Google Reader _was_ monetized
Google Reader _was_ monetized
Posted Feb 24, 2015 12:36 UTC (Tue) by nye (guest, #51576)In reply to: Google Reader _was_ monetized by pizza
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>I wasn't referring to Google Reader; I was referring to those entities that provide, or used to provide, RSS feeds. Monetizing the feed reader is a lot easier than monetizing the feeds themselves.
Why would it be harder to monetise RSS than a web page? Many of the RSS feeds I read have ads at the top just as they do on their website. What's the difference?