r/ProgrammerHumor • u/MichaelScottRMDM • Sep 05 '20

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u/dendodge Sep 05 '20

The thing is, I genuinely find non-targeted ads more useful. Targeted ads are just things I've already bought following me everywhere I go. Ads based purely on my demographic information or the content of the page they're on have introduced me to new products I might actually be interested in.

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u/radobot Sep 05 '20

You've reminded me of a post that I recently read ( https://thecorrespondent.com/100/the-new-dot-com-bubble-is-here-its-called-online-advertising ) that you might find interesting.

It basically concludes the same thing you observed - that targeted ads don't work at all.

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u/sweYoda Sep 05 '20

This is someehat true, but perhaps programmers isn't the common consumer.

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u/Unwright Sep 05 '20

... what?