ex-adware

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by ex-adware 12y ago
Sounds like you're not from Download Valley. US?
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by ex-adware 12y ago
Which company did your friend go to? The adware companies often times don't explain that they're adware to new recruits. And the pay, benefits, and perks are usually really good. Regarding investors, I wonder if they just don&#x27
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by ex-adware 12y ago
Sorry for the formatting, but the edit functionality doesn't work.
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by ex-adware 12y ago
I'm not sure, but if adwarekiller's numbers are correct that could put them up there.
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by ex-adware 12y ago
Hey Matt - Adwarekiller gave a good answer, and I'll add some of my own notes. * Distribution is mostly consolidating. A lot of adware companies used to both buy their own distribution through either pay per install or revenue share ag
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by ex-adware 12y ago
Most adware is toolbar free. The only way a user would know the adware exists is by going to their extensions list. And even now, that isn't the case anymore. More and more adware is moving over to being exclusively EXE based and proxy
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by ex-adware 12y ago
Pretty much! And the funny thing is that every company is always "fixing that" until they make the advertising less aggressive and revenue drops 30%. Then they turn the dial back up.
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by ex-adware 12y ago
These are all very fair questions. You find ways to mentally make it not about the adware. You're building a monetization system that allows other software makers to continue their craft! No one wants adware. I think my first response
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by ex-adware 12y ago
I've worked for adware companies for a long time. I find it crazy how many news publications, investors, and technologists don't realize how many companies are part of the adware ecosystem. Iron Source is one of them and they just
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Adware Bundler IronSource Raises $105M to Buy Startups Ahead of IPO(forbes.com)
59 points by ex-adware 12y ago|44 comments