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CLASSIC: You're Worth About A Dollar: Targeted Online Ads

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Evolution of on Line Advertising

In the 19 nineties, internet companies advertised with a method that was pretty similar to what we saw in television. It would say, we'll choose ads based on what we think will appeal to the most people in an audience. The more things you buy, the more accurate itgets at predicting the kinds of things you, or people like you, will like. Different types of ad experience have often been described as lawful, i'm just tasin' you goohave idea who i am. And really, so it sounds like we're kind of demonizing advertising? But we do need these things too to continue our economy functioning.

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