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Re:Chatbots are replacing Google's search, devastating traff... by busterarm on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @10:24AM (#44247956)
They've shown in their other products that they really don't even care anymore.

Roughly 30% of the YouTube ads I get served recently are 10minutes long or more. At least once a day I feel like I'm reporting some 50+ minute long alternative medicine scam ad.

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Re:Chatbots are replacing Google's search, devastating traff... by dgimla20 on Thursday June 12, 2025 @04:33AM (#44255332)
I'm surprised Googles ad business stays afloat. It seems every video I watch on YouTube is preceded with a Grammarly advert, a service I have no use for and will not subscribe to/pay for in the future.

I feel like Google should be the one company that has enough data and the widespread scope to really excel in advertising, yet on every site I see their ads, its as if they have no idea who I am and what I might want.

Feels like a bubble to me..

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Re:Chatbots are replacing Google's search, devastating traff... by busterarm on Thursday June 12, 2025 @10:24PM (#44265215)
As someone who worked in advertising...advertising isn't really about connecting you with things that you want. It's about putting something in your head to make you want it.
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