I wonder how much one of us is worth. Well I know for Google it's like $45 or $50 or something like that. A year a month. But isn't that what we're talking about. The people who are most willing to pay are probably worth way more than that. That's the average price per user but the ones that advertisers want to reach are the ones who are willing to spendWho are willing to pay. And it's a various kind of a self-selection like the most attractive there's a very high overlap between the people who were willing to pay that and the people that advertisers wanted to reach.
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the problems with Ello’s business model, James’ discomfort with Facebook, and why Social Networks always have ads. We also talk about incentives and something surprising Ben learned from the notorious Episode 18.
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- Ben Thompson: Ello and Consumer Friendly Business Models – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Facebook Launches Atlas – Stratechery (members-only)
- Ben Thompson: Friction – Stratechery
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