Just as the title says: Have you ever clicked on an ad, knowing it was an ad, on purpose? What ad was it? Why did you click it?
Curious because I realized I have not once in my life clicked on an ad shown online on purpose. Accidentally, and being tricked into clicking the wrong thing sure; never with intent though.
Probably. I’d like to think of myself as a person who haven’t but having spent over 20 years on internet I feel like such a statement would almost certainly be wrong.
Yeah once or twice. Usuallly to buy some cheap knickknacks that are shiny or that I think are cool.
i.e. I bought some Pokémon badges off a Facebook ad years ago.
My wife likes to click on ads she sees on instagram for products for presents and things. Stuff like a sunflower necklace that opens and says “you are my sunshine” on the inside of it.
She seems to actually like targeted ads because she is always looking for presents and things for people. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Isn’t it dumb that if I Google “Amazon” the top result is their ad and the next is the same link without the ad? Would make way more sense for the Amazon’s ad to be the top result if I googled “Wal-Mart”
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They often do that to own more positions on the results page, and you don’t get to see their competition without scrolling or clicking on the next page.
If they don’t bid for that spot, couldn’t a fraudulent (or at least competing) site take it?
I’ve seen that happen for open source stuff
If you become their costumer - joke’s on you, because now you are paying them to pay Google.
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I have. Rarely, I see an ad for something I’m interested in and I wanted more information. There have also been a few times that the ad was so ridiculous that I would click it just to see who paid for it and why. I do realize that’s the whole point of those ads, but I have a very intrusive curiosity.
I make a point not to, so no. If I see something in an add that does interest me, I’ll just go to the website myself.
I was thinking “no” but, yeah, Steam Store front page. Almost every time I launch, I take a moment to see what’s good today.
But apart from that, I can’t think of a time though it’s probably happened once or twice over the years. At best, some brand’s ad looks like a good idea, so I start searching the market,and if I buy, you can be guaranteed it ended up being from a competitor.
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Once.
It was in gmail (I think gmail used to have text ads?), for a local job, in my field, right when I was about to quit.
I got the job.
Does it count if it was for a shitty company and I just wanted to drive up their ad costs? If so, yes. Otherwise, no. lol
“we have a billion people interested in our ad campaign!”
“wait why is it coming from just one ip?”
What can I say. He really got me. 🤷🏼♂️
Spoiler
I haven’t seen a single ad on any of my devices for more than 10 years
So, no, I did not
You know what else lasts 10 years? That’s right! Our extended car warranty and I am glad to have finally reached you!
That’s it for my streak. Gone, reduced to atoms
Whenever I have to use the Android Play Store and I search for the exact thing that I want and the first result is an ad for that thing, I click on the ad instead of the same item in the natural results just to cost them money.
Huh, I used to do the opposite on Google search results, to avoid Google being rewarded. But I also like your thinking, depending on whose advertising, I might choose to hit their pocket instead lol
That seems backward, do you like the game or not
I don’t download games, I mostly have to install stuff from work.
Ah, I assumed it was something you were downloading out of a want rather than a need.
Yeah, I should have specified. I really only use the Play Store for work or fast food if I’m on the road. Otherwise I stick to F-Droid.
If you’re talking about ads that look like ads, it’s happened maybe twice since the mid 90s. But who knows how many ads disguised as content that any of us has ever clicked on?
Yeah that’s why I choose my words carefully. Ads disguised as download buttons have existed basically as long as piracy has. lol
🏴☠️Aaarrrgh matey, choose this chest. Thar be plenty o’ booty to be had. 🦜
No. Ads are essentially scams.
