Stack Overflow generates revenue, how?
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I would imagine that most of the revenue comes from advertising. There are adverts displayed on most pages and some tags are also sponsored.
- OK. I'm kinda new here, but I haven't seen a single advert yet.Jeff– Jeff2012-01-08 04:34:35 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2012 at 4:34
- That's actually what set me off looking for this question, @Jeff -- I didn't see any adverts either, and I was curious how they ran the servers without making money.RonLugge– RonLugge2012-07-03 22:16:40 +00:00Commented Jul 3, 2012 at 22:16
- There is no advertising at SO.davidkonrad– davidkonrad2014-03-06 00:33:13 +00:00Commented Mar 6, 2014 at 0:33
Some revenue comes from referral sales (sorry, don't know the exact term). Some book titles are converted to amazon links (not sure manually or automagically, though I would assume the latter). Example page is here: What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?
