Re:Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
by xvector on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @04:23PM
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I was about to write a snarky, contradictory response to this, but I think you have a point.
When a normal ad comes on, it's outside of the "content" you're used to. A different voice, a different presentation style, a different part of the webpage, a different section of the newspaper.
When the content producer themselves is presenting the ad, however, you feel a bit more subconsciously inclined to trust them. IMO this is why YouTube ads have taken off so well.
Obviously I know that it's just an ad, but in the back of my head I'm paying more attention to it.
When a normal ad comes on, it's outside of the "content" you're used to. A different voice, a different presentation style, a different part of the webpage, a different section of the newspaper.
When the content producer themselves is presenting the ad, however, you feel a bit more subconsciously inclined to trust them. IMO this is why YouTube ads have taken off so well.
Obviously I know that it's just an ad, but in the back of my head I'm paying more attention to it.