AdNauseam – Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To

Re:AdNauseam – Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To by sago on Sunday August 27, 2017 @05:55AM (#15110027)

This seems to be the current 'ad-positive' argument de jour. But I don't buy it. There is plenty and always has been plenty of free content on the web. It is very cheap to publish.

But advertising has led to the collapse of the small business or hobby website. Realistically nobody will ever see your content unless you advertise heavily, or post on a platform that uses your content to sell its ads.

Advertising, as far as I can see, has had a negative impact on the democracy of the web. And lead to an increase in the domination of big platform holders and brands.

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Re:AdNauseam – Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To by tobltobs on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:08AM (#15110409)

> Realistically nobody will ever see your content unless you advertise heavily, or post on a platform that uses your content to sell its ads.

Care to elaborate why this should happen? Do you believe the "Google will rank you bad if you don't use Adsense" conspiracy theorie?

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Re:AdNauseam – Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To by LeoNatan25 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:28AM (#15110478)

For example, posts on Facebook and Twitter get buried on purpose until you “promote” them.

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