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by boulderdash 6323 days ago
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. I know about the GMail ads from Google's internal point of view. They wish they were as lucrative as you think.
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kbrower 6323 days ago
Care to share more? I would love to know how much money they are making.
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boulderdash 6323 days ago
Well, I don't have the exact numbers... but the main message was that the revenue in comparison to other ad channels was insignificant (!).
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axod 6323 days ago
This is hardly surprising given the massive scale of adsense (content and search networks).

It doesn't mean it's not a large absolute number though.

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boulderdash 6323 days ago
It is not a large number, and they do have a lot of inventory. The ads are just not as effective. Also, 3rd parties (aka you and me) do not get these ads, nor would we get the great pricing that google does.

So, to be clear, this is the fringe.

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