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Do sites get money when they show ads but nobody clicks on them? Or are most ads today only paid if a user clicks on them? Also, do you feel compelled to watch
by vitd 12y ago
Do sites get money when they show ads but nobody clicks on them? Or are most ads today only paid if a user clicks on them?
Also, do you feel compelled to watch ads on TV when you have the option of fast-forwarding through them? If not, why is the web different? Just curious - I'm seriously not trying to be inflammatory.
- dwild 12y agoI know you can pay for ads through views or clicks. I don't know how most are paid but you can certainly get both. Does it actually does anything to fast forward an ads on TV? Is there a counter that doesn't increment when that happens? I guess indirectly they will consider that possibility when they pay for TV ads but that's a whole other story and it can't be compared. On a website you directly affect their revenue by not showing the ads.
- JasonFruit 12y agoNo, I wouldn't feel a bit compelled to watch them on TV (if I watched TV); as dwild points out, the ad buyers pay no matter whether I do so or not.