← Back to context Comment by SkyPuncher 15 hours ago Yep, it’s just a drag. It’s not our core product value so any effort we put into it is a drag. 5 comments SkyPuncher Reply ButyTh0 12 hours ago Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core productSometimes that's just an opportunity jdmichal 5 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. ButyTh0 32 minutes ago Sure, now it is.It was an unproven long shot when they built it. exi2 4 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course. 1 reply →
ButyTh0 12 hours ago Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core productSometimes that's just an opportunity jdmichal 5 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. ButyTh0 32 minutes ago Sure, now it is.It was an unproven long shot when they built it. exi2 4 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course. 1 reply →
jdmichal 5 hours ago > ... not being a core productTechnically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads. ButyTh0 32 minutes ago Sure, now it is.It was an unproven long shot when they built it. exi2 4 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course. 1 reply →
exi2 4 hours ago Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.Ad display I'll still grant you of course. 1 reply →
Rather than just use an email solution Google built GMail into a massive email solution despite it not being a core product
Sometimes that's just an opportunity
> ... not being a core product
Technically true, because Google's core product is ads. Also fundamentally wrong, because Gmail serves as a massive source of ad targeting information, in addition to being a high-engagement canvas to display those ads.
Sure, now it is.
It was an unproven long shot when they built it.
Google has not been scanning gmail mails for ad targeting since 2017. I think after 9 years we can finally let that one go.
Ad display I'll still grant you of course.
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