Well I had no idea these were things people did

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7. The site owner -- this is how google started turning a profit

For most google searches, the location towards the top of the list is sold out to the highest bidder, plus there is a per click that the website owner must pay to google, even if you do not buy anything. Usually, it's something small like 1 to 10 cents. But that can really add up if say everyone on DU were to click through to a campaign and then not donate and not buy stuff.

You can cause the change to happen over and over again if you click through the google seach and click on the one's that say 'ad' next to them. If you really hate someone's site, you can troll them for a lot of money by just clicking through.

On the flip side, many sites get a per slide click through 'ad bonus' when you click on one of those '40 celebrities who let themselves go' type click bait for each slide that you progress through.

Google now makes money from selling your info. They first became profitable by selling the top search spots and charging click through fees.