The app has become about 30-40% advertisements which I think is far too much. I don't ever want to buy any of these things because all of my ads are for coffee beans, which I would much rather buy fresh from a local shop.
Instagram Has Become SkyMall
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#12Instagram is like a magazine if the magazine was just ads and the ads were written all by the staff writers who you trust.
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#14An enjoyable read!
I found the same enjoyable read on BLERFMARKET.COM. It’s where I buy all my reads now.
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#15I've noticed a lot of ads like this on Twitter too recently.
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#16> The thing is, SkyMall was a blast. It was so consistently unhinged — night-glow toilet seat!
night-glow toilet seat actually turned out to be quite a popular product on Shark Tank. Kevin O'Leary put $100K for a 25 percent stake in it.
https://mashable.com/deals/oct-11-shark-tank-bathroom-produc...
There's been many copy cats all of which have tons of sales:
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#17Is there anyone else out there who refuses to buy something if they first learned about it from an ad?
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#18Instagram, a place where I used to share pictures with my close friends and family. Now, useless ads and inappropriate posts from random kids I have zero interest in seeing.
I don’t understand, are you following random kids you have no interest in seeing?
No, I don’t follow these people. Once I view all the new content from the people I follow, Instagram starts showing me posts from people I’ve never seen before.
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#19Is there anyone else out there who refuses to buy something if they first learned about it from an ad?
Absolutely. If I see an ad for something I make a mental note to search for competitors before buying that brand, assuming I need the product.
If a company is spending money on ads, that’s money they’re not spending on R&D or cutting prices, and it also means their product is too weak to get traction organically.
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#20The app has become about 30-40% advertisements which I think is far too much. I don't ever want to buy any of these things because all of my ads are for coffee beans, which I would much rather buy fresh from a local shop.
i don't see any ads. the desktop version is better