Hmmm. ... So perhaps the really popular social network sites don't need Google anymore. And now they resent Google? Or perhaps they're just dollar hungry. Which do you think it is?
But what about those little guys out there that still need Google. As you say, there are an awful lot of them.
Mark Devlin
· 3 years ago
It makes sense for any large-scale site to drop Google and go with their own system. Many larger companies already outsource their text-link programs or have created their own systems. We run an in-house system for our local clients. We consider Google ads as filler, and a good way to add revenues while building the product.
PS: I doubt Morrisey would approve of your misuse of his song title. Perhaps "Bedroom bloggers of the world, unite and take over" is more in line with the sad and lonely sentiment of "Shoplifters of the world..."
Stuart MacDonald
· 3 years ago
Scott, I'd take my GOOG ads down, but that $0.03 buys my daily gumball. And until there's a patch, I can't go without.
;-)
Ross M Karchner
· 3 years ago
Was using "long tail" and "wag the dog" in the same sentence intentional?
Amusing metaphor collision...
Tom Foremski
· 3 years ago
Scott, Why take down AdSense for one day? That's not much of protest especially since they provide a buck or two...
Yes, content producers will cut off AdSense. I don't run them because I don't want to give up the real estate on my pages to ads that pay a couple of bucks per day. I think there will be Google free zones...
Scott Karp
· 3 years ago
Tom, your blog's sponsorships (congrats, BTW) represent the real threat to Google -- those kind of branding sponsorships will continue to command dollars that Google can't tap into. So the way you run your site is more than a symbolic protest -- it's the threat to Google fully realized.
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But what about those little guys out there that still need Google. As you say, there are an awful lot of them.
PS: I doubt Morrisey would approve of your misuse of his song title. Perhaps "Bedroom bloggers of the world, unite and take over" is more in line with the sad and lonely sentiment of "Shoplifters of the world..."
;-)
Amusing metaphor collision...
Yes, content producers will cut off AdSense. I don't run them because I don't want to give up the real estate on my pages to ads that pay a couple of bucks per day. I think there will be Google free zones...