Axis: ads are a fair price for free media ... ads corrupt media and exploit attention
John
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| 2009-07-15 |
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John says YouTube, and increasingly the brothers, can't survive without advertising. |
Sell Outs! 00:02:37 |
| 2012-05-22 |
refine |
John: free services sell their users to advertisers, ads do change behavior and buy people for less than they're worth, so using them is agreeing to be commodified, not necessarily bad but a decision to make consciously. |
You ARE The Product 00:02:15 |
| 2013-03-20 |
refine |
John: advertising incentivises the most views rather than the best and values communities by size rather than passion or achievement. |
Ads Work...but for Whom? 00:01:24 |
| 2013-05-28 |
restate |
John: the internet's dependence on advertising is the underlying problem, since advertisers value view counts over the creator-viewer relationship and push away from content viewers love. |
NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) 00:00:20 |
Hank
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| 2011-03-25 |
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Hank says advertising is a little bit evil, often there to lie and make us do things we wouldn't, though not all bad; he mocks Geico and Toyota ads. |
Hank is an Adorable, Drunk Princess 00:01:59 |
| 2012-01-07 |
new |
Hank argues paid, ad-free Netflix beats cable, which charges and still shows ads, and that YouTube's pre-roll is far less advertising than TV. |
Kill your TV 00:02:11 |
| 2012-05-25 |
new |
Hank says he dislikes ads (contentless Geico commercials make him feel they wheedle into his brain) yet accepts that an internet built on free content leaves ads the only model. |
The Subway Where I Used To Go (Somebody That I Used To Know / Gotye Parody) 00:02:21 |
| 2013-03-15 |
restate |
Hank says advertising is not the right model for content like the Brain Scoop and that he does not even like advertising. |
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes 00:02:48 |
| 2013-03-23 |
restate |
Hank says the brothers avoid pre-roll ads not only because they annoy him but because they undervalue the community's time. |
How Much is a Human Life Worth? 00:01:37 |
| 2013-05-24 |
restate |
Hank: tech giants bidding for users' time, imagining it will be hugely valuable to be the lens through which people see the world, is weird and worrying. |
What's Up with Start Ups 00:01:33 |
| 2013-07-26 |
restate |
Hank: advertisers value views, not viewers; they only care that you are watching, and educational content cannot earn enough through ads. |
Introducing Subbable 00:00:37 |