Searls discusses what will be left of advertising β and what it supports β after the adtech bubble pops. This includes providing a picture of the current context, such as attempts by collectives to circumvent various changes. In conclusion he provides the following tips:
- Donβt bet against Google
- Do bet on any business working for customers rather than sellers
- Do bet on developers building tools that give each of us scale in dealing with the worldβs companies and governments
- Do bet on publishers getting back to what worked since forever offline and hardly got a chance online: plain old brand advertising
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