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0 pointsTeMPOraL9y ago0 comments

It may seem nice at the beginning, but as you saturate the service with fake clicks, the PPC value will drop to near-zero.

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harigov9y ago· 2 in thread

Assuming they don't know how to separate fake clicks, which can be done within a reasonable level of accuracy. It ends up being a war between digital ad agencies and the users. I can see who has the most motivation here and therefore higher chances of winning.

TeMPOraLOP9y ago

Tangential, but makes me think: could all those happy campers who like to DDoS GitHub and Freenode in their spare time target an ad bidding node instead? I'd love to see that happen. Do it for teh good old-school lulz.

Thimothy9y ago

Hum... I just thought that we rarely see here a tech showdown from ad companies, or employees (It might be because they'd be bullied to hell), for what we know they could have the most impressive anti-DDoS tech in the world.

tomc19859y ago· 1 in thread

Some keywords are so competitive that they have PPC rates that are close to $100 PER CLICK

For example, anything related to pyramid schemes like Xango, Avon, etc. Keyword space is SUPER competitive for "indenependent distributors" and so their PPC rates are through the roof

TeMPOraLOP9y ago

MLMs seem like one of the best target for indiscriminate application of AdNauseam, for more than one reason.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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5 comments · 2 top-level

harigov9y ago· 2 in thread

Assuming they don't know how to separate fake clicks, which can be done within a reasonable level of accuracy. It ends up being a war between digital ad agencies and the users. I can see who has the most motivation here and therefore higher chances of winning.

TeMPOraLOP9y ago

Tangential, but makes me think: could all those happy campers who like to DDoS GitHub and Freenode in their spare time target an ad bidding node instead? I'd love to see that happen. Do it for teh good old-school lulz.

Thimothy9y ago

Hum... I just thought that we rarely see here a tech showdown from ad companies, or employees (It might be because they'd be bullied to hell), for what we know they could have the most impressive anti-DDoS tech in the world.

tomc19859y ago· 1 in thread

Some keywords are so competitive that they have PPC rates that are close to $100 PER CLICK

For example, anything related to pyramid schemes like Xango, Avon, etc. Keyword space is SUPER competitive for "indenependent distributors" and so their PPC rates are through the roof

TeMPOraLOP9y ago

MLMs seem like one of the best target for indiscriminate application of AdNauseam, for more than one reason.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse