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The key here is tested daily. The last time I wanted some sample data api it took me way too long to find one because all the ones that were recommended to me were deprecated. It's really tough to keep a free api up, because there's no incentives. You can't sell ads on it.



> You can't sell ads on it.

Maybe you could! Perhaps a sample data API that creates users like "John Chocolate Oreos," address "100 Pack Street", age 19.99, email "visit<at>oreo.com"


I don’t think Oreo would want to commit ad spend to that—it would perform worse than the display network, and worse than the Outbrain/Taboolas of the world.


I get the feeling arjvik's comment was meant to be sarcasm.




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