Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Advertising

The persistent mischaracterization of Google and Facebook A/B tests (sciencedirect.com)
Marketing research has increasingly relied on online platform studies, which are studies conducted in a naturalistic online environment and which leverage the A/B testing tool provided by platforms such as Facebook or Google Ads.

Marketing Research, A/B Testing, Social Media, Online Advertising, Data Analysis

56 points by PaulHoule 10 days ago | 13 comments

Is Product Search Broken? Why Are We Still Stuck with Ads and Fake Reviews? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been thinking a lot about how broken product search is today. You type in a query, and the first page is just ads, SEO-optimized blogs, or fake reviews. It feels like the system is designed to waste our time rather than help us.

E-commerce, Product Search, Online Advertising, User Experience, Consumer Behavior

27 points by nicola_alessi 16 days ago | 35 comments

Google changes Chrome extension policies following the Honey link scandal (theverge.com)
Google has updated its affiliate ads policy for Chrome extensions after creators accused PayPal’s popular Honey browser extension of being a “scam.”

Google Chrome, Browser Extensions, Affiliate Marketing, Online Advertising, Scandals

3 points by theshrike79 21 days ago | 0 comments

FTC Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used for Individualized Prices (ftc.gov)

FTC, Pricing, Data Privacy, Consumer Protection, Online Advertising

8 points by impish9208 75 days ago | 0 comments

Canada Competition Bureau sues Google for anti-competitive conduct in online ads (canada.ca)
The Competition Bureau is taking legal action against Google for anti-competitive conduct in online advertising technology services in Canada. Following a thorough investigation, the Bureau has filed an application with the Competition Tribunal that seeks to remedy the conduct for the benefit of Canadians.

Antitrust, Google, Online Advertising, Canada

89 points by _aavaa_ 125 days ago | 40 comments

Google is getting even worse for independent sites (theverge.com)
An article in HouseFresh, a site dedicated to air quality, hit a nerve in February: it outlined how independent publishers have been gradually bumped out of Google search results, with big media companies taking their place.

Google Search, Independent Media, Journalism, Online Advertising

84 points by colinprince 154 days ago | 15 comments

Mozilla becoming active in online advertising (mozilla.org)
As Mark shared in his blog, Mozilla is going to be more active in digital advertising. Our hypothesis is that we need to simultaneously work on public policy, standards, products and infrastructure.

Mozilla, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Public Policy, Standards

35 points by brentjanderson 180 days ago | 55 comments

Mozilla – Improving online advertising through product and infrastructure (mozilla.org)
As Mark shared in his blog, Mozilla is going to be more active in digital advertising.

Mozilla, Digital Advertising, Online Advertising, Product Development, Infrastructure

12 points by RyeCombinator 181 days ago | 1 comments

YouTube crackdown on ad blockers leaves users with "unskippable nothingness" (dexerto.com)

YouTube, Ad Blocking, User Experience, Online Advertising

4 points by lopkeny12ko 246 days ago | 0 comments

Big Tech's role in enabling link fraud – take 2 (eligrey.com)

Big Tech, Fraud, Online Advertising, Web Development

101 points by Sephr 296 days ago | 51 comments

Why are Google and Facebook free? The answer might be worse than you think (tuta.com)

Google, Facebook, Business Models, Online Advertising, Privacy

20 points by dotcoma 324 days ago | 26 comments