What are situation where humans actively seek out ads? I can immediately think of:

- Automobiles
- Housing
- ???

I’m sure I’m missing a ton. Ads in this case include classifieds.

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Craigslist is exactly the types of ads I’m thinking of. People actively seek it out

Craigslist? Does that count? I don't really like ads from brands.

Sport and concert tickets
Garage/estate sales
Services like handyman/home improvement

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I get what you mean. In the blended sense:

- Dating
- Window shopping

Absolutely agree, but those examples sort of focus on the advertiser as opposed to the consumer of the ad. In the #buildinpublic example, I guess there are consumers who go find that hashtag on Twitter or whatever, so they are actively seeking ads.

There’s a lot of instances where you eventually come to the conclusion that ads are content and content is ads

- build in public is BTS ads building a product and humanizing the seller
- social media is similar to the jobs example from the job seeker’s vantage point. I’m selling me

Lot of examples to pull b/c the core of advertising is to make something known

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Jobs is a good one! Second-hand goods is more niche, but true also