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Reminds me of the days when ads were 5 or so minutes long, not just to convince you to buy it, but inform you why you should buy it. It wasn’t a dopamine laden
by withinboredom 2y ago
Reminds me of the days when ads were 5 or so minutes long, not just to convince you to buy it, but inform you why you should buy it. It wasn’t a dopamine laden 30s that tells you nothing about the product.
- mahirsaid 2y agoFast forward to now where essentially every YT ad is some guy convincing you his trading and market strategy is better than anyone else’s.
- smartbit 2y agoHappy HN-reader here who recently discovered Brave browser on Apple devices as an alternative YT player. I removed google’s YT app and live mostly advertisement free.
- eesmith 2y agoWhen was this time? I listened to "The Shadow" radio episodes from the 1940s, sponsored by "Blue Coal". At 0:45 of https://www.beyondthebreaker.com/the-shadow-of-blue-coal/ https://www.beyondthebreaker.com/the-shadow-of-blue-coal/ "All signs point to a severe winter. Be prepared! If you want to be sure of even, dependable, helpful heat in any kind of weather, insist on Blue Coal. America’s finest anthracite mined from the fields of northern Pennsylvania. The coal that is colored a harmless blue at the mine for your protection." That's about 20 seconds, and the blue color was 'a marketing ploy to distinguish its coal from that of its competitors. But the company took it one step further by actually promoting its product as being superior, longer burning, and even more “healthful” than other coal. No wonder the PR “spin” profession was so poorly regarded in that era!' Also, 1971's "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke", was 1 minute long, and did not inform.