> Targeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success. It's the major reason for social media's success, not the internet. The internet was succe

> Targeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success. It's the major reason for social media's success, not the internet. The internet was successful long before social media. > It has allowed many companies to become extremely wealthy and invest back into the ecosystem. What? It monopolized the ecosystem. Not the same thing.