“We have just decided we have to have everything for free. And I think we're starting to pay for it in terms of our mental states.” ThinkingStatesTermPayDecidedStarting Author:Tim Wu
“When you pay for stuff, it has more of your interests in heart.” HeartStuffInterestPay Author:Tim Wu
“Movies you pay for - well, sometimes they throw some ads at the beginning now - but generally you pay for ads. And that business model - actually, much more ancient, paying for stuff - is much more straightforward in terms of the incentives of the people who are then giving you the stuff.” PeopleGivingWellsSometimesStuffTermPayModelsAncientAdsIncentivesStraightforwardBusiness Models Author:Tim Wu
“I think, year in, year out, Google is starting to get worse instead of better. I think this is happening to a lot of the web companies, is as their demand to increase the payload they deliver in ads increases, they end up degrading and corrupting their own services. And you can see it with Google Maps, you can see it with Google Directions, where somehow Uber is, you know, always one of the options. And it's becoming exactly what they said was what they never wanted, which is a pay-for service where the highest bidder gets the best results.” ThinkingKnowsYearsSaidEndsWantedResultsPayCompanyBecomingDemandHighestHappeningsIncreaseStartingMapsAdsGoogleThey SaidDegradingUberGoogle Maps Author:Tim Wu
“I do think the best thing for companies like Google and Facebook, if they are afraid of this ethical trap of advertising, is they should start letting people pay who want to pay and avoid some of the advertising.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantShouldPayCompanyAdvertisingBest ThingsEthicalGoogleTraps Author:Tim Wu
“Right now it is illegal for a service provider to censor or block a site because they don't like it or to privilege someone who pays them extra money. So it's basically a level playing field. I think it was a great victory. It doesn't solve all the problems of our time, but I think we've gotten a much better place.” ThinkingProblemLevelsPayFieldsVictoryRight NowPrivilegeSolveBlockOur TimeExtrasIllegalSiteBetter PlacePlaying FieldsProvidersGreat VictoryService ProvidersLevel Playing Field Author:Tim Wu
