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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by ronyeh on Thursday April 16, 2020 @01:09AM (#22886273)
A lot of people are on Facebook and Instagram all day, stalking friends because there is not much else to do.

There are only so many Google searches I can do in a day. Many of them end on Amazon where I may or may not purchase something.

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by hobofan on Thursday April 16, 2020 @01:35AM (#22886441)
It doesn't matter much if they spend much time on their platforms now if advertisers stop advertising everywhere.
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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by csallen on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:04AM (#22886590)
Exactly right. For example, many media organizations right now are reporting record traffic numbers, but are struggling to make ends meet as advertisers pull out.
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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by Robelius on Thursday April 16, 2020 @03:59AM (#22887161)
Is there actually any numbers people can point towards?

I’ve read similar comments over different forum postings about advertisers tending to cut advertising during times like these to help their financials. And it makes sense to me. But now I’m sitting here, just wondering if anyone has actually looked at numbers during other financial downturns. Or is it just some catching conversation that’s been kicking off....maybe I need to go outside and smell some fresh air.

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by tpxl on Thursday April 16, 2020 @04:53AM (#22887437)
There have been a couple of articles recently about this:

"L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Eliminated’" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22872711

"As YouTube traffic soars, YouTubers say pay is plummeting" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22856324

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by samspenc on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:27PM (#22891006)
WSJ: Facebook Usage Soars, But Online Advertising Plunges https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-warns-that-skyrocketin...

WSJ: Facebook Ad Rates Fall as Coronavirus Undermines Spending https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ad-rates-fall-as-coron...

Bloomberg: Facebook’s Ads Business Weakening Despite Surge in Usage https://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/facebook-says-ads-...

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by hobofan on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:24AM (#22887921)
Even apart from the advertisement coming from the platform, most creators (podcast/Youtube) that I follow report that their direct ad placements have basically dropped to 0 and the only ones they have running now were negotiated pre-pandemic.
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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by Bombthecat on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:08AM (#22887827)
People are not working, hence no money. (less money to spent) advertising doesn't make much sense except your target are the wealthy working (or not working class)
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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by Insanity on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:27AM (#22886711)
But YouTube traffic must have increased, and Android app usage as well.. Google is more than a search engine
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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by cruano on Friday April 17, 2020 @01:11PM (#22900872)
Traffic yes, a lot

People advertising on youtube is the problem, that number is only going down

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Re:Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020 by dannyw on Thursday April 16, 2020 @03:14AM (#22886938)
YouTube is maybe... <10% of Google?

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp... is >90% of Facebook.

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