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How much money does pocket actually generate? It blows my mind that mozilla would pull a java and have us install a figurative toolbar.

sanxiyn 8y ago
Mozilla acquired Pocket. Pocket is now part of Mozilla, providing content recommendation.
- yarrel 8y ago
  Yes that was a mistake. It did get the person who had the original lunch with Pocket off the hook though.
  - tw20190405jxkro 7y ago
    ... and it cost $29m... and the thing still isn't open source... Thanks, MoFoCo.
pietroglyph 8y ago
I may be mistaken about their revenue model, but I think it’s actually costing them money because they bought the company behind Pocket and they don’t seem to monetize the feature in any way.
- SyneRyder 8y ago
  Pocket Premium costs $45/yr for a subscription, so they're definitely monetizing it. (I'm a subscriber.) https://getpocket.com/premium https://getpocket.com/premium
bscphil 8y ago
My understanding is that they are using the Pocket organization as a way of managing the ads they now show by default on the new tab page. They call this "recommended by pocket". I don't know if it currently makes any money, but showing ads on every new tab opened in their browser certainly has the potential to.
baby 8y ago
pocket is such a useful tool that I have a hard time understanding this comment.
- detaro 8y ago
  It's a tool I have perfectly good alternatives for I already use that keeps using screen and menu space in my browser. I.e. why does my context menu have a "save to pocket" option despite me not being signed up for it, that I only ever will click accidentally? I don't mind there being a Pocket integration in Firefox, I somewhat mind it getting in the way if I don't want to use it.
- mnutt 8y ago
  I eventually disabled Recommended by Pocket on my new tab screen because the recommendations were typically clickbaity and being on the new tab screen, it would many times divert me from whatever more important original action I meant to take. The creators probably had good intentions, but Recommended by Pocket seems almost like a dark pattern.
  - wasdfff 7y ago
    I disabled that too but I still use pocket to manage my reading list. My new tab screen is completely blank, its oddly calming.
  - jnurmine 7y ago
    Since not all of the links are interesting, I'd like Recommended by Pocket to be able to learn from my input. I want to punish the uninteresting links and reward the interesting ones, so that I see more of something that I like.
- blondin 8y ago
  mind sharing how you use pocket? i stopped using the web and mobile apps. all i get now is a weekly digest and that covers all i want.
  - wasdfff 7y ago

sanxiyn 8y ago

Mozilla acquired Pocket. Pocket is now part of Mozilla, providing content recommendation.

yarrel 8y ago
Yes that was a mistake. It did get the person who had the original lunch with Pocket off the hook though.
- tw20190405jxkro 7y ago
  ... and it cost $29m... and the thing still isn't open source... Thanks, MoFoCo.

pietroglyph 8y ago

I may be mistaken about their revenue model, but I think it’s actually costing them money because they bought the company behind Pocket and they don’t seem to monetize the feature in any way.

SyneRyder 8y ago
Pocket Premium costs $45/yr for a subscription, so they're definitely monetizing it. (I'm a subscriber.) https://getpocket.com/premium https://getpocket.com/premium

bscphil 8y ago

My understanding is that they are using the Pocket organization as a way of managing the ads they now show by default on the new tab page. They call this "recommended by pocket". I don't know if it currently makes any money, but showing ads on every new tab opened in their browser certainly has the potential to.

baby 8y ago

pocket is such a useful tool that I have a hard time understanding this comment.

detaro 8y ago
It's a tool I have perfectly good alternatives for I already use that keeps using screen and menu space in my browser. I.e. why does my context menu have a "save to pocket" option despite me not being signed up for it, that I only ever will click accidentally? I don't mind there being a Pocket integration in Firefox, I somewhat mind it getting in the way if I don't want to use it.
mnutt 8y ago
I eventually disabled Recommended by Pocket on my new tab screen because the recommendations were typically clickbaity and being on the new tab screen, it would many times divert me from whatever more important original action I meant to take. The creators probably had good intentions, but Recommended by Pocket seems almost like a dark pattern.
- wasdfff 7y ago
  I disabled that too but I still use pocket to manage my reading list. My new tab screen is completely blank, its oddly calming.
- jnurmine 7y ago
  Since not all of the links are interesting, I'd like Recommended by Pocket to be able to learn from my input. I want to punish the uninteresting links and reward the interesting ones, so that I see more of something that I like.
blondin 8y ago
mind sharing how you use pocket? i stopped using the web and mobile apps. all i get now is a weekly digest and that covers all i want.
- wasdfff 7y ago