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One thing I just can't get my head around... who is clicking on online ads? I click on maybe one a year, and probably less than that, and I don't think I've eve
by ZenoArrow 9y ago
One thing I just can't get my head around... who is clicking on online ads? I click on maybe one a year, and probably less than that, and I don't think I've ever bought anything based on what I was shown in an online ad. Perhaps I'm an outlier, but considering the popularity of ad blockers I don't think my lack of engagement with online ads is that extreme.
- 75dvtwin 9y agoI am wondering the same. I never click those and install ad blockers for every family computer I come across
- corobo 9y agoThere are people out there that fall for 419 scams and spam email. You are on Hacker News. It's safe to say you're not the average measurement when it comes to who clicks ads. On the whole ad blockers are not as popular as you might think, you just hear about them more frequently due to the circles you browse in. In any case you say you click on one a year. Lets assume everyone does likewise and multiply that alone by Facebook's userbase and you've got a good 5 million ad clicks per day.
- thirdsun 9y agoYou're an outlier. On HN we all are I guess. Most people don't or can't really distinguish between ads and real content and of course the quality of those ads is increasing - with all the information available to Facebook and other companies ads start to become actually relevant. Unless it's one for the product you just bought an Amazon and now see everywhere.