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Google's revenues are largely dependent on the behaviors of inexperienced users, especially ones who can't tell the difference between text ads and actual conte
by henning 19y ago
Google's revenues are largely dependent on the behaviors of inexperienced users, especially ones who can't tell the difference between text ads and actual content? No way!
- aston 19y agoBasically. Although, for what it's worth, some users do understand the concept of a Sponsored Link and prefer to click them over organic (aka 'computerized') results. Something about trusting someone more if they're willing to put money into the advertisement.
- rms 19y agoWhen I want to immediately engage in a financial transaction, I always click on the Google ads because I know there I will find someone selling me something rather than useful pure information
- henning 19y agoGoogle's results for things often result in places to buy that thing rather than information about it, so I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not.
- rms 19y agoI was being serious, sometimes I do find the Google ads useful. I probably should have phrased it in a way that sounded less sarcastic. :)
- cstejerean 19y agoSince Google makes a point of marking the link as "sponsored" and having a different background color I doubt most users click on it thinking it's a search result. On the other hand I have witnessed with my parents that they don't differentiate between the URL bar and the google search box and most often type the URLs directly into Google. But I've never seen them click on an add as a result of this.