Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

> We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself - but in the end "we" own it!

I thought websites paid Google to have their ads on their ads network. Isn't that how Google makes the bulk of its revenue?

Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by toomuchtodo » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:41 PM UTC

HenryKissinger wrote: post #4

> We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself - but in the end "we" own it! I thought websites paid Google to have their ads on their ads network. Isn't that how Google makes the bulk of its revenue?

This uses Adsense to show ads, the ads advertisers are paying Google to show.

Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by tempodox » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:42 PM UTC

Is this from 2005? Earlier discussion with an identical title / URL on HN (2019):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19784400

Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by kome » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:42 PM UTC

GWEI is one of the smartest web.art project i remember.

HN is in love with the old web lately!

And I understand, the "new" web is just a boring, commercial and "colorfully" grey. Also, too much JS.

Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:44 PM UTC

HenryKissinger wrote: post #4

> We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself - but in the end "we" own it! I thought websites paid Google to have their ads on their ads network. Isn't that how Google makes the bulk of its revenue?

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Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by giancarlostoro » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:45 PM UTC

HenryKissinger wrote: post #4

> We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself - but in the end "we" own it! I thought websites paid Google to have their ads on their ads network. Isn't that how Google makes the bulk of its revenue?

I think you are forgetting that Google has to put the ads somewhere. Some websites do pay for ads but those go on other websites as well.

Re: Google Will Eat Itself (2005)

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Post by ecmascript » Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 1:45 PM UTC

Very confusing numbers:

> Amount of USD: 405.413,19

Is that ~$405 or ~$405413?

What about the hosting costs?