[HN Gopher] Reader Revenue Manager
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       Reader Revenue Manager
        
       Author : 42droids
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2023-04-24 20:31 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (readerrevenue.withgoogle.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (readerrevenue.withgoogle.com)
        
       | corentin88 wrote:
       | "No developer, no problem" - ugh
        
         | Kye wrote:
         | What's wrong with not needing a developer to implement
         | something?
        
           | johnwheeler wrote:
           | Nothing. That's the problem.
        
       | rahimnathwani wrote:
       | This is 'Reader Revenue Manager' from Google, not a 'Revenue
       | Manager' for 'Google Reader'.
        
       | jonaldomo wrote:
       | are we taking bets on when google shuts this down?
        
       | uoaei wrote:
       | I am perpetually mystified by the engagement-industrial complex.
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       | If I want to be "engaged" by some form of media, I keep the tab
       | open until I consume it. Either that or it ends up in Pocket,
       | where I might happen upon it on the next visit to
       | getpocket.com/random.
       | 
       | Newsletters slamming into my inbox means it's just going to get
       | lost in the noise -- context-switching notwithstanding (though
       | probably the biggest factor), I can't imagine being so
       | unimaginative that my curated media intake consists solely of ~5
       | sources who are trying to shove their often clicks-driven (thus
       | intellectually compromised) content into my awareness.
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       | There's an argument that newsletters are for those creators whom
       | you just can't get enough of, and the other more
       | serendipitous/algo-driven content in your feeds can be a more
       | diffused supplement to the core offerings. And sure it just comes
       | down to who prefers what. But contending with the constant
       | onslaught of newsletter banners/modals/whatever pushes me to
       | throw the baby out with the bathwater. There's enough creators
       | out there that don't do that that it's actually a premium when
       | I'm not constantly assailed by nudges, etc.
        
         | jemmyw wrote:
         | Email newsletters don't slam into my inbox. They sidle in,
         | close the door quietly and get comfy in my newsletters folder.
         | But these are ones I've chosen to sign up for - program
         | language related and a couple from individuals who I think are
         | interesting.
         | 
         | Like you, what I don't understand is the email sign-up form
         | popup companies push in front of you on every visit. Nobody
         | wants your "newsletter". Nobody wants to be signed up to your
         | newsletter when they sign up to your service or buy something
         | from your store.
        
       | 42droids wrote:
       | Updated the title, so nobody gets confused... :)
        
       | notatoad wrote:
       | is this just bait to trick us into thinking there's news about
       | google reader?
        
         | dstarh wrote:
         | Came here for this comment
        
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