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Re: Ads in Gmail displayed as normal emails?

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Post by derefr »

bulatb wrote: post #20
igul222 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is if Google were to do that, the value of their ads would plummet since the kind of people who would pay to opt out of ads are the same people who would be most likely to pay for things in ads. Not 100% sure but I think this is is the same reason TV companies don't want to offer their content for streaming online, and Hulu can't remove ads for its premium users.

Why are people who hate ads more likely to be influenced by them?

People who can't tune out ads are most likely to be both influenced by, and aggravated by, them. People with "banner blindness" might not complain about your ad, but they're not worth a penny to the advertisers.

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Post by tomp »

igul222 wrote: post #16
AndrewDucker wrote: post #10

I'd love for Google to work out how much money they make from me in a year, and then to offer to go ad-free for 50% more than that. At least then I could make an informed decision.

The problem is if Google were to do that, the value of their ads would plummet since the kind of people who would pay to opt out of ads are the same people who would be most likely to pay for things in ads. Not 100% sure but I think this is is the same reason TV companies don't want to offer their content for streaming online, and Hulu can't remove ads for its premium users.

I'd say it's exactly the reverse. The people who are most bothered by ads are the people to whom the ads provide the lowest value, and are thus the least likely to click them. For example, me.

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Post by makomk »

smegel wrote: post #12
martin-adams wrote: post #2

Yes, I saw this, but seems to be limited to the Promotions filtered tab which, well, an advert next to an advert. I'm kind of okay with that. But it does make you wonder if this is the start of a slippery slope.

Sort of makes sense...otherwise goggle is basically providing a space for others to advertise to you inside their application, which makes little business sense.

No. Otherwise Google is providing a space for you to receive ads from others, which makes the same kind of business sense that offering an e-mail service in the first place does.

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Post by k-mcgrady »

bulatb wrote: post #20
igul222 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is if Google were to do that, the value of their ads would plummet since the kind of people who would pay to opt out of ads are the same people who would be most likely to pay for things in ads. Not 100% sure but I think this is is the same reason TV companies don't want to offer their content for streaming online, and Hulu can't remove ads for its premium users.

Why are people who hate ads more likely to be influenced by them?

I think op means people with enough money to pay to turn ads off. People with money are the people advertisers want to target. Even if the person doesn't like ads the right one could still catch their eye.

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Post by modernerd »

bbrks wrote: post #7
adamnemecek wrote: post #4

If this becomes a thing, I might actually switch to something else.

Likewise, I've been thinking about moving away from Google Apps for a while and this may be the push that I needed. Anybody have any suggestions? Self-hosted or otherwise.

I've been happy with http://atmailcloud.com/ It's $10/month for 5 email accounts, multi-domain support, with calendaring and contacts too.

Email aliases don't count against the 5 account limit, and you can have as many as you like on whatever domains you like. Adding a domain doesn't use up an account slot, so you can set up forwarding addresses for multiple domains for no extra cost.

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Post by pjmlp »

sitharus wrote: post #6
adamnemecek wrote: post #4

If this becomes a thing, I might actually switch to something else.

I've been actively looking for alternatives recently after all their "improvements" kept breaking my flow. Unfortunately there isn't much out there :/

I have been using my own email server since 2000.

For me, Gmail is only an email aggregator for my multiple email accounts. At home I keep on using a trusty desktop IMAP client.

Re: Ads in Gmail displayed as normal emails?

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Post by igul222 »

tomp wrote: post #22
igul222 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is if Google were to do that, the value of their ads would plummet since the kind of people who would pay to opt out of ads are the same people who would be most likely to pay for things in ads. Not 100% sure but I think this is is the same reason TV companies don't want to offer their content for streaming online, and Hulu can't remove ads for its premium users.

I'd say it's exactly the reverse. The people who are most bothered by ads are the people to whom the ads provide the lowest value, and are thus the least likely to click them. For example, me.

Whether you pay to opt out of ads is a function of how much you hate ads and how willing you are to spend money in general. I think the latter factor is more significant.
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