I’m no expert on finance, obviously, so I will never understand in a billion years how a freakin’ website can be worth billions of dollars especially one that never plays ads. Seriously, how many advertisements have you ever seen on Google? So how are they making all this money?
Google is selling YOU to advertisers, not advertising to you directly.
You are the product to be used, then discarded.
‘So how are they making all this money?’
“Google is selling YOU to advertisers, not advertising to you directly.
You are the product to be used, then discarded.“
When I so much as mention a product to my neighbor, I’m targeted. Ads for that product bombard my screen
They know my exact demographic
They invade my privacy
Advertising is different now but it is there
“ Seriously, how many advertisements have you ever seen on Google?”
I see them all the time. Just search for a product like lawnmower, and the top of the page has a bunch of “sponsored” results.
Companies pay money to Google to rank their products high on search results.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/020515/business-google.asp
Tracking you and selling advertising.