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Google's answer is pretty reasonable in this case:
Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=where+can+I+get+the+thing+th...
=> First result [Parts of a Toilet | The Family Handyman]
Compare to Bing, which misses the point:
Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?q=where%20can%20I%20get%20the%20t...
=> First result [Signs Of A Sewer Drain Clog]
p.s. every zip code i've tried has a bunch of findings. anyone have a zip code without one?
Thiel criticizes Google/Alphabet for hoarding any cash at all. A true technology company re-invests all its excess profit.
This "loss" corresponds to less than 7% of Google's gross profits in the same quarter.
fatalities: http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/fatalit...
educational attainment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_educati...
Of course performance/direct-action advertisers would not bid per impression if they wanted clicks or conversions (they would bid for clicks or conversions), and if they were a brand advertiser they would pay for views and monitor brand awareness metrics (https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/3499086?hl=en). And they would also monitor their placement reports and filter out low quality sites if they wanted. And YouTube is growing rapidly and that is not ignorable.
Also, Google search ads still account for most of Google's ad revenues.
IMO this is a very sensationalist article which greatly exaggerates advertiser ignorance and platform mischief.
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