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I've never liked advertising companies and have noticed a downward trend in the moral implications of different advertising business models. The least creepy I
by ilovetux 8y ago
I've never liked advertising companies and have noticed a downward trend in the moral implications of different advertising business models.
The least creepy IMO is when you would see a television or radio host cut away to promote a product which directly tied the content creator to the promotion.
Later that became less common and advertisers approached content aggregators like Television networks who maintained a carefully curated collection of content this wasn't too bad.
The current trend of advertising companies selling ads on non-curated, user generated content seems to have crossed a line where major problems are just inherent. I think a better arrangement would be if Google and Facebook allowed content creators and advertisers to directly connect thereby allowing each to choose what sort of brands match their particular image.
- ariwilson 8y agoIf only there was a program with YouTube where you could advertise against preferred content... https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/products/google-preferred/ https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/products/google-preferred/
- ilovetux 8y agoThat's kind of half-way there, but there doesn't seem to be a way for advertisers to actually choose specific channels to maximize brand-fit just packages of channels deemed "brand safe" which is a very generic term. Also there is no direct connection between content creators and advertisers allowing both parties to safeguard their respective images. Edit: Typo
- 51lver 8y agoI'm pretty ok with linustechtips and benheckshow ads for this reason. It's done by the host IN the program, not some post production splicery that can be abused long after the content is created.