Can we see expired Textads?

May 21, 2002 7:51 PM

Is there anyway to see a list of expired Textads? If not, can a feature be added to allow us to see a Textad history of what has been posted in the past?
posted by skwm to Feature Requests at 7:51 PM (11 comments total)

The reason I'm asking is that, a while ago, there was an ad for a hosting site which I was planning on using. Now that I've got the spare $$ to spend, I'd like to use their services. Unfortunately, their ad is no long running, and I have no idea what the URL was...
posted by skwm at 7:52 PM on May 21, 2002

DreamHost? I remember seeing them as a text ad. There was also that blogger based hosting service. Any specifics you remember about it?
posted by geoff. at 8:11 PM on May 21, 2002

there was also mirahost, which for some reason also caught my attention.
posted by rhyax at 6:12 AM on May 22, 2002

Maybe...the blogger one sounds more familiar. But I was hoping a glance through the textad archives would job my memory.
posted by skwm at 6:19 AM on May 22, 2002

blogomania or cornerhost? I have no idea if they were textads, though.
posted by dhartung at 6:27 AM on May 22, 2002

Wouldn't a textad archive rather defeat the purpose of the textad concept? Free indefinite advertising...hmm.
posted by rushmc at 6:40 AM on May 22, 2002

This lot were on a text ad - Blogomania....caught my eye too....
posted by mattr at 6:46 AM on May 22, 2002

rushmc: I don't think the archive of expired text ads would get enough use to discourage people from buying new ads for expired ones. Seems like a good feature to me.
posted by rcade at 8:13 AM on May 22, 2002

An archive of ads would probably be of more use to members than to advertisers -- who would pay to keep an ad where almost no one will look?
posted by pracowity at 8:25 AM on May 22, 2002

Maybe an aditional fee could be added if you want your ad archived on a separate page. It seems like there should be something extra charged even if it doesn't get cycled through the front page. A one time fee during signup seems reasonable.
posted by jonah at 11:00 AM on May 22, 2002

I signed up with Webhost after seeing one of their textads. I love 'em.
posted by kittyb at 1:52 PM on May 22, 2002