Ask HN: Is Web 2.0 just ads?

Re:Ask HN: Is Web 2.0 just ads? by wmf on Saturday October 01, 2022 @01:06AM (#33044049)

Ads are the main business model for the Web (some Web 2.0 sites use(d) freemium) but ads aren't the definition of Web 2.0.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Web 2.0 just ads? by hellolemon on Saturday October 01, 2022 @01:12AM (#33044079)

Well let’s see.

Step 1) Provide a free service that will attract millions of users

Step 2) Track users and sell their attention to ad buyers.

Lots of internet businesses would have a hard time surviving without the ads business model.

It isn’t the definition but it sure seems like a huge integral part of it in reality.

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