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Re: Apparently Google hates us now

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Post by echelon »

Pokemon Central runs ads (Google AdSense at that!), which is probably how they pay for everything.

Google is likely their biggest inbound source of traffic, so they're probably experiencing a marked revenue drop as well.

It's unfortunate that so many livelihoods are subject to the capricious whims of a single company. A company that is increasingly seeking to keep users on their engine without sending eyeballs or revenue to any third parties at all.

We're watching Google's "embrace-extend-extinguish" arc for the web. It's not over by a long shot, but they absolutely intend to finish the job.

Re: Apparently Google hates us now

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Post by spiderfarmer »

echelon wrote: post #5

Pokemon Central runs ads (Google AdSense at that!), which is probably how they pay for everything. Google is likely their biggest inbound source of traffic, so they're probably experiencing a marked revenue drop as well. It's unfortunate that so many livelihoods are subject to the capricious whims of a single company. A company that is increasingly seeking to keep users on their engine without sending eyeballs or rev…

It’s why I moved to in-house advertising. It’s a lot of work, but I hope it is the right decision.

Re: Apparently Google hates us now

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Post by vrganj »

echelon wrote: post #5

Pokemon Central runs ads (Google AdSense at that!), which is probably how they pay for everything. Google is likely their biggest inbound source of traffic, so they're probably experiencing a marked revenue drop as well. It's unfortunate that so many livelihoods are subject to the capricious whims of a single company. A company that is increasingly seeking to keep users on their engine without sending eyeballs or rev…

Hi EU. How about one of those lovely anti-trust cases?
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