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The Quest for Something Better

Started by socialmedia · 1 年 ago

Change. We hear the word frequently. It’s utilized by politicians, elite business people, and millions of others around the world. Because with change comes the promise of something better. Something revolutionary. Something that will change the world! Or, at least something that sucks substantially less than it did before.

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Anand
1 年 ago

Very cool idea, Dave. I think this is going to be big!

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MVP
1 年 ago

Good idea. Please also make sure that ads that are supposed to load in a new tab do so. Currently a new tab is opened when a user clicks on the links within the ad already loaded.

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Dave Evans
1 年 ago

I just got done working with a company doing geo-targeted real-time ads. This is going to be a nice companion piece to what we're thinking about.

I think people will hate seeing their names in ads, I know I do. Personalization is a slippery slope as you are finding out.

I tell you what, the ads that say "Your friend Fred loves Product X" are going to be a problem soon enough in regards to using Fred's name and photo in an ad without his permission, unless they bury it in the TOS.

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Alex Wipf
11 ヶ月 ago

A social ad with people in it is still an ad. A concept, btw, which has been used for decades. I am wondering if they can save online advertising, or if it's just a reprieve to keep spening on media instead of creating valuable experience for people.
http://culturalfuel.com/2008/08/08/social-banne...

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