My Life on Facebook as a Woman and Why Social Network Advertising Doesn't Work • Hacker News Board

Re: My Life on Facebook as a Woman and Why Social Network Advertising Doesn't Work

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Post by dangoldin » Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 1:04 AM UTC

lg wrote: post #8

dangoldin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree entirely. First of, I am just seeing a very limited number of ads on the left hand side of the screen and they are all dating related - kind of disheartening - but this may come from being a young single guy. Is anyone from different age groups seeing any different ads?

i sent a message to a friend about moving to boston, and got a boston real estate ad a couple pageviews later. I also get programming job ads (i'm graduating this year). But yeah, there's usually a girl with a come-hither gaze.

Hmm, so there is something more advanced that my dormant self isn't getting - definitely interesting!

Unfortunately, there is no way to write a facebook app to capture the displayed ads - but I think it would be possible with a firefox plug in...

Re: My Life on Facebook as a Woman and Why Social Network Advertising Doesn't Work

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Post by 9oliYQjP » Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 1:36 AM UTC

vesterr wrote: post #7

Why do you even look at ads? http://adblockplus.org/

By default, I block ads. If I find the site to be useful (the litmus test is "will I return?") then I unblock the ads. Why do I do this? There are far too many digg/reddit link whores that for all intents and purposes add no value to the Internet, but have tricked me into clicking on their links. The sites that are linked usually repackage somebody else's work into their template, and have manipulated the system into getting people to click on their links. In some cases, it is flat out copyright infringement. And if you load the ads on their page, they have won. In fact, they'd probably use the ad revenue to help legally defend themselves if the original authors of the content they copied were to sue them. It's quite despicable and that's why I can reconcile blocking ads. Like I said, I unblock ads on websites that I find useful.

If you find a website useful, I think it is much better to act in good faith and put up with the ads. If the ads bother you, then try to find an alternative website for that purpose, or contact the authors and present your dilemma. Perhaps they will offer a subscription service sans advertisements, or tone the existing ads down a notch.

Re: My Life on Facebook as a Woman and Why Social Network Advertising Doesn't Work

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Post by budu3 » Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 1:44 AM UTC

lg wrote: post #8

dangoldin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree entirely. First of, I am just seeing a very limited number of ads on the left hand side of the screen and they are all dating related - kind of disheartening - but this may come from being a young single guy. Is anyone from different age groups seeing any different ads?

i sent a message to a friend about moving to boston, and got a boston real estate ad a couple pageviews later. I also get programming job ads (i'm graduating this year). But yeah, there's usually a girl with a come-hither gaze.

Wow, I guess I'm really boring them. Coz all I get are those lusty dating site ads.