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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or has YouTube gone fanatical on ads? by phillmv on Thursday November 28, 2013 @10:55PM (#6817818)
I'm sure they could drive some value out of a skipped ad. There's definitely some brand impression, and not to mention metrics on what works and what doesn't.
Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or has YouTube gone fanatical on ads? by judk on Thursday November 28, 2013 @11:41PM (#6817915)
Maybe Google is being non-evil, only accepting payment for ads users accept.