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Paywalled, so obvious question. Does Google's deep pockets just bid high?

kyrra 9y ago
I believe if you access it via twitter or facebook, WSJ still lets you in. Try the link from https://twitter.com/nat_droz/status/958396191531728896 https://twitter.com/nat_droz/status/958396191531728896
- dugmartin 9y ago
  I have this bookmarklet I use when I hit paywalls and I don't care if Facebook knows I'm interested in it: javascript:location.href='http://facebook.com/l.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)
  - aneutron 9y ago
    This is extremely witty. You're the MVP.
  - fwdpropaganda 9y ago
    How about this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/read-ft-wsj/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/read-ft-wsj/
    - thetwentyone 9y ago
      The page says that it's GNU licensed but where I can I find the source?
      - fwdpropaganda 9y ago
        The .xpi file is essentially a .zip in disguise (all Firefox add-ons work like this). Unzip it as normal and read the source. Aside from the manifest, it's 5 lines.
        thetwentyone 9y ago
        Got it, thanks for explaining that. I didn't want to download it before reviewing.
      - jwilk 9y ago
        https://github.com/JoaoAparicio/read-ft-wsj https://github.com/JoaoAparicio/read-ft-wsj
firloop 9y ago
https://archive.is/2a176 https://archive.is/2a176
Analemma_ 9y ago
Google claims that it operates the buying side as a standalone business that needs to be profitable so it doesn’t overbid. I don’t buy that claim for a second, and I don’t think the EU will either.
- btian 9y ago
  Why not? I'm sure if you bid something ridiculous, say $1 billion for an ad, Google would rather show your ad than one of Google's.
  - chillydawg 9y ago
    They only need to fudge their numbers by a few percent for them to win the majority of impressions. It's not about bidding $600 for a $10 slot, it's about bidding $11 and then pointing out that their internal operator is still profitable after all sorts of internal cross subsidisation.
clusmore 9y ago
Try outline.com: https://outline.com/a88hX9 https://outline.com/a88hX9

I believe if you access it via twitter or facebook, WSJ still lets you in. Try the link from https://twitter.com/nat_droz/status/958396191531728896 https://twitter.com/nat_droz/status/958396191531728896

dugmartin 9y ago
I have this bookmarklet I use when I hit paywalls and I don't care if Facebook knows I'm interested in it: javascript:location.href='http://facebook.com/l.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)
- aneutron 9y ago
  This is extremely witty. You're the MVP.
- fwdpropaganda 9y ago
  How about this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/read-ft-wsj/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/read-ft-wsj/
  - thetwentyone 9y ago
    The page says that it's GNU licensed but where I can I find the source?
    - fwdpropaganda 9y ago
      The .xpi file is essentially a .zip in disguise (all Firefox add-ons work like this). Unzip it as normal and read the source. Aside from the manifest, it's 5 lines.
      - thetwentyone 9y ago
        Got it, thanks for explaining that. I didn't want to download it before reviewing.
    - jwilk 9y ago
      https://github.com/JoaoAparicio/read-ft-wsj https://github.com/JoaoAparicio/read-ft-wsj

firloop 9y ago

https://archive.is/2a176 https://archive.is/2a176

Analemma_ 9y ago

Google claims that it operates the buying side as a standalone business that needs to be profitable so it doesn’t overbid. I don’t buy that claim for a second, and I don’t think the EU will either.

btian 9y ago
Why not? I'm sure if you bid something ridiculous, say $1 billion for an ad, Google would rather show your ad than one of Google's.
- chillydawg 9y ago
  They only need to fudge their numbers by a few percent for them to win the majority of impressions. It's not about bidding $600 for a $10 slot, it's about bidding $11 and then pointing out that their internal operator is still profitable after all sorts of internal cross subsidisation.

clusmore 9y ago

Try outline.com: https://outline.com/a88hX9 https://outline.com/a88hX9