bad thing, in itself.
  
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12312 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ChrisMcDonald

That truly is disgusting. I feel rather sick now. Why would anyone do that? Why? Why? Why? Why?

No different to Google setting up a website all about the Japan Earthquake.
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- adamj2 13 years ago
  
  At first I thought it was going to be just a generic news site that was already using adsense, so would not have seen the problem there.
  
  But then I clicked and saw that someone had specifically purchased oslobomb.com just to make money from it! That seems pretty wrong to me.
  
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Daredevil Marketing

13 years ago

On one hand, yes it's despicable.

On the other hand, he/she is only putting up information that's already out there and monetizing the people searching for news about the event.

Which is exactly what major news networks do, just on a much larger scale.

Is it something I'd feel comfortable doing? No.

Is it something that is done each and every day by the mass media? Yes. And even more despicably than this guy is doing (see: Nancy Grace re: Casey Anthony trial)

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Andreas B

13 years ago

I live in Norway, and I'm following the situation very close:
/off-topic-forum/419326-bomb-went-off-norway-meters-away-prime-minsters-office.html
(sorry for the "link", but this is VERY related to the topic)

If the person made the website ONLY for the sake of profit, then I do not enjoy his/her work. However, all mainstream news sources are making profit from this, so why not..?

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Zesh

13 years ago

I can remember when people tried to cash in from Michael Jackson. I personally, would not do this.

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Trivum

13 years ago

I thought the same as others here -- that's what newspapers and news shows do.

But there might be a slight difference, and I think the difference is conscious intent. When someone starts a newspaper or a news program, or they go to work for one, their idea is probably that they're going to be delivering information that people want.

Of course everyone knows that "the news" tends to concentrate on the bad things that happen because those things are more dramatic, and drama sells. EVERYONE knows this, including those who work in the business, but I don't think those who work in the business go into it with the conscious intent of "profiting from tragedy." It may be what they do the majority of the time, but I don't believe they allow themselves to be fully conscious of it. And I also don't believe that's all they do.

Now you might say that's just as bad, and you may be right in the end, but I think there's no doubt that the person who set up that Oslo site was fully and completely conscious that he/she was intending to profit from the tragedy of others. (Why the hidden registration, by the way?)

Again, in the end, I'm not sure I could say that it's really that much different from the "news," but I can certainly say I wouldn't do it myself. It just seems over the line. (Maybe this is somewhat akin to the idea of, "It's not what you say, it's how you say it." ... Only here it's maybe, "It's not what you say, it's what else you say in addition to it." - i.e. "real news" does seem to have other motives than simply profit - by hook or by crook.)

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Andreas B 13 years ago

20-30 political interessted teenagers are murdered at Utoya = cashflow for oslobomb.com?
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JamesGw

13 years ago

That's pretty lame, but also a pretty common method.

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Andyhenry

13 years ago

You can understand why they got private registration on the domain - they must know that it's a low-life thing to do but are just so desperate for money that they couldn't resist. I feel sorry for them. They have to live with that.

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dv8domainsDotCom

13 years ago

I think that it's a pretty low thing to do, on one hand. But really, can't fault them for making money. The service, in a sense, is consolidating information on the topic on one site (aggregation) and while crass, does serve it's purpose as long as it's legitimate news info (current feeds/news/videos) on the event, and not just repeating "oslo bomb" over and over... IE, there is some legitimacy as a service based on aggregation, but no original content. It wouldn't be something I would do because I think it is kinda short-lived. There will be quite a few bucks to made, but then it's gone. Nothing long-term, no real investment to it. (WSO in the making? "Learn this one {silly|rediculous|crazy|insane} {trick|tactic} to make {hundreds|thousands} per day from adsense!")

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Andyhenry

13 years ago

Originally Posted by dv8domainsDotCom

I think that it's a pretty low thing to do, on one hand. But really, can't fault them for making money.

No?

You feel the same about drug dealers?

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dv8domainsDotCom

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Andyhenry

No?

You feel the same about drug dealers?

I'm afraid your argument is invalid.

How do I feel about DRUG DEALERS? Certain classes of drugs are bad, mmm'kay. (I'm against certain types of drugs and at the same time I feel that some classifications of drug law are too harsh given my personal opinions of the drugs themselves).

How do I feel about a SITE that aggregates content about drug dealers (and monetizes through ads)?
Fine.

How do I feel about a SITE that aggregates content about bombings occurring in a any given location? Fine. (Although as I said, not something I would do personally).

How do I feel about a BOMBER that terrorizes said community? I hope they burn.

Big difference in the point you're trying to make. The site owner is not a drug dealer, any more than he is a bomber (I presume).

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davezan

13 years ago

Originally Posted by dv8domainsDotCom

I'm afraid your argument is invalid.

How do I feel about DRUG DEALERS? Certain classes of drugs are bad, mmm'kay. (I'm against certain types of drugs and at the same time I feel that some classifications of drug law are too harsh given my personal opinions of the drugs themselves).

How do I feel about a SITE that aggregates content about drug dealers (and monetizes through ads)?
Fine.

How do I feel about a SITE that aggregates content about bombings occurring in a any given location? Fine. (Although as I said, not something I would do personally).

How do I feel about a BOMBER that terrorizes said community? I hope they burn.

Big difference in the point you're trying to make. The site owner is not a drug dealer, any more than he is a bomber (I presume).

Essentially, it's a question of what effect (especially material ones if any) that
method of making money has, and if certain laws apply.

Looks like the site isn't working anymore?

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Rich Struck

13 years ago

I don't know... He's just reposting stuff that can be found elsewhere. I've seen a lot worse.

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Damian Kitchen

13 years ago

sounds like the kind of sick thing the people responsible would set-up.

i appreciate disasters are covered in the media, but to set-up site
with that domain name sickens me

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ebony66

13 years ago

It is blood money and I hope they choke on it. Same goes for the people who tapped into a dead girl's phone to sell newspapers.

We have become so sensitized to evil so much so that not much shocks us anymore and that is why so much evil continues. To try to justify this sick behavior is inexcusable.

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nickdamodda

13 years ago

I really don't see the problem. He was just creating a blog and wanted some money off of it. That's just smart marketing. If you want to profit, you need to be first up with all of the latest news. He wanted to profit. He was in no way discriminating them or doing any harm so I'm still a little confused on this?

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Heidi White

13 years ago

Quick - everybody go click on his ads like crazy - then... he (or she) will soon be moaning

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Andrew S

13 years ago

^ it is one thing to disagree, it is a whole other thing to destroy someones livelihood

please dont clickbomb this guy, that is a pretty dirty thing to do

no pun intended

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