Amazon can smell the blood in Ads. And it’s going for it

Re:Amazon can smell the blood in Ads. And it’s going for it by wmeredith on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @09:10PM (#24704293)

This sounds awful from a seller perspective, but honestly I don’t care. It is also awful from a customer perspective and I care about that a lot. I used to do most of my shopping on Amazon. Now the ux of it all sucks out loud. I’ll search for a product and the first two results are ads for Chinese knockoffs. They’re constantly trying to sell me shit instead of the thing they have, that I want. It’s like walking around a store with a shopping list, but I have to constantly turn down offers to get what I need.

It’s really bad.

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Re:Amazon can smell the blood in Ads. And it’s going for it by m463 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @10:58PM (#24704904)

You have to remember the truth about ads. They're not for the consumer, they're for gatekeeper.

I think individuals have very power in the equation. The loss of one sale is meaningless.

the answer is ... competition or regulation or maybe journalism. You need a godzilla to fight a godzilla.

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Re:Amazon can smell the blood in Ads. And it’s going for it by meed2000 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @02:38AM (#24705848)

I think we just need a well designed alternative market place that addresses the OP points. Good search engine, a somewhat reliable review system, ease of use for both sellers and buyers. One thing to keep in mind, Amazon eCommerce kept loosing money for over a decade. Jeff and the investors focused on the long term. I think this time has come already and they geared up to cash in. They want to cash for today and for yesterday.

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