Thread: Facebook WTF?
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Old 08-23-2007, 06:14 PM
NajdorfDefense NajdorfDefense is offline
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Default Re: Facebook WTF?

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I'm not getting the problem with this.

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That's fine. Doesn't mean there is no problem, just because you and other people are okay with it. Problems certainly exist in ad models that you are currently unaware of.

Your response is reminiscent of the 'marketing myth,' ironically enough. Just because you like a product/ad about it, doesn't mean others do or it will be successful. Even if all of your friends agree with you.

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If you are in the "I hate advertising" camp,

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I'm not. My realization that most internet firms would not be able to 'monetize eyeballs' led me to sell all my tech/media stocks in March of 2000. Lucky/smart I don't care either way. The ones that were able to do so, survived.

All of the Facebooks/MySpace/Friendster/bebo/whatever models will not survive, most will fail.
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