The best content on the internet is produced out of a passion for creating the content, rather than a desire to make a buck. The commoditization of the internet will ruin it, yet. We can't even escape marketing and obnoxious advertising *here*. The majority of people just want to make a buck, right down to the last mommy-blogger that plasters her five-views-a-month blogger page with adsense just so she can eek a nickel out of every last word.
Remember when people did shit because they cared? They didn't have
> The best content on the internet is produced out of a passion for creating the content,
It's best when those people can devote 100% of their time to their passion. Advertising enables that.
Otherwise they have to get "a real job" and only spend their spare time (if any) being creative.
We care about ad networks? (Score:5, Funny)
This hasn't gone down well with ad networks
To quote Firefly: "Do we care? Is this something we are caring about?"
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Yes, they fund most of the content on the internet, dipshit.
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The best content on the internet is produced out of a passion for creating the content, rather than a desire to make a buck. The commoditization of the internet will ruin it, yet. We can't even escape marketing and obnoxious advertising *here*. The majority of people just want to make a buck, right down to the last mommy-blogger that plasters her five-views-a-month blogger page with adsense just so she can eek a nickel out of every last word.
Remember when people did shit because they cared? They didn't have
Re:We care about ad networks? (Score:3)