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I always thought some of the people posting the archive links were shills for the people running that site (it’s monetized with ads) — brilliant strategy.
by hardwaresofton 3y ago
I always thought some of the people posting the archive links were shills for the people running that site (it’s monetized with ads) — brilliant strategy.
- throwanem 3y agoI'd be disappointed to learn that anyone who's been longer on HN than about five minutes wasn't using an adblocker. That said, this is a valuable service. If I were ever willing to consider turning off an adblocker anywhere, this would be where I'd start.
- hardwaresofton 3y agoAh, but that’s not the only way —- backlinks, people copying the link and sharing it on social media, and mentioning the site all grow traffic immensely, and some of that traffic won’t have ad blockers :) IIRC one of the sites still has a “buy me a coffee” link, as if the owner needs it.
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