Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by c7b on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:52AM
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> No. You see, the thing is, we really need the eggs.
Isn't that the opposite of the problem here? If the bots actually generated sales, the adbuyers would likely be quite happy. This seems more like the Emperor's New Clothes, if you're looking for a metaphor.
Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by wccrawford on Monday October 03, 2022 @09:16AM
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I read that as his brother doesn't actually lay eggs, they're just hoping against hope for it.
Same as the ads and the bots.
Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by grandpoobah on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @08:32AM
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"We could really use the eggs" might have been a better way of phrasing it then.
Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by c7b on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:47AM
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ok, yeah, reading it that way it is a quite an appropriate metaphor
Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by mountainb on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:34AM
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No one really wanted to do much digging when the market was good, but now that the market is bad, expect a lot of digging and a lot of suing.
Re:Companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots
by InCityDreams on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:27AM
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Must be a European joke. In the States I'm guessing it costs more to see a doctor than just go buy eggs.
And, yes, i know my euro-taxes essentialy pay for my doc, but a week in hospital that cost me €13.50, I'll live with. As well as a year's worth of post-care and meds....€0.00.
Eggs are getting a bit pricey now, though.
"Doctor, my brother has lost his mind. He think he's a chicken." "Have you tried telling him he's not a chicken?" "No. You see, the thing is, we really need the eggs..."