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Re:Ask HN: Why is Facebook's data worth that much? How is it... by thenomad on Friday March 17, 2017 @11:49AM (#13894878)
People pay up to several hundred dollars for a single customer ending up on their website, in some industries.

(Check out the pricing on Adwords for serious medical conditions some time.)

Re:Ask HN: Why is Facebook's data worth that much? How is it... by sokz on Saturday March 18, 2017 @03:46PM (#13903144)
Ads for lawyers have ridiculously high prices in Adwords. Since my first job was in a firm that handled marketing for personal injury lawyers, I had an impression that adwords was really expensive and ws wondering why the ads were so ubiquitous for low revenue businesses too.