:: the cost will go to businesses that are advertising? ::
Making advertisers re-directing their marketing strategy?
I dunno.
Aren’t the ads paid for “up-front” and based on a promised number of “clicks”?
Promised by Google sales...
I think that a lot of the businesses advertise indirectly to the various forums (forii?). That is, a company like Canon or Nikon don’t necessarily directly purchase advertising on boards like Facebrook or tweeter - rather, they go through a third-party agency that uses some type of tracking/AI to push the ads out to specific demographics.
Post something about cameras on FB, and an hour later, you’ve got some Canon/Sony/Nikon ads in your stream of posts. It’s FB, Twitter, or the third-party entity that is setting up the ads based on what they think are your preferences.
Making advertisers re-directing their marketing strategy?
I dunno.
Aren’t the ads paid for “up-front” and based on a promised number of “clicks”?
Promised by Google sales...
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Reply #197...
The point is to utterly screw up the algorithm so that google/Facebook stats are skewed.
And if enough people do it the advertisers will lose faith...
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WOOT!
Went grocery shopping this morning.
Walked in without.
Was asked if I wanted one.
Said, “Nope.” and went shopping.
Then, it happened!
A “barely senior” woman in the baking aisle saw me coming.
Couldn’t take her eyes off me.
I knew what was next.
Shouldn’t you be wearing a mask?”, she asked.
“Shouldn’t you be on a crash weight-loss diet?”, said I.
And...moved on.
Michigan is open for business, patriots.