Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless

Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by dajohnson89 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @06:31PM (#13407118)

Sure -- I agree that content producers need to make money, and ads (invasive/unethical or not) are a time proven way of achieving this end.

Let's do a run down of my monthly online spend.

Netflix: ~$9.99

Hulu premium: $11.99

HBO now (or is it HBO go?): ~$12.99

Sling TV: ~$50

Google play (includes YouTube red): ~$13

Amazon prime (also used for the Amazon TV shows): ~$9

Spotify: $10

A random Twitch show that I patronize: $6.66

Wikipedia: I donate $10/year, so let's say $1.

So, roughly, ~$125/month.

I use Tumblr heavily and the ads piss me off, but the moment they offer a premium ad-free option they can shut up and take my money.

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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by matwood on Sunday January 15, 2017 @07:17PM (#13407388)

Interesting you use Spotify and Play. Spotify really seems redundant in your scenario.

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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by dajohnson89 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @08:46PM (#13407745)

I see why you might think that -- but Spotify's playlists and the discover weekly features overall are much better then Google play. Yet, as a project fi & G apps user, Google play has great download functionality.

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Re:Google and Facebook ad traffic is 90% useless by lisivka on Sunday January 15, 2017 @08:40PM (#13407718)

Add Kiva to your list. ;-)

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