Comments on: Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Crónica veraniega http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1570250 Crónica veraniega Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:04:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1570250 [...] Scoble explicó por qué la publicidad en Facebook (la red social de moda) da asco. No es el único que piensa lo mismo. La publicidad de Facebook es la misma impresión repetitiva de anuncios sin ningún valor añadido [...] [...] Scoble explicó por qué la publicidad en Facebook (la red social de moda) da asco. No es el único que piensa lo mismo. La publicidad de Facebook es la misma impresión repetitiva de anuncios sin ningún valor añadido [...]

]]> By: jose http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1546584 jose Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:14:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1546584 First they you should define what dubious content is. I don`t understand why Facebook is unable to unlocked the rotation of the ads. Sounds like an excuse. First they you should define what dubious content is. I don`t understand why Facebook is unable to unlocked the rotation of the ads. Sounds like an excuse.

]]> By: אנקדוטות » ביזנס מלפנים מסיבה מאחור http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1543300 אנקדוטות » ביזנס מלפנים מסיבה מאחור Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:41:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1543300 [...] כשמפרסמים גדולים כמו וודאפון, הליפקס ווירג’ין החליטו לבטל את הפרסומות שלהם משום שהופיעו בעמוד של המפלגה הלאומית הבריטית [...] [...] כשמפרסמים גדולים כמו וודאפון, הליפקס ווירג’ין החליטו לבטל את הפרסומות שלהם משום שהופיעו בעמוד של המפלגה הלאומית הבריטית [...]

]]> By: Web Jungle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1540354 Web Jungle Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:09:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1540354 <strong>Facebook run of site ads cause problems for advertisers...</strong> Apparently, some advertisers in the UK were cancelling their adspaces on Facebook, because they were appearing next to dubious content - in this case a page of the British National Party - as I found in this post at Techcrunch. It seems that Facebook (... Facebook run of site ads cause problems for advertisers…

Apparently, some advertisers in the UK were cancelling their adspaces on Facebook, because they were appearing next to dubious content - in this case a page of the British National Party - as I found in this post at Techcrunch.
It seems that Facebook (…

]]> By: KwangErn Liew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1540302 KwangErn Liew Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:11:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1540302 Interesting twist. I like it. The question would be, would they roll their own? Or go with a mature system that can be quite easily integrated to their needs via Google? ;) If I'm FB, I'll work out a deal with Google... Interesting twist. I like it.

The question would be, would they roll their own? Or go with a mature system that can be quite easily integrated to their needs via Google? ;)

If I’m FB, I’ll work out a deal with Google…

]]> By: findin.gs/davids / Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539739 findin.gs/davids / Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:17:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539739 [...] Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? Duncan Riley 52 comments » [...] [...] Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? Facebook Advertising Cancelations: The Thin End Of The Wedge? Duncan Riley 52 comments » [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539552 Steve Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:49:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539552 Duncan is the worst reporter on this site. Why did Arrington hire him? I can't stand to read his useless far fetched write-ups. Please fire this guy. Anyone else agree? Duncan is the worst reporter on this site. Why did Arrington hire him? I can’t stand to read his useless far fetched write-ups. Please fire this guy. Anyone else agree?

]]> By: Tony http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539346 Tony Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:51:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1539346 Sounds like a tough ask to me. With user generated content, there's no sure way to garuntee you wont get caught out occasionally. It's funny that it's a political page which has set this off however, and not something really objectionable. Sounds like a tough ask to me.
With user generated content, there’s no sure way to garuntee you wont get caught out occasionally. It’s funny that it’s a political page which has set this off however, and not something really objectionable.

]]> By: Jessie http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537902 Jessie Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:10:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537902 These kneejerk bans are probably going to affect the ad networks as much or more than Facebook/Myspace themselves. I'd suspect ad networks get most of their impression (and thus conversion) volume from UGC/Social networking, and will be providing services to advertisers on a CPA basis. Interestingly enough I just saw a Virgin ad on Facebook. I checked and it was being served by Tribalfusion. Did somebody at Tribalfusion forget to block Facebook from their Virgin campaign on Friday!?!?!? These kneejerk bans are probably going to affect the ad networks as much or more than Facebook/Myspace themselves. I’d suspect ad networks get most of their impression (and thus conversion) volume from UGC/Social networking, and will be providing services to advertisers on a CPA basis.

Interestingly enough I just saw a Virgin ad on Facebook. I checked and it was being served by Tribalfusion. Did somebody at Tribalfusion forget to block Facebook from their Virgin campaign on Friday!?!?!?

