> And websites whose customers advertising agencies, and whose product is people, create something? Attempting to track and then monetize everything everyone do

> And websites whose customers advertising agencies, and whose product is people, create something? Attempting to track and then monetize everything everyone does online is _creating_ something now. This is snarky, and intentionally simplifies things down to a dumb level. Here's a list of things that "create something" while relying on an advertisement model for revenue: - Gmail - Facebook - YouTube - StackOverflow - Reddit (to some extent) - Yahoo - Miniclip - Neopets I can find a hundred other examples that are ad-revenue supported by create immense value. It's a difficult balance to strike, and while not perfect, this model has allowed us access to so many good services that would otherwise not exist. Saying that none of them "create something" is just wrong.