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Scams upon scams: The data-driven advertising grift (anotherangrywoman.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Woland@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"Digital advertising is a scam from top to bottom. In fact, it’s several scams stacked on top of each other, wearing a trenchcoat, and some of the foundations of fibs are so effective that otherwise reasonable people entirely buy into them."

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[–] grizzledgrizzly@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I certainly hope this person is really in marketing. I would agree that a lot of digital “metrics” are a scam. It’s all in the presentation of said metrics.

However, this article is comprised of poorly-sourced anecdotes and full of buzzwords and conjecture. The grammar also makes me question the validity of the storyteller.

I can’t gate-keep “marketing” but buyer beware on this one.

Edit: hey to all the downvoters - I’d love to know why, specifically, I am wrong?

[–] grue@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

However, this article is comprised of poorly-sourced anecdotes and full of buzzwords and conjecture. The grammar also makes me question the validity of the storyteller.

Those sound like pretty convincing marketing bona-fides to me!

[–] grizzledgrizzly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I’m not sure if this comment is sardonic or sarcastic or genuine in tone so I can’t respond.

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