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“Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death of the Social Web

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The Economic Impact of Banner Advertising on the Internet

Tim Heidecker and Vic Berger talk about the early days of online advertising. They discuss how a fake banner ad was used by Gawker to advertise space on their site. The show is now ad-free for Prime members, so you can listen to all episodes without ads.

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