Why we don't sell ads (2012)
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Why we don't sell ads (2012)
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Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#2The date at the bottom of the post is: "June 18, 2012".
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#3Please add a [2012] to the title. Some stuff has happened since then :)
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#4Please add a [2012] to the title. Some stuff has happened since then :)
Most significantly: "Your data isn't even in the picture. We are simply not interested in any of it." - Pretty sure Facebook are interested in it.
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#5Please add a [2012] to the title. Some stuff has happened since then :)
I agree. I thought there was some change in the policy given the recent event.
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#6Sooner or later the ads will come. Even if FB hadn't bought them, that is usually the painful transition most social sites need to go through.
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#7Sooner or later the ads will come. Even if FB hadn't bought them, that is usually the painful transition most social sites need to go through.
Not if they are paid. app.net is a good example of that.
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#8Most people's morals and ethics, however "religious" and staunch they sound, is up for sale. It's just a matter of finding the right price (as long as what you want from them is not illegal).
I am yet to meet someone whose morals are not for sale. I only know figures like Gandhi but I never got a chance to meet them (and some books told me they were flexible when it came to themselves - re: his wife's medical treatment).
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#9While I strongly support any business model that tries to escape from the typical ads monetisation strategy, we can see (two years after this post was published) that not relying on ads has not been the best long-term strategy for WhatsApp for two reasons:
1. They didn't manage to stay independent and had to sell to Facebook. I always thought that they had a very good chance to expand their product and built a platform that could truly challenge Facebook, Twitter, etc.
2. Now that they have been acquired by Facebook, we know that it is only a matter of time before an ad product is introduced into the service.
Re: Why we don't sell ads (2012)
#10Man, I would put whatever the fuck people wanted on my site if it meant my family and the generations after could live comfortably. That's why I try not to make statements like that.