Sources: Apple is preparing to introduce ads in its Maps app, allowing retailers and brands to bid for ad slots against search queries
Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce advertising in its Maps app, part of a broader push to generate more money from services.
Bloomberg Mark Gurman
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Discussion
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@lizrhoffman
Liz Hoffman
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A baffling move? Retreating from a competitive advantage (trust, privacy) in pursuit of ad dollars that AI might devour anyway
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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The system will work similarly to App Store ads. Retailers, restaurants etc will be able to bid for search terms. So if you search for “coffee,” the highest paying local coffee shop will be shown first as an ad. Also similar to Google and Yelp.
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@presidentlin
@presidentlin
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Apple won't get into ads, that's for Zuckerborg, they care about protecting users. [image]
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@dylanbyers
Dylan Byers
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😕
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@nadzi_mouad
Mouad
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well who says that apple care about it's users, cuz apparently that's not the case anymore
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@eric_seufert
Eric Seufert
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Last April, in a piece titled Apple's advertising ambitions, I posited that Apple's introduction of view-through attribution to the AdServices API — as well as the renaming of Apple Search Ads to, simply, Apple Ads — could portend the introduction of ads to Apple Maps. [image]
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@travisketchum
Travis Ketchum
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Boo 👎 One of the reasons I like Apple Maps vs Google is the clean UX.
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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NEW: Apple is launching ads in Apple Maps in search this summer in major advertising expansion. It'll be announced as early as this month. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@pinboard
@pinboard
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iMaps already autodialing the local tow truck guy for you as you follow the phone's instructions to drive into a lake
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@arik.org
Arik Hesseldahl
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I've been happily using Apple Maps and switched from Google Maps about three years ago, so I don't get why people hate on it. I don't love the idea of ads being worked into it though, but I can't see myself switching back so long as the basic user experience remains the same.
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@rani
Rani Molla
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Now this will finally get people to use Apple Maps www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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r/apple
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