# Ad networks are killing the Internet. My answer is Cringely 3.0
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- Saved: November 16, 2012 (2012-11-17T03:51:27Z)
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## What Jamie wrote
That line about getting charged for traffic from places that an ad network has no valuable inventory seems crazy. Ad networks online have turned into mostly auction based platforms. Very few people buy properties or columns or branding these days. This is the result. Hidden in this article is a stellar 2nd quote: Scobles grammar is so bad that I simply cant see myself emulating him in any way.
Its gotten so bad that for readers from places like Kazakhstan where IDG TechNet perceives no valid business, the ad network charges me a fee for not sending ads.
## Facts
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- [Not your father's IBM](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4c5f7d2fad97/) (cringely.com, April 24, 2012)
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