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Re:Show HN: Tell YouTube ads to fuck off by anticristi on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:56AM (#27445752)
I never understood why "show more ads" = "make more money". Wouldn't competition for fewer ad slots drive ad prices up?
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Re:Show HN: Tell YouTube ads to fuck off by leppr on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:59AM (#27445766)
Yes, what makes sponsor segments more valuable is the superior human-curated targeting.
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Re:Show HN: Tell YouTube ads to fuck off by pharmakom on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:23AM (#27446640)
The ad value doesn’t reach zero though, so more ads = more revenue
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