Monetization overload: Difference between revisions

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9768720/

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>> USE AS EXAMPLE! https://x.com/gwillem/status/1805741224189739170 -->'''Monetization overload''', or '''over-monetization''', is when a company focuses on heavily monetizing a product or service, usually at the cost of consumer engagement or even functionality. Over-monetization may come in the form of [[advertising overload]], [[Predatory microtransactions|microtransactions]], unjustified [[Subscription service|subscriptions]], locking core features behind a paywall, etc. While its understood that products and services require compensation in some form, even when they're "free", the degradation of quality, limits of functionality, and loss of consumer engagement are often symptoms of excessive monetization of the product or service.

Monetization overload, ~~often also referred to as~~ over-monetization, ~~happens~~ when a company ~~puts too many features within their product behind a paywall, or~~ focuses ~~too much development~~ on a product~~'s monetization over~~ the functionality ~~of the product~~.

~~==How it works==~~

~~This is an umbrella term for various practices that companies~~ may ~~follow explicitly for~~ the ~~goal~~ of ~~profit. Examples include:~~

*[[~~Advertising~~ overload~~|Advertising Overload~~]]

*[[~~Planned obsolescence~~|~~Planned Obsolescence~~]]~~/[[Self-destructive design|Self-Destructive Design]]~~

*[[Subscription service|~~Subscription Service~~]]~~/[[Software as~~ a service~~|Software as a Service]]~~

==Why it is a problem==

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In an effort to make money from consumers, companies may integrate advertisements into their products to generate revenue. This can become adverse if the company is hasty to integrate advertisements.

==Examples==

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+>> USE AS EXAMPLE! https://x.com/gwillem/status/1805741224189739170 -->'''Monetization overload''', or '''over-monetization''', is when a company focuses on heavily monetizing a product or service, usually at the cost of consumer engagement or even functionality. Over-monetization may come in the form of [[advertising overload]], [[Predatory microtransactions|microtransactions]], unjustified [[Subscription service|subscriptions]], locking core features behind a paywall, etc. While its understood that products and services require compensation in some form, even when they're "free", the degradation of quality, limits of functionality, and loss of consumer engagement are often symptoms of excessive monetization of the product or service.
-Monetization overload, often also referred to as over-monetization, happens when a company puts too many features within their product behind a paywall, or focuses too much development on a product's monetization over the functionality of the product.
-==How it works==
-This is an umbrella term for various practices that companies may follow explicitly for the goal of profit. Examples include:
-*[[Advertising overload|Advertising Overload]]
-*[[Planned obsolescence|Planned Obsolescence]]/[[Self-destructive design|Self-Destructive Design]]
-*[[Subscription service|Subscription Service]]/[[Software as a service|Software as a Service]]
 ==Why it is a problem==
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 {{Main|Advertising overload}}
 In an effort to make money from consumers, companies may integrate advertisements into their products to generate revenue. This can become adverse if the company is hasty to integrate advertisements.
 ==Examples==
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