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Re:Ask HN: A startup that is not charging user and still pro... by rokhayakebe on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @12:56AM (#433258)
No matter how I look at it, it seems that every new startup "secretly" believes that somehow they will make money where others have not when using the same model (advertising). At the same time, online advertising is still young and maybe some of these startups will do well in the near future.
Re:Ask HN: A startup that is not charging user and still pro... by eru on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @04:26AM (#433436)
Google makes a lot of money advertising. Though you might say there are mostly meta-advertising.