Facebook WTF?

[DonkeyKongSr]

I'm not getting the problem with this. This isn't more advertising, it's better advertising. Eventually the internet and TV will get to the point where you won't see many ads that you aren't the correct target for.

If you are in the "I hate advertising" camp, remember, 99% of free media wouldn't be free without advertising. Advertising, especially targeted advertising, is much better than paying a subsciption fee for every website, TV show, etc.

[tarheeljks]

this is just good advertising

[Badger]

Furthermore, advertising doesn't affect ME, right?

[NajdorfDefense]

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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.

[El Diablo]

ND,

"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."

You should have been optimistic that they could and stocked up in 2001-2002!!!!

[silver book]

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ugly girls on facebook usually put a picture of themselves with a hot friend as their profile pic as to deceive you as to which one they are so they get more attention. it's disgusting.

just an fyi.

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I see this all the time!

[PocketZeros]

As long as nobody points it out to the users, they won't know the difference. I strongly disagree with OP's point that the new advertising will drive away users and sink facebook. FB is becoming more popular all the time as legions of young kids sign on because their older siblings are on or because their friends are. I think everyone has lived with the internet for long enough that we're used to ads. Our eyes automatically pass over the uninteresting ads and we only ever notice an ad if it has value to us. This new ad tech may even make FB worth the $4B they're asking for.

[EMc]

They have being doing this for a while, I think. My profile has calloway ads all over it

[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.

[TheCroShow]

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"I don't have a Facebook/MySpace account"

is the new

"I don't have a television"

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QFT one of my best friends tells me this all the time, i'm like i don't give a [censored], does it make you a better person? [censored] you