A way for GB to make money. Would you object to this.

This is just one mans idea.

What if, everytime you wanted to download the newest episode of the Giant Bombcast, you had to watch a 30 second ad for something game related? Would you rebel against Giant Bomb for WASTING that ever important 30 seconds of your life, or would you accept it as a way for them to make money? I mean, you could just click on the Bombcast link, then go grab a soda while the video played or something.

I think that's a little too obtrusive for their taste. Jeff stated earlier when they ran a couple of ads that they wanted it to be as low profile as possible. I think the last thing they want is to force you to watch an ad.

They could also directly link to their store from the main site. I still think that's odd that they don't.

Call me crazy, but I think these guys are savvy enough to know how to deliver ads that serve their purpose without being so obtrusive that they make the viewer resistant to them.

Damn I want that hoodie XD

And as far as ads go, I really wouldn't mind seeing them on the sight or having them before the podcast. But for the love of god, they'd better not be e-surance ads...

How would they do that with itunes? Most people just have the bombcast automatically download through itunes. Also, while regular bombcast listeners would put up with it, it would totally discourage new people from checking out the bombcast. If they have to watch a 30 second ad before they can even get to the page, they're going to say "fuck this" and go somewhere else.

They wouldn't do that. However, I wouldn't care.

i think that i would be more conserned with watching a video in order to get to a audio podcast

i thought that whole 20 minute interview with Treyarch Dude was an advertisement during the Bombcast.

I'd hate having ads on anything Giant Bomb related. One of the great things about Giant Bomb is that it is completely ad free

I like GB ad free, but if they have to put some to keep the site going I'm all for it, I don't give a fuck. 

Don't want it turning into the Sarcastic Gamer podcast.

I wouldn't appreciate that at all, unless it was a video of THEM advertising tampons or something.

What about this website right now gives you the impression that they are short on cash, anyway?

They could toss up an ad at the beginning of the podcast. That's what they've done with a few episodes of The HotSpot, and I think it's one of the options in the Giant Bomb advertising kit.

I'm pretty sure they have already considered this as a potential way to make cash.

If it came down to it, they would probably include ads on the site if they felt that they needed to, or if it benefited them in any way.

Obviously, because they have not yet included ads, most likely indicates that they don't need em to make money.

I would not mind, they got to make money somehow.  I dont think I would watch anything, though it might be different if the podcast is actually video recorded, but I would also not mind them promoting something before and during a break.

What if they sold the Bomcast for 99 cents on itunes

"You're listening to the Hotspot. Brought to you by Sync, the in-car technology that lets you wirelessly sync your movies, music and more. Sync, Powered by Microsoft:"
Yep. Still remember that.

If you go to the "advertise" link at the bottom of the page, you can see the media kits that advertisers buy, and some of them feature things like Podcast sponsorships, drops, etc.

I'm pretty sure I can safely say at this point that people who have been surfing the web for more than 2 months are so accustomed to ads that it wouldn't bother them at all. I would love more ad's. The more ad's they have, the more money they make. I would feel good knowing that people are getting paid to entertain me with their crazy web content. And from past Giant Bomb staff related experiences I doubt advertisers would have much impact on their games review scores.

Uh. If they need to, but I doubt it.

I think it would be better to have Ryan do ad promotion during the podcast...example "This week's Bombcast is sponsered by Red Bull energy drinks...if you want wings we've got the answer, and that's no bull." Either in the beginning or during the before the breaks.

If that was the case then I believe it should replace the break music because it's something that happens in almost every podcast, it gives the crew (and the listener) a break and it only goes for 20 - 30 seconds.

I cant help but notice a distinct lack of endurance run Tshirts in the Giantbomb store... Just sayin....

They need to make the store more well-known, since hardly anyone seems to know about it.

I don't want to be intrusive but how does GB make money? 

sell giant-bomb branded E tablets

What? No. I would rather have ads plastered all over the the site.

They're not a bunch of amateurs scratching their heads trying to figure out how to get money.

I would have no problem with the BombCast including ads. Anyway that I can help keep this podcast going, I'm up for it.