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Its estimated revenue is $5 billion per year with plans for $11 billion in 4 years(from 2019). And based on the amount of ads I see there, it seems very believa
by YetAnotherNick 4y ago
Its estimated revenue is $5 billion per year with plans for $11 billion in 4 years(from 2019). And based on the amount of ads I see there, it seems very believable.
[0]: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-maps-poised-11-billion-063042568.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADCTUFjp0L2fZpXvK7PGc2wBgPdtR8g15IiPW_Qm5-jwsmmvvh9b00kCUwicaYTt9d9AhdxBCzM7eysndEgrv3zwtyczxwb-W434-w_ddyEmhaeaUK8kWPsdBpvyW5S-FqUx0v_hblAhV6eeQcCr5rijcw8xRnKLk6DADmfClFw9 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-maps-poised-11-billion...
- dylan604 4y agoIt never ceases to amaze me at the creativity in where they can shove an ad
- lotsofpulp 4y agoMaps seems like the expected place to put ads. Billboards have been around forever. Not blockable by ad blockers, you have people with intent to drive by certain places, or drive to certain places.
- dkjaudyeqooe 4y agoMaps' ads are a little more pernicious than billboards. You'll note that Google doesn't display all the businesses that appear on a map every time, but if you pay up it will display your business, even make it prominent. OSM shows all businesses (as far as their data goes) and that is the right way to go. There are ways of dealing with clutter. The fact that I can't find what I know is there on Google Maps (unless I do a text search for it) is infuriating and a deal breaker.