Why Advertising?
why ads continue to be the prevailing business model on the Internet... and why that may be a good (or bad) thing.
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Why Advertising?
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) on why internet ads aren’t going anywhere:
“If you really want to get to a billion and then five billion people, you can’t do that with a paid offering… you need an indirect business model. Ads are the obvious one.”
“If you take a principle stand against ads, you’re... See more
TBPNx.comMeta makes $207 per year per user in the US and Canada, without charging them anything.
That's more than what many subscription products (Netflix, Spotify, etc) make from their paid users
Tanay Jaipuriatwitter.comAds have ruined company priorities
It used to be that we design for the best possible experience. But then “free” came around. Nothing is really free, however – you may not pay for it but you do with your data to improve ad targeting.
As a result, the incentives for the creators of these products is not to create a better experience for you. It’s to... See more
It used to be that we design for the best possible experience. But then “free” came around. Nothing is really free, however – you may not pay for it but you do with your data to improve ad targeting.
As a result, the incentives for the creators of these products is not to create a better experience for you. It’s to... See more
Golden Krishna • Notes on The Best Interface is No Interface
Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet (FSG Originals x Logic)
Tim Hwang • 2 highlights
amazon.com
amazing post in the distinction or thereof between ads and subscription
Sometimes we don’t quite process that billions of people on the planet get unlimited entertainment, voice and video calling, maps, restaurant reviews, weather, news, an encyclopedia, mail, messaging, and more for *free* just because 1-2% of us click an ad every now and then.
Aaron Levietwitter.com