> Suggesting that people and companies are independently and collectively spending 1 trillion dollars for zero results without any form of verification is absur

> Suggesting that people and companies are independently and collectively spending 1 trillion dollars for zero results without any form of verification is absurd. > But, if you really want to go there. Plenty of companies only advertise online and 'magically' end up making money selling real products to real people. Then quit the hand-waving and provide convincing proof. Also address the issue of bot-farms and other kinds of fraud that could cloud the metrics.