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Ads=Attention As the world moves into virtual space, nothing is as valuable as attention. Storage and Processing power are commodities. I would say owning the

• saimiam 9y ago
  > owning..attention They don’t own it. They only provide a way for advertisers to make an appeal for it. Sounds like a quibble but their entire business model can come crashing down in enough people start using adblockers which is already happening organically by word of mouth with little noise. Ownership would mean they can force your attention on anything they deem fit.
  • fauigerzigerk 9y ago
    And yet, in spite of ad blockers, they are reporting a 47% increase in paid clicks. Something truly massive is going on here. I'm not convinced that this is sustainable either.