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You actually make a really interesting point here. Advertising has permeated nearly every segment of media consumption. An interesting example is articles like
by chairmanwow 8y ago
You actually make a really interesting point here. Advertising has permeated nearly every segment of media consumption. An interesting example is articles like this, and “reviews” of products that are actually paid adverts where the “reviewers” get kickbacks for every referral that leads to a sale. [1]
[1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.fastcompany.com/3065928/sleepopolis-casper-bloggers-lawsuits-underside-of-the-mattress-wars https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.fastcompany.com/3065928/sle...
- distances 8y agoOn the other hand, it's now easier than ever to avoid all marketing in media. In the analog world you couldn't install an adblocker to your newspaper, or purchase a tv subscription without ads, or choose a radio station without ads in between. Now it's all available, and at least my world is almost completely advertisement-free -- except for those paid reviews you mentioned.
- handsomechad 8y agowhat about product placement, PR in print media, "native" or content ads. to say nothing of social media "influencers"
- distances 8y agoI wouldn't follow an influencer, though I'm not very representative obviously. I'm quite OK with product placement. Content ads require that they are marked as advertisements, and can then be blocked.
- pixl97 8y agoHeh, I think you're fooling yourself when you say 'all' marketing. The ads now are gamed customer reviews and paid comments.
- acheron 8y agoAnother example is when discussion forum “comments” have a link to an article, but actually the “commenter” links to an advertising company’s rehosting of the article.