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Problem is that when you sell your users to advertisers, it's reducing the value of your service in the users mind. I value websites with heavy advertising to
by deftnerd 10y ago
Problem is that when you sell your users to advertisers, it's reducing the value of your service in the users mind.
I value websites with heavy advertising to be less attractive to me and less valuable. As more users get turned off, the websites will be able to get less money from advertisers.
It can become a snowball effect that kills a service.
- bduerst 10y agoMost engineers and software developers don't click on ads or use advertising mediums [1]. Other user segments are less bothered by them. https://medium.com/@robleathern/people-in-silicon-valley-don-t-click-on-ads-9d2eed1c74af#.ioqcv0e60 https://medium.com/@robleathern/people-in-silicon-valley-don...