]]> By: TechDumpster (living in First Life) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537568 TechDumpster (living in First Life) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:43:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537568 @ 41 Jesse No one sees the ads anyway. Seeing an ad isn't "success" either. The advertisers in this case were naive. That's given. What's interesting is that Facebook just isn't paying off. They should IPO fast before everyone realizes Facebook won't last and the advertising has low value. @ 41 Jesse

No one sees the ads anyway. Seeing an ad isn’t “success” either.

The advertisers in this case were naive. That’s given. What’s interesting is that Facebook just isn’t paying off. They should IPO fast before everyone realizes Facebook won’t last and the advertising has low value.

]]> By: Laurent Emolument http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537339 Laurent Emolument Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:44:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537339 "It seems a little strange in 2007 that advertisers would have been naive enough to believe that a run of site style advertising campaign on a site as large as Facebook would not have resulted in advertisements appearing next to dubious content to start with. " I think the advertisers understand this - but the millions of daily mail readers don't. Pulling ads is completely reactionary to a couple of tabloid articles. “It seems a little strange in 2007 that advertisers would have been naive enough to believe that a run of site style advertising campaign on a site as large as Facebook would not have resulted in advertisements appearing next to dubious content to start with. ”

I think the advertisers understand this - but the millions of daily mail readers don’t. Pulling ads is completely reactionary to a couple of tabloid articles.

]]> By: WOOOW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537198 WOOOW Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:50:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537198 P.S... I don't think Google can win.. Facebook apps will overkill Google's app and Google empire. Facebook will get capital and shutdown half of google networks & moble wires. I think people should watch Mark's blizzard behavior. P.S… I don’t think Google can win..

Facebook apps will overkill Google’s app and Google empire. Facebook will get capital and shutdown half of google networks & moble wires.

I think people should watch Mark’s blizzard behavior.

]]> By: Lin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537195 Lin Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:47:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537195 A lot of people don't understand what they're getting themselves into when they sign up with an Internet site to advertise. They just know that Facebook is a big site, so they want to advertise there. Then they find out where their ads are going. They probably didn't understand. A lot of people don’t understand what they’re getting themselves into when they sign up with an Internet site to advertise. They just know that Facebook is a big site, so they want to advertise there. Then they find out where their ads are going. They probably didn’t understand.

]]> By: foe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537193 foe Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:45:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537193 @jesse... you dumb oxen it's a question of results. If you place an ad and it normaly gets served x times and gets x clicks, then you place the same ad on Facebook and it gets served 10x but only gets 1/10x clicks, something's not right. It simply is not effective. Are you that stupid that you think because and ad is seen it's successful. If I signed a long-term deal with FB and then realized I wasn't getting results. I'd find some excuse to cancel the deal. I would find anything.... oh yes.. I would specifically look at ...... Content that (i) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (ii) relates or pertains to any "hate group," i.e. , groups that are organized in part to promote the oppression of or assert the supremacy of any class of people..... https://adwords.google.com/select/contentpolicy.html http://www.whenu.com/ad_content_policy.html http://advertise.about.com/lib/editorialadpolicy.htm and find something and end my contract. If it was effective I doubt they'd be pulling out. @jesse… you dumb oxen

it’s a question of results. If you place an ad and it normaly gets served x times and gets x clicks, then you place the same ad on Facebook and it gets served 10x but only gets 1/10x clicks, something’s not right. It simply is not effective. Are you that stupid that you think because and ad is seen it’s successful.

If I signed a long-term deal with FB and then realized I wasn’t getting results. I’d find some excuse to cancel the deal. I would find anything…. oh yes.. I would specifically look at ……

Content that (i) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (ii) relates or pertains to any “hate group,” i.e. , groups that are organized in part to promote the oppression of or assert the supremacy of any class of people…..

https://adwords.google.com/select/contentpolicy.html
http://www.whenu.com/ad_content_policy.html
http://advertise.about.com/lib.....policy.htm

and find something and end my contract.

If it was effective I doubt they’d be pulling out.

]]> By: WOOOW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537181 WOOOW Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:41:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537181 Wow.... Holy bible predicted correct. Mark Zuckerberg is actually born 666 jewish beast. Here's why... Mark Zuckerberg hacked harvard computer. he's 100% pure evil. He stole Harvard students blood samples, infos, SS#, etc... He dropped out college. Alot of people want to turn against him or else will become powerful enemy. I decipher the bible code. The bible says...Mark's future plans was to put people lives risk. He planning to us chip to scan personal datas and attack christians, catholic, muslims, buddhist, etc. Mark.... I like to watch his rise of anti-christ in few years. How powerful is he? I bet you... the bible predict ConnectU will lose copyright, source code rights, etc.. ConnectU will return data to Mark Zuckerberg. Wow…. Holy bible predicted correct. Mark Zuckerberg is actually born 666 jewish beast. Here’s why… Mark Zuckerberg hacked harvard computer. he’s 100% pure evil. He stole Harvard students blood samples, infos, SS#, etc… He dropped out college. Alot of people want to turn against him or else will become powerful enemy.

