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Well, you know what they say - "A penny saved is a penny earned...by us!"

• ovao 3y ago
  This anecdote is largely irrelevant, since by virtue of the way Google positions ads in search results, it’s fair to assume that you’re simply the exception.
  • jeremykerr 3y ago
    Not even the exception, in the best case something like 1-2% of users click adds on average. The median user won't interact with them, advertising isn't for the median user. It's also fair to say this topic is explicitly focused on ads, therefore on people who would click on ads.
    • rjh29 3y ago
      The average computer user literally does not even notice the 'Sponsored' tag on google or amazon search results.
      • vkou 3y ago
        No, they probably can't find the 'sponsored' text, but they are also conditioned to know that the stuff at the top and the stuff on the side is probably ads, because every friggin website on the internet has ads in those locations.
        • aeyes 3y ago
          Sometimes I get the result I am looking for in the top ad, why wouldn't I click on it? It's mostly companies which buy ads for their own brand names, for example if I search for Nike all the ads are from the official store or website. On mobile the first ad almost fills the whole screen so I'm not going to waste time scrolling further.
      • TillE 3y ago
        Hell I've accidentally clicked the sponsored results on Amazon, because my adblocker didn't remove them and it took me a minute to realize Amazon had started doing that.