And you don't think they take into account that a percentage of users will block the ads when they consider how much to pay per view or click?
That doesn't apply to the internet advertising model. There are no predictions on the internet. So there is no 'taking into account' for anything. If someone blocks an ad, that ad doesn't get viewed. So the webmaster DIRECTLY doesn't get paid for that view. It's a DIRECT hit.
I don't give a crap. I still made a decent amount of money for the effort I put into the website.
Sure, but when is enough enough? What if the number of people using AdBlock skyrockets because something happens, such as Microsoft having an AdBlock plugin built into Internet Explorer by default (to try and hurt Google)? It's all very well to say 'I don't give a crap' when there's a small number of people doing something. But what if everyone did it?
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I agree with everything but the underlined. Every massive company has massive failures. Look at the Microsoft Kins, MobileMe, Google's apple TV Q thing.
Most of the best innovation happens from small companies that then get bought up by larger ones.
True. What I was meaning to say is that corporations do sell a lot of professional, quality products. They do take good ideas from smaller companies, but the end product they make of it is usually polished and professional.