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submitted 2 years ago by KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

“We’ve known for over a decade that people come to Reddit to talk about the products they love – take r/BuyItForLife for example, a community of over 1.5 million redditors who have been sharing recommendations and advice about their lifelong, must-have purchases since 2011. These updates will uplevel the search-and-discover experience for both brands and our users by tapping into our differentiated value as a hub for actionable conversation”

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[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

These updates will uplevel the search-and-discover experience for both brands and our users by tapping into our differentiated value as a hub for actionable conversation

I am a bit slow but what does this even mean? Looks like corporate speak cranked up to 11.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Somebody accidentally chose the more creative option instead of the more precise option when they ask chat GPT to rewrite their marketing spiel.

[-] SterlingVapor@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

these updates will improve multiple metrics for ad-buyers by selling new, even more structured and valuable data. We'll do it by tapping into our value as an information monopsony

And have we mentioned that not only would getting deindexed on our platform hurt your sales, we have "other" offers we can't admit to out in the open

It's like they read the enshittification essay and thought "wow! There's some great ideas here"

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[-] cycle_schumacher@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

This almost reads like a parody.

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[-] LostRedditor@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

I’d not be surprised if they would join lemmy to explore this untapped opportunities as well.

[-] UpperBroccoli@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Nah, lemmy is way too small for them, and it has the wrong kind of users.

[-] biff@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

That explains why I like it here.

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[-] BurningnnTree@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Can someone explain what this means in laymans terms? How will this affect the Reddit user experience?

[-] On_Tippytoes@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

My interpretation is that you won't be able to trust any advice or recommendations because you'll have no way of knowing if you're reading the words of a genuine person or a well-placed ad. From the business perspective, your ads will be more valuable because it's a "better" way of targeting your market.

I could be wrong, but that's how I read it.

[-] biff@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Even more targeted advertising aimed at reddit users.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well now I'm glad I deleted my entire history as well as my account. FUCK THAT. I haven't been on FB, Twitter or any of that other data grubbing bullshit in years.

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