I am still not sure if those ads were fake. I mean, I “think” they are, and I feel I should know they are.
But the internet has taught me to be ever-unsure.
Edit: the article mentions that no one clicks on advertisements on purpose, which matches my general feeling on the matter. Surely that can’t be a hard fact though? A non-insignificant portion of ads must translate into money for the entity putting out the ads for them to continue paying for ads, right?
Loved it. I loved the little touches too, like how the period we can believe photos or videos as proof is just a blip in the totality of the human history. I’ve thought of this too, but not this powerfully.
informative, beautifully executed, unhinged.
At one point I felt super uncanny valley and had to check that the font changed.
It’s like House of Leaves but as a webpage.
I greatly enjoyed how the horizontal width taken up by ads slowly expanded as I descended the page. Really connected me to the piece emotionally.
I recommend viewing this on a desktop for the best experience.
It was hell on mobile, I am looking forward to it :D
Especially for the hover text!
We can only hope this becomes the top search result for “how to monetize a blog”.
That was unexpected. In an amazing way.
I am still not sure if those ads were fake. I mean, I “think” they are, and I feel I should know they are.
But the internet has taught me to be ever-unsure.
Edit: the article mentions that no one clicks on advertisements on purpose, which matches my general feeling on the matter. Surely that can’t be a hard fact though? A non-insignificant portion of ads must translate into money for the entity putting out the ads for them to continue paying for ads, right?
I’m speechless and so very impressed by the prose, the presentation, the everything. $54.78. I just couldn’t look away.
The twists, though! wow! Kudos!
Loved it. I loved the little touches too, like how the period we can believe photos or videos as proof is just a blip in the totality of the human history. I’ve thought of this too, but not this powerfully.
˙ǝɯoɔǝq oʇ ʎpɐǝɹ ǝɹɐ ǝM
i am becoming
We are all forever in a state of becoming ^_^
Very well done!
You know what? I’m disappointed I can’t easily get actual snake oil online.
$2.91