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Facebook blocks Google+ ads
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Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know quite a few newspapers that have no problem selling ad space to their competitors and have done just that. Your comparison to companies that don’t even sell ad space doesn’t make any sense. This is an astonishing display of cowardice on Facebook’s part (if it is indeed true).
If I google "facebook games" I see a few AdWords listed. If a Google user clicks those ads, it's not like that will drive the user away from Google search. But if someone on Facebook has an ad that reads "Julio Fernandez moved to Google+ ...", then that is driving users away from Facebook. I don't see why a company should facilitate a mass exodus toward a competing service. I don't use Facebook and think they're kind…
Google+ is not Facebook. Nor it will ever be. The only hope google has is not to make a better facebook, but to change rules of the game.
There will be no exodus from facebook. Evolution moves at its own pace, regardless of facebook or google. Only those that go in step with evolution will flourish.
As such exodus from facebook will never happen. Though young and bright - most lucrative section of advertising market might just go and do something else.
Restriction seems to always backfire as in this case, it may well play out.
just 2c
Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#23You would never expect to find Mercedes ads on BMW's website. Also everybody knows that u don't need to look for Windows advertisments on apple.com. So I think it is also quite normal, that Facebook doesn't want to advertise G+ on their website.
Microsoft does a lot of advertising on Google sites.
Indeed; was coming here to say that. If you have the strong belief you are the best (and you should) then you don't care; it's income and the competitor is not as good as you anyway.
Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#24If Facebook were confident that they make a better product, they'd embrace competition as a sort of self-check in the system. They'd spend a day or two to adapt their already-developed you-can-download-your-whole-account feature to allow customers to switch to Google+, if they desire. But they won't do this. Their reluctance underscores their belief that they don't make a product superior to Google's; if they did, th…
In my opinion, a reason for concern is different than believing their product is inferior.
At the end of the day, this is business. In business, there are many ways to battle the competition.
G+ is clearly gaining some initial traction and Facebook doesn't want their platform to be used to better the competition.
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#25You would never expect to find Mercedes ads on BMW's website. Also everybody knows that u don't need to look for Windows advertisments on apple.com. So I think it is also quite normal, that Facebook doesn't want to advertise G+ on their website.
I completely agree. It's crazy to think that Facebook would willingly advertise a major competitor during its launch period!
It's minor ad revenue vs users and I think users win here.
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#26You would never expect to find Mercedes ads on BMW's website. Also everybody knows that u don't need to look for Windows advertisments on apple.com. So I think it is also quite normal, that Facebook doesn't want to advertise G+ on their website.
Those comparisons aren't quite appropriate because as far as I can tell, these are individuals advertising their G+ profiles on FB, not Google advertising the entire G+ product.
Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#27If Facebook were confident that they make a better product, they'd embrace competition as a sort of self-check in the system. They'd spend a day or two to adapt their already-developed you-can-download-your-whole-account feature to allow customers to switch to Google+, if they desire. But they won't do this. Their reluctance underscores their belief that they don't make a product superior to Google's; if they did, th…
In my opinion, a reason for concern is different than believing their product is inferior. At the end of the day, this is business. In business, there are many ways to battle the competition. G+ is clearly gaining some initial traction and Facebook doesn't want their platform to be used to better the competition.
I think it's more nuanced than that. Facebook's reputation and brand equity is perhaps their second most cherished asset (second to their user base). A move like blocking Google advertisements will result in even more bad press when they really need to focus on delivering a better product.
In the end, however, I think Facebook will become obsolete. It's a technology like any other, and I think it has become too big for it to be everything to everyone. Of course, that's just my opinion, and I could be wrong.
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#28Facebook is a damn business, Google+ is competition. The fact that this ad was blocked isn't really news, it's just how business plays out. It's not in Facebook's interest at all to run this.
I routinely find myself astonished at how people think the online world should work. Everything should be free, don't charge for anything, let your competitors advertise in your space, ads are the devil, business plan is to make money through advertising... seriously people, the hell?
Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#29Facebook is a damn business, Google+ is competition. The fact that this ad was blocked isn't really news, it's just how business plays out. It's not in Facebook's interest at all to run this. I routinely find myself astonished at how people think the online world should work. Everything should be free, don't charge for anything, let your competitors advertise in your space, ads are the devil, business plan is to make…
Perhaps you should glance at the article before posting - the ad is an individual advertising his own profile.
Re: Facebook blocks Google+ ads
#30Facebook is a damn business, Google+ is competition. The fact that this ad was blocked isn't really news, it's just how business plays out. It's not in Facebook's interest at all to run this. I routinely find myself astonished at how people think the online world should work. Everything should be free, don't charge for anything, let your competitors advertise in your space, ads are the devil, business plan is to make…
What competitor's ads do Google block?
People respond to a story like this because it belies an attitude of weakness/protectionism from Facebook, not so much because of some kind of moral outrage about how things "should" be.