wiz@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前People who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadaysmessage-squaremessage-square217fedilinkarrow-up1876arrow-down120
arrow-up1856arrow-down1message-squarePeople who haven't gotten into habit of googling stuff in the last 20 years might not get into it at all anymore because of how search engines are gamed with SEO spam tactics nowadayswiz@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2年前message-square217fedilink
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2年前Yes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
minus-squaredrz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2年前Use an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前They do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2年前That won’t make a difference. Reddit knows how much traffic they get and they use that number to sell ads
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2年前Junk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
minus-squareSaneless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2年前That’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2年前If you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.
Yes but it will be offset by traffic boosts for advertisers
Use an adblocker. Unless, you mean people go on the internet without using protection?
They do. Either due to technical ineptitude (like approximately everyone’s parents) or, and that might be worse, with the conviction of doing “the right thing,” like a friend of mine.
That won’t make a difference. Reddit knows how much traffic they get and they use that number to sell ads
Junk data that costs the advertisement without a return on investment
That’s not how it works. Reddit is able to even get interest because of traffic counts. Same for IPO values
If you’re blocking their ads and not logged in, you are costing them.