flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square278fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square278fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI get the feeling, but if the business has no say in getting recommended, aren’t you just punishing businesses that may not even know this program exists? That would suck for very small businesses.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoGoogle isn’t going to promote small businesses that have no say. Google isn’t putting these ads up for fun. They do it because businesses pay them to.
minus-squareSkankboot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s an ad, not a recommendation. As far as I know, Google doesn’t just serve ads for businesses that don’t pay for them.
I get the feeling, but if the business has no say in getting recommended, aren’t you just punishing businesses that may not even know this program exists? That would suck for very small businesses.
Google isn’t going to promote small businesses that have no say. Google isn’t putting these ads up for fun. They do it because businesses pay them to.
It’s an ad, not a recommendation. As far as I know, Google doesn’t just serve ads for businesses that don’t pay for them.
Ah, yeah; hat would make sense