Survival strategies for the post advertising world

Slowly but inexorably we are entering a post advertising world, or at least one where power is being consolidated into three major players. How do you survive in that environment?
Students Were Forced to Write BuzzFeed Click-bait For Grades. What Happened Next Will Rock Your World!
Is click-bait writing a marketable skill? This college professor designed a project to find out.
The sneaky method BuzzFeed uses to win the market research game

Ever taken a BuzzFeed quiz? You probably never thought you were disclosing anything too personal. Think again. by {grow} Contributing Columnist Kerry Gorgone