Back before the Internet (browsers) a big reason I bought/subscribed to magazines was for the ads. That was how I found out about most new products. Today I ra

Back before the Internet (browsers) a big reason I bought/subscribed to magazines was for the ads. That was how I found out about most new products. Today I rarely find out about anything from ads. Instead I find out from sites like HN, slashdot, etc or from social network connections and groups