I decipher the bible code.
The bible says…Mark’s future plans was to put people lives risk. He planning to us chip to scan personal datas and attack christians, catholic, muslims, buddhist, etc.

Mark…. I like to watch his rise of anti-christ in few years. How powerful is he? I bet you… the bible predict ConnectU will lose copyright, source code rights, etc.. ConnectU will return data to Mark Zuckerberg.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537149 David Mackey Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:22:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537149 Mmm...Yeah, I wouldn't take it that a company was sponsoring an organization just because the advertising was on the page - especially on Facebook, MySpace, etc. But...I think there are a lot of people who don't understand the intricacies of how web advertising works that would. Mmm…Yeah, I wouldn’t take it that a company was sponsoring an organization just because the advertising was on the page - especially on Facebook, MySpace, etc. But…I think there are a lot of people who don’t understand the intricacies of how web advertising works that would.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537147 Jesse Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:20:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537147 @14,17,26 and every else screaming "Facebook ROI is horrible" If you see the ad, the advertisment is successful. @14,17,26 and every else screaming “Facebook ROI is horrible”

If you see the ad, the advertisment is successful.

]]> By: Bookface http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537140 Bookface Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:13:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537140 Billionaires, investors, and tycoons....They were reading Mark Zuckerberg's racist post all over the internet. This is why they withdrawn their billion dollar advertisment. Advice: Never post racist comments on the internet. Investors will take everything away from you: Sponsorship, money, frame, etc...I don't know why. :/ Billionaires, investors, and tycoons….They were reading Mark Zuckerberg’s racist post all over the internet. This is why they withdrawn their billion dollar advertisment.

Advice: Never post racist comments on the internet. Investors will take everything away from you: Sponsorship, money, frame, etc…I don’t know why. :/

]]> By: stone http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537082 stone Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:38:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537082 All hardcore Internet people know the dirty little secret about Facebook: Advertising on their site doesn't work! And, it's a very large problem. All hardcore Internet people know the dirty little secret about Facebook: Advertising on their site doesn’t work! And, it’s a very large problem.

]]> By: Facebook Overload! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537070 Facebook Overload! Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537070 Whew! Thought TC had abandoned Facebook stories. It had been a few posts since the last facebook story. Whew! Thought TC had abandoned Facebook stories. It had been a few posts since the last facebook story.

]]> By: KindAndThoughtful http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537034 KindAndThoughtful Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:07:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537034 Advertising is the life of trade. -- Advertising is the life of trade.

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]]> By: Larry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537032 Larry Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:06:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537032 Out of all the social networking sites I have checked out who has a perfect solution for such highly targted adverising, is searchles. They are not as big as others though. However, they have their in house built in search engine fully integrated within their social network which is the main feature all other big players are missing. Such feature can generate higher Ad rev through greater insights on user interests. I have met and talked to their executives. I have been a user on their site for past 6 month or so. My display name on Searchles is GEEK. Out of all the social networking sites I have checked out who has a perfect solution for such highly targted adverising, is searchles. They are not as big as others though. However, they have their in house built in search engine fully integrated within their social network which is the main feature all other big players are missing. Such feature can generate higher Ad rev through greater insights on user interests. I have met and talked to their executives. I have been a user on their site for past 6 month or so. My display name on Searchles is GEEK.

]]> By: AjaxJones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537013 AjaxJones Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:56:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1537013 I think it's great that faecesbook has found a way to make some money out of Nazi's, Satanists and Pedophiles. I do hope they draw a moral line though by rejecting people who have stolen software. I think it’s great that faecesbook has found a way to make some money out of Nazi’s, Satanists and Pedophiles. I do hope they draw a moral line though by rejecting people who have stolen software.

]]> By: indianajones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1536980 indianajones Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:33:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1536980 This problem has been solved before in other online content channels. I'm sure the Facebook team will fix this "site-targeting" issue within a decent amount of time. This problem has been solved before in other online content channels. I’m sure the Facebook team will fix this “site-targeting” issue within a decent amount of time.

]]> By: EZ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1536964 EZ Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:18:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/04/facebook-advertising-cancelations-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comment-1536964 This is ricockulous. Technology for editorial advertising constraints has been around for years (I worked on some as early as 1997). This is why, for example, you will never see an ad for United Airlines on the same page as a breaking news story about a plane crash, on any respectable web site. This is why you don't reinvent the wheel. This is ricockulous