This conspiracy theory says ad tech companies deliberately keep web pages loading slow because they make more money that way

This conspiracy theory says ad tech companies deliberately keep web pages loading slow because they make more money that way ( businessinsider.com )

submitted 2015-08-25T19:48 by VSXD

5 comments

glugglug 2015-08-27T01:29

This whole theory relies on the incorrect idea that bidding occurs at ad serving time. The bids are booked before ads are served, along with criteria indicating what ad slots they are valid for. There is no delay at serving time.

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getfitroxana 2015-08-26T04:40

That really isn't how advertising works in 99.9999% of cases.

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SuperCarGuy 2015-08-25T20:44

That is really stupid and completely untrue.

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CredAndBercuses 2015-08-26T09:45

And this comment is pointless because it is completely unfounded.

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wholewheat 2015-08-25T23:59

Care to back up your claim with an argument?

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