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New York Times Covers Weird Online Ads
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42:08 - 47:00 (04:52)

Tiffany, a journalist for New York Times, discusses the bizarre, nonsensical ads that are appearing online these days and how they might be generated by random word generators.

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The New York Times journalist, Tiffany Hsu discusses how she came across online ads that read like total gibberish or just really badly targeted, with examples of some of those ads.
42:08 - 44:21 (02:12)
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Social Media
Summary

The New York Times journalist, Tiffany Hsu discusses how she came across online ads that read like total gibberish or just really badly targeted, with examples of some of those ads. She also talks about the Squid Game Challenge and how it went viral on TikTok recently.

Chapter
New York Times Covers Weird Online Ads
Episode
Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’
Podcast
The Daily
The quality of online ads has recently decreased and become more annoying.
44:21 - 47:00 (02:39)
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Online Advertising
Summary

The quality of online ads has recently decreased and become more annoying. They are often irrelevant to the viewer and interrupt the browsing experience.

Chapter
New York Times Covers Weird Online Ads
Episode
Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’
Podcast
The Daily