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Howard
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basically if you look at porn facebook will put porn ads up when people go to your profile. or whatever other kind of ads for whatever you do online.

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"Facebook is going to have its members start shilling for products. The idea is brilliantly evil.

How does it work? If I tell Facebook that I like Diet Coke, all my friends on Facebook will start seeing ads for Coca-Cola with my picture and the fact that I like Diet Coke.

What's more, companies will be able to track what Facebook users are doing on the Web and send them targeted ads. If I buy something from a retailer like Amazon, my friends will know about the transaction.

I've never seen a company go so far in forcing viral marketing among its users. But why would any of us want to be involved in this? My friends don't want to see me hawk Toyotas. I don't want anyone to know that I just bought mascara on Amazon.

Shame on Facebook for trying to turn its members into hacks. If this is a blooming success I'm divorcing the Internet. This marks the start of irreconcilable differences.

Here's what others have to say:

Broadstuff: "It marks the point at which Planet Advertising finally left Planet Earth."

Nicholas Carr: "There is no intimacy that is not a branding opportunity, no friendship that can't be monetized, no kiss that doesn't carry an exchange of value. The cluetrain has reached its last stop, its terminus, the end of the line."

CNet: "I already feel paranoid and exposed as a blogger, but the idea that my casual and personal details and conversations can end up as advertising dollars is freaky and unnerving."

ZDNet: "To users this ad platform is probably the future–you won’t escape advertising anywhere. And to folks that hate advertising that’s an issue. However, if Facebook customers don’t care the social networking up-and-comer is dangerous." "

11/7/2007 7:06:15 PM

Klomeus
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first!

11/7/2007 8:43:37 PM

fjjackso
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i figured this stupid thread was made by evan

11/7/2007 8:46:25 PM

Howard
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11/8/2007 1:33:40 AM

l24ch
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my question is, how does facebook know? what does it do about multiple profiles logging into the same computer. i dont see this as realistic

11/8/2007 1:40:58 AM

Howard
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when you are logged in it knows.

[Edited on November 8, 2007 at 10:43 AM. Reason : cookies and shit]

11/8/2007 10:43:18 AM

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threads like this make me happy that i dont have a facebook account

11/8/2007 10:56:03 AM

soulfire963
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invasion of privacy at its finest.

11/8/2007 10:56:31 AM

jackleg
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it bothers me that in order to watch one video clip yesterday, i had to clikc like 3 times, and watch 2 or 3 (maybe 10 second long) mini-commercials. you know, a short one each time a new thing spawns or whatever. the commercial to content ratio on the internet has got to be at least twice as high as broadcast tv

the kinda shitty thing is that if i paid time warner and got HBO, there would be like 4 minutes of commercials per hour on average, but i pay for internet and there are ads everywhere. i understand the difference, and my eyes are pretty trained to not pay attention to the ads that adblockers miss - but theres been a huge increase in ads you cant bypass lately, and that bugs me. as made obvious by my minirant

11/8/2007 11:02:11 AM

soulfire963
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well, we pay for cable TV also, and it still has ads.

11/8/2007 11:03:08 AM

Mulva
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THE OTHER DAY I BOUGHT A BOX OF CEREAL AND IT HAD THE COMAPNIES NAME RIGHT ON THE BOX


11/8/2007 11:10:41 AM

Snewf
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at the same time I don't want an internet regulated to provide me with "premium" ad free service

11/8/2007 11:11:00 AM

wwwebsurfer
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adblock FTW?

11/8/2007 11:11:50 AM

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