throw_awy_1

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by throw_awy_1 3y ago
Okay, they complete on quality but they are "close" to use your term. My point was that paying to be the default is not enough. A challenger needs to also overcome the brand preference has built. A one-time investment of $20B (o
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by throw_awy_1 3y ago
In this case we have two ad supported search engines that deliver a very similar experience. As you note the differentiation is not great and thus, defaults matter. So in this case they are no longer competing on product quality, but on d
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by throw_awy_1 3y ago
And here's 20 Billion dollars that disagrees with you. If switching was just a "click away" why would Google pay Apple $20B per year to be the default search for iOS etc. https://macdailynews.com/2023/02
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by throw_awy_1 5y ago
How would you test the potential long term effects of these new vaccines in an accelerated fashion?
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If Big Tech has our data, why are targeted ads so terrible?(ft.com)
3 points by throw_awy_1 6y ago|2 comments
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
That may not maximize ad revenue however. For instance if the Going rate for placing guitar ads is low (not many people bidding to show guitar related ads) but mortgages is quite high google (or someone) would rather show the expensive mort
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Would agree Google Adsense is the giant but they still have competition. A quick search on duckduckgo revealed at least some to investigate. Note - many of these are probably just as scummy or moreso than adsense but they, at a minimum, ar
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Another idea: also stop using Google to show ads on your web site (adsense). As the article states, you get to decide how much tracking your visitors are subjected to.
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Understood. My suggestion was that Facebook "target" based on the content of the post/article/website. Thus a needle ad is shown next to a kitting post. This can certainly be an artisan needle producer buying 1000 impr
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
I'd imagine that the advertiser could only show needle ads next to content about sewing / knitting and be very effective at reaching the desired audience without resorting to collecting PII about that audience. Any reason this wou
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
It looks like Atlassian does take POs though. Is there something about the way they (or other SaaS) companies take POs? How do I submit a Purchase Order (PO number) to Atlassian? ( https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/p
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Just like minimum wage.
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
>Targeted advertising if done correctly can connect people who want to buy stuff with people who produce stuff with a minimum of waste. What exactly is the waste? I'm assuming you're saying the advertiser doesn't "was
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Agree. The suggestion was for a law that bans highly targeted advertising.
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Some good points. I'll try to address a couple. > But what is "personal data"? This is where I think current legislation goes awry. By going with a whitelist (e.g. age, gender, zip code) as the only allowed data for targ
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
True, though collecting personal data for legitimate business purposes is not really a problem in my estimation. The ban on targeted advertising would not effect this. Banning targeted ads is a much more focused solution to try to limit th
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Certainly agree on the process of gaining support but thought we should test the idea a bit first. Also interested in framing the conversation a bit differently. Do you see any obvious issues with banning targeted advertising?
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Ask HN: A simple solution to limit surveillance capitalism?
18 points by throw_awy_1 6y ago|25 comments
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Kittyhawk claims eVTOLs can be more energy efficient than cars(techcrunch.com)
2 points by throw_awy_1 6y ago|1 comments
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by throw_awy_1 6y ago
Kittyhawk has done some really interesting work in the eVTOL space and have shared some of their thoughts on the energy requirements vs. electric cars. The comparison has some gaps that make it seem less than apples to apples. 1. The compa
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by throw_awy_1 8y ago
Very cool to see this technology progress. Will be interesting to track. China certainly has shown that it both can invest in and build public infrastructure at an amazing scale and pace. It's a little concerning that this isn't