What’s the Real Cost to Us of an Ad-Funded Web?
Much of today’s Web content—news, search, free email and collaboration tools, video sharing and social media—is paid for by advertising. Ads are an effective “micro-payment” system loosely linked to consumption.
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Story added 7. December 2015, content source with full text you can find at link above.