Facebook WTF?

[Kneel B4 Zod]

you already stare at ads all over, this is just a way of better targeting ones for the relevant audience.

imagine if you went to somewebsite.com who has banner ads...think they would rather you see ads about mens clothes, sports, and poker or ads about tampons and PMS?

[otnemem]

This is completely standard. Myspace is nothing but an advanced marketing device. It logs huge amounts of information based on the movies and music you like, and your interests.

[KJS]

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This is completely standard. Myspace is nothing but an advanced marketing device. It logs huge amounts of information based on the movies and music you like, and your interests.

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Just change your sex from male to female to see the difference.

KJS

[React1oN]

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This is completely standard. Myspace is nothing but an advanced marketing device. It logs huge amounts of information based on the movies and music you like, and your interests.

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Just change your sex from male to female to see the difference.

KJS

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Yeah, I don't see what the problem is. I always see ads on myspace for 'bob dylan ringtones.' First time I noticed I thought it was pretty cool. Now it's apparently Eric Clapton/Fender Stratocaster. Fine with me.

[Apathy]

lots of sites even a few poker ones are trying to do this with info the users give.

[danzasmack]

didn't you hear? that's where the election will be won or lost!

[Los Feliz Slim]

It has also come to my attention that advertisements often exaggerate or otherwise distort the information they present about the products they advertise. Can anyone confirm?

[secretprankster]

Najdorf, for you they will advertise local bars in your area where Hayden Panetteire will be a 5.

[z28dreams]

Did you think they made the site just for fun?

Obviously they are going to target the ads as best they can. Every site does it - it just depends if they choose ads beforehand based on demographics, or run split tests to see which work better.

I don't see what private information they'd have that you'd really have to worry about losing. Everything they use is being taken from stuff people are posting to a public site anyway.

[4_2_it]

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It has also come to my attention that advertisements often exaggerate or otherwise distort the information they present about the products they advertise. Can anyone confirm?

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This is just Nader propaganda. I can't think of a company that would make a false claim about one of its products.