Google could have killed Facebook with the flick of a switch

Post by hesk » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 1:31 AM UTC

wwww4all wrote: post #97

arthurcolle wrote: post #2

That so many smart and talented people choose to work on AdTech or systems that support AdTech is such a shame. That being said, I love these little anecdotes, they are super fun to read.

There are more positives in Adtech than negatives. Adtech allows people and businesses to find products and services they want and need. Gives consumers choice in discovery and businesses reach and targeting customers in need. At fundamental level, Adtech is there to help people. That and the many business opportunities are why so many talented people work in Adtech.

Post by edmundsauto » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 1:52 AM UTC

wwww4all wrote: post #97

arthurcolle wrote: post #2

That so many smart and talented people choose to work on AdTech or systems that support AdTech is such a shame. That being said, I love these little anecdotes, they are super fun to read.

There are more positives in Adtech than negatives. Adtech allows people and businesses to find products and services they want and need. Gives consumers choice in discovery and businesses reach and targeting customers in need. At fundamental level, Adtech is there to help people. That and the many business opportunities are why so many talented people work in Adtech.

Post by ZephyrBlu » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 2:05 AM UTC

gretch wrote: post #102

joe_the_user wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Respectfully, the thing is, back when G+ came out, myself and many others pointed-out how Google's real name policy combined with Google merging all the existing Google accounts into G+ sank the effort - 'cause lots of people didn't want all their youtube or other data available to their friends and lots of others didn't want strong real name policy enforced - and Facebook had a real name policy that was and is only…

These are all valid feelings / hypotheses about what happened, but even with the benefit of hindsight we can’t confirm them. For example, you think the real name policy tanked the effort. But did it really? Twitter verified status is considered to be coveted, people are lining up to get their real named acknowledged. Is that not enough to introduce plausible doubt? Similarly, we always complain about “network effects…

Post by cm2012 » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 2:56 AM UTC

dillondoyle wrote: post #78

cm2012 wrote: post #75

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I find business manager has a more sensible design than AdWords, having used both a lot. TikTok is funny because they basically copied the FB ads dashboard pixel by pixel.

I agree but only the actual /adsmanager/manage section and the subsequent tools (events/audiences). Basically power editor 2.0. But it seems less powerful than the old one for some reason might just be in my head though. It has a pretty low ad limit per ad group I think 100. Though some of the 'combo' ads where you can put 5 headlines, 5 copy etc help up that number. BUT I do not like the business manager which house…

Post by _carbyau_ » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 3:13 AM UTC

utopcell wrote: post #112

extreme urgency.. facebook would shut down.. new ads features blocked.. urgent creation of a team to replace product.. 3 years later it was ready (!) Best example of leading by FUD if I ever heard one.