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Re: Facebook starts displaying ads in the News Feed

#5

Post by ajanuary »

wildbunny wrote: post #4

What is the difference between this new feature and the site you've liked making a wall post? You still see it either way. I'm confused.

If it's anything like Twitter, it will appear in your stream out-of-sync with when it was posted, so it's guaranteed to appear near the top of your stream whether you're viewing it days after.

Re: Facebook starts displaying ads in the News Feed

#7

Post by wildbunny »

ajanuary wrote: post #5
wildbunny wrote: post #4

What is the difference between this new feature and the site you've liked making a wall post? You still see it either way. I'm confused.

If it's anything like Twitter, it will appear in your stream out-of-sync with when it was posted, so it's guaranteed to appear near the top of your stream whether you're viewing it days after.

Ahhh, yes, I can see how that might work...

Re: Facebook starts displaying ads in the News Feed

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Post by dspillett »

SquareWheel wrote: post #6

"First, you must have already Liked Ben & Jerry’s Facebook Page, or one of your friends must have interacted with Ben & Jerry’s Page." So if I remember all friend who "like" things, I won't be served ads? I am okay with this.

> or one of your friends must have interacted with

This is where I stop clicking "like" on anything (I already block facebook's scripts outside of facebook itself, so don't see their "like" buttons on external sites).

I'm not giving fb's advertisers permission to plonk adverts where my contacts will see them - if I think something is worth mentioning to my contacts I'll mention it myself. If someone places an advert on my news stream because I interacted with their page, then fair enough (I can just hit unlike should I choose to terminate that "relationship"). If fb want to advertise something to my contacts "just because" then they probably have the right to do so (no doubt this is covered in the Ts & Cs we agree to by creating an account and logging in), but I don't want to be a source of (an excuse for) advertising opportunities and won't be used as one.

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