All existing Premium Members were notified of this change by e-mail. The no-ad option was discontinued along with the Premium Membership package. Existing Premium Members are still entitled to the extra disk space associated with the Premium Membership, at no charge. All existing Premium Members will keep their 22 MB of disk space at no charge. The decision to discontinue Premium Membership was not an easy one for us to make.
Tripod relies very heavily on advertising revenue to cover the costs of our FREE services.
Unfortunately, the revenue we were generating from the no-ad premium service was not covering the costs of the operation. We considered raising the monthly fees, but if we wanted to completely cover our costs, we would have had to increase fees well beyond a reasonable level. Start by dressing them up with one of our slick new Ad Skins. Check out the space we've reserved inside the ad for you to add links or a graphic of your choice. Inc. All Rights Reserved.