Comments on: Big advertisers are Facebook’s new friends

By: deepa, tucson, az

deepa, tucson, az — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:37:59 +0000

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By: Julia, Tampa, FL

Julia, Tampa, FL — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:09:06 +0000

Genius. This concept is a good one, plus Facebook targets a prime group of people for this type of marketing: the college age and recent graduates crowd. People who are greatly influenced by peer pressue, have disposable income, and nothing better to do than comment on how much they love their new pair of jeans. Not to mention that what many Americans would see as a paltry discount will go a long way on a college campus. The “discounts” given for posting your opinion will probably be ads in and of themselves for a free sandwich or pizza and so on. And as for those of you that said the public has little interest in promoting advertisers, well have you ever checked out Facebook? It’s already one big fat promotion. I have already seen products listed underneath people’s interests. It is the consumer generation after all…so why not formalize it a little. Facebook is laughing all the way to the bank.

By: Cecil, Sacramento, CA

Cecil, Sacramento, CA — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:18:42 +0000

is something so complex going to hit mainstream? facebook should merge into opensocial, googles vision is right on, eventually social networks will be an extension of ourselves, no protected domains, only ourselves, our friends, and so on, regardless of the website.
the more money people have, the more they avoid ads, though targeted ads without flashy crud are acceptable.. again google has the pulse of un-intrusive ads.. Yahoo on the other hand, has Nazi-calibre-intrusive ads.. very clear sign that Yahoo is in decline vs google. for every positive impression from yahoo ads, there are multiple negative impressions.. intrusion is not a good strategy for ads.. long term especially. google is doing great things with the android phone specs, adwords, and a google of other things..

By: Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX

Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:32:20 +0000

“Inviting advertisers to the party will have a negative effect on the purity of Facebook’s “social graph.”” – Posted By Amo, Chicago, IL

I do not think these new ads will be a big deal.

We have not even seen them yet. I do not understand why some people are so fearful about a few ads being shown during conversations on Facebook. Ads are everywhere. But they do not have mind control over people. There are a ton of ads on this very site. I rarely click on them. Most people are not distracted by website ads because they are too busy focusing on doing whatever they came to the website to do.

I think it is almost crazy for companies to spend so much time and effort and money into advertising on websites. But the only reason companies do this is because more and more people are spending more and more time online. I do not think that these new ads will be much more effective than ads on radio, TV, magazines, or other forms of media.

Don’t worry about these ads.

By: Dave, Chicago IL

Dave, Chicago IL — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:24:17 +0000

To Albert in NJ –

“It’s a neverending marketplace.”

The members of Facebook have no “investment” in the site. If they feel that they are being sucked into an ad-based site they will just disappear and go to the next big thing. It is not like these social sites build any real brand loyalty.

By: Fraser, Victoria, BC, Canada

Fraser, Victoria, BC, Canada — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:51:23 +0000

I don’t see how they won’t have success with their advertising campaign when you look how many users and new users are added everyday. However I know many people now in similar positions who are fresh out of college and leaving facebook due to the amount of screening that corporate headquarters are now performing when hiring.

By: Amo, Chicago, IL

Amo, Chicago, IL — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:38:14 +0000

I like Facebook – as a place to go and socialize, NOT as a place to go and discuss products and services. That’s what you do on Amazon, Angie’s List, Cnet, epinions and the like. Plus, if people want to interact with brands, they’ll do so on the brand’s site or microsite(s). Or, as some brands have already done, they’ll continue to set up Myspace pages and post YouTube videos for FREE. Inviting advertisers to the party will have a negative effect on the purity of Facebook’s “social graph.” The real-life equivalent is throwing a house party and having some major advertiser show up an hour into it, bearing free sample beverages or food, but also annoying salespeople. It taints the experience, even if it doesn’t occur to the party-goers that the host was either paid by the advertiser to be allowed to show up or, at the very least, was happy to get free stuff to give to friends. And actually, it probably would occur to most people. Just as most, or probably ALL, will realize Facebook is making serious money for inviting these advertisers in. Lastly, in reference to her excitement over the model, one marketer said she wants to “fish where the fish are.” Sorry, but you’re about to pollute where the fish are. Sure, there are plenty of spaces on the Internet for reviews, comments, etc. Just as there are offline. But some spaces are, or should, remain somewhat, dare I say, sacred.

By: Albert, Dunellen, NJ

Albert, Dunellen, NJ — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:24:03 +0000

Facebook’s target market is constantly replenished every fall when a new batch of high school graduates begin college. It’s a neverending marketplace.

By: Peter Grant, Sydney NSW Australia

Peter Grant, Sydney NSW Australia — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:15:37 +0000

Howdy. It’s interesting that Facebook directors are starting to talk about how to make money from Facebook just at the time when people in my work life are starting to talk about how “over it” they are.