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At the end of the day, we all agree that shining shit is their job. Media/Ad buyers and sellers need to realize that there are 2 issues (intrusive ads and trac
by officialchicken 11y ago
At the end of the day, we all agree that shining shit is their job.
Media/Ad buyers and sellers need to realize that there are 2 issues (intrusive ads and tracking) at play, not one. The IAB can't deflect on "bad actors" too much longer and they know it - that campaign has run it's course. They have to correct their own behavior and not modify ours as they're naturally inclined to try.
- PantaloonFlames 11y ago> we all agree that shining shit is their job. I don't know about that. I'm a consumer. I use the internet to search for things I'm considering for purchase. Tires for my automobile, landscaping services, holiday trips. After searching (and prior to adblock sw), I'd see ads related to my searches. They were relevant. Many (most?) ads are horsepucky and annoying. Some are not. I am not defending ad-based models for dissemination of information and news as the one true way. Just disagreeing with your extreme statement.
- wlesieutre 11y agoLet's add a third: security. You can't let a 3rd party advertiser send arbitrary web content to your customers, and then just wash your hands of it and say "It wasn't us, it was the ad network" when it eventually gets used to deliver malware to your customers. It's like if you hired a housecleaning service and they told you "Whoops, looks like somebody took a dump on your living room floor. Not our fault though. It was a subcontractor."