Conservatives are more likely to click on sponsored search results...

Started by rcjordan, November 18, 2024, 01:00:01 AM

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rcjordan

https://theconversation.com/your-politics-can-affect-whether-you-click-on-sponsored-search-results-new-research-shows-239800

....and are likely to be more trusting of sponsored communications than liberals, who lean toward organic content. Conservatives were more likely to click ads in response to broad searches


ergophobe

I was sure from the headline that this would be an artifact of age, but apparently not.

My personal approach is to avoid ads for smaller businesses because I don't want to waste their ad spend and to click on whatever is easiest for big businesses who know exactly with which fire they are playing.