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John asks Nerdfighters whether advertisers should fund Nerdfighteria and whether they are okay with being the product (2012)

ask · status: asked in 2012; no response reported · last event: reminder (2012-05-25) · owner: John and Hank

In May 2012 John asked Nerdfighters whether advertisers should fund Nerdfighteria and whether they were okay with being the product; three days later Hank invited viewers to discuss how online companies could work without ads or without being free.

About: online advertising

date event what video
2012-05-22 asked John asks Nerdfighters for their thoughts on whether Chrysler, super PACs and scammy dating sites should fund Nerdfighteria and whether to be okay with being the product, in comments. (hedged) You ARE The Product 00:02:33
2012-05-25 reminder Hank invites viewers to discuss how online companies could work without ads or without being free. The Subway Where I Used To Go (Somebody That I Used To Know / Gotye Parody) 00:02:45

What is said about it

2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — ask: John: Unsure, John asks Nerdfighters whether Chrysler, super PACs and scammy online dating sites should fund Nerdfighteria and whether to be okay with being the product, to discuss in comments. (hedged) — 00:02:33
  • 2012-05-25 · The Subway Where I Used To Go (Somebody That I Used To Know / Gotye Parody) — ask: Hank invites a conversation: if people want YouTube neither ad-supported nor free, or know a way to run an online company without auctioning users' psyches and habits, let's talk. — 00:02:45