points by dotancohen 2 days ago | 0 comments
But you could identify them as ads and understand their purpose.
That will soon likely no longer be the case.
[–] extraextra 2 days ago
Nowadays with so much "viral hacking" and "guerilla marketing", you have to be mindful about all content you consume
Perhaps only half of "ads" are actually marked as such
So, it won't change that much from today, the difference won't be as big as the difference between 2000s ads and today
[–] Revanche1367 2 days ago
How would we know if we can't identify them and they don't tell us? The ads are among us...
[–] AlexErrant 2 days ago
This was already lost with product placements in movies/TV shows.
[–] Jtarii 2 days ago
Product placement is the most obvious form of "subversive" advertising you could have chosen.
[–] thejazzman 2 days ago
My 17yo niece shows me Nike ads on her phone, and when I ask her why she’s showing me ads, she gets upset and tells me they’re not ads — they’re web experiences.
What is obvious to you/us is not obvious to most..
[–] Jtarii 1 day ago
It's obvious to anyone who knows what an ad is.
[–] thejazzman 1 day ago
The point is that lay people don’t even know they’re being advertised to. They think product placement reflects the product rather than the money spent to place it there.
[–] anticorporate 2 days ago
I mean, sure, some advertisers might get more sophisticated. The garbagefest of internet advertising won't go anywhere, though. It'll still be as bleak and obnoxious as always, because someone will always accept a buck to let you barrage their visitors' eyes and ears.
[–] MattDamonSpace 2 days ago
“The ads will get so good you won’t realize they’re ads and you’ll end up buying all this stuff without awareness of why you’re doing it”
Do you actually think this is going to happen *to you* or are you just speculating about all the idiot dupes out there?
[–] swiftcoder 2 days ago
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