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Re:Ads on paulgraham.com -- Check the bottom of any PG essay by rokhayakebe on Monday July 23, 2007 @08:05PM (#36227)
Yes it is. If there are 4 cars dealers in my state who have what I am looking for, they can all serve ads to me, then I compare and buy the best car with the best payment option.
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Re:Ads on paulgraham.com -- Check the bottom of any PG essay by vegashacker on Monday July 23, 2007 @11:07PM (#36265)
I may be a minority, but that's not how I buy stuff if I know what I want to buy. If I know what I want to buy, then I research the item using Google.

I don't click on ads often, but when I do, it's usually because something caught my attention that I wasn't directly searching for.

The one exception is that I occasionally try to "trigger" ads that give me a discount once I know exactly what I want.

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Re:Ads on paulgraham.com -- Check the bottom of any PG essay by randallsquared on Monday July 23, 2007 @08:21PM (#36232)
I see. I assumed the advertiser was VW, but as you point out, there are others who'd still be interested.
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