Pod: “The Dumbest Ad Business”
We sell spots in our journals at cheap rates and without crafting packages
This week, we discuss how paid content placement has evolved, and how considering Gold OA as part of the paid placement spectrum provides some insights worth considering.
We’re not anti-ad or anti-OA, but the two have merged, and we aren’t thinking about the consequences as we dance through euphemisms and avoid looking clearly at what has been wrought.
Here is a chart we discuss:

This week’s episode also includes our normal “Discoveries of the Week,” three cute dogs (Pixar-style), and other topics both timely and timeless.
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