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advertising has value for us as a consumer Advertising is an attempt to make us modify our behavior, regardless of whether it's in our best interests to do so.
by orangecat 17y ago
advertising has value for us as a consumer
Advertising is an attempt to make us modify our behavior, regardless of whether it's in our best interests to do so. Marketing and truth are orthogonal.
How exactly would you find stuff otherwise :)
I'd look for professional and customer reviews which would likely convey more useful information than ads with bikini girls next to the product.
- ErrantX 17y ago> Advertising is an attempt to make us modify our behavior Absolutely. That doesn't mean it is valueless. > I'd look for professional and customer reviews which would likely convey more useful information than ads with bikini girls next to the product. That works if your looking for something. How many useful products would you miss? Quite a lot I bet :)
- petercooper 17y agoI'd look for professional and customer reviews which would likely convey more useful information than ads with bikini girls next to the product. How would the customers who make those reviews have found the product or business in question? Say you open a Chinese restaurant or start a local news site. How do you get people in the door (virtual or otherwise) without printing flyers, advertising on the Web, or buying space in the local paper? It has to start somewhere for your reviews to exist.
- DougBTX 17y agoIn a hypothetical world where side servings of advertising were to dissapear, I suspect directory and review sites would expand significantly. In the small towns where my grandmother is from, there are still little booklets availible, full of adverts. No content, just a mini yellow pages where everyone advertises.