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>> I'm still waiting for the option to see the ads that I want to see. It's not about what you like, it's about what you need or think you need. Probably is b
by scoutt 7y ago
>> I'm still waiting for the option to see the ads that I want to see.
It's not about what you like, it's about what you need or think you need.
Probably is because your interests change over time. And because they want to profit on what you need today. You might like cars, but you don't buy cars every day, just as me that I don't purchase guitars every week.
I think they want to profit from your immediate need, and that requires spying on you, your messages, your browsing history, etc.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> Probably is because your interests change over time. They do, and the sites I visit change with them too. Visiting a site about something is as clear and unambiguous signal about my interests as you could possibly get. The reason it's totally disregarded is, I believe, because it's simpler and more profitable to run ad networks as a market. Neither the publisher nor the ad network really care what ads are being run, they care about maximizing profits. And some advertisers (e.g. universally appealing product categories like clothes and movies) can easily outspend niche sellers. As it is today, advertising is an act of malice, so don't expect anyone to care about the user end of the equation. You can get a better ROI by showing more user-aligned ads, but you can also get a better ROI by doubling down on the surveillance capitalism, and the latter requires less coordination.