I think it depends on the context though. Data mining of environmental sensors might yield valuable insights. Mining anonymized medical data could improve chances of catching a disease early, etc.
Agree on ads though. Nothing like having pharmaceutical ads stuffed down my throat while trying to watch a speedrun or whatever.
I think when people say ads, they mean paid for or non optional (like giant billboards) not just people talking about it because they are interested in it.
Data mining / big data / ads
I think it depends on the context though. Data mining of environmental sensors might yield valuable insights. Mining anonymized medical data could improve chances of catching a disease early, etc.
Agree on ads though. Nothing like having pharmaceutical ads stuffed down my throat while trying to watch a speedrun or whatever.
Utopia time: we take away ads, now how is content funded? Subscriptions?
And small businesses die because they aren’t able to get the word that they exist out without advertising.
organic, word of mouth, grassroots, community building
My friends and I share cool places we find with each other all the time.
But wouldn’t that be an advertisement?
I think when people say ads, they mean paid for or non optional (like giant billboards) not just people talking about it because they are interested in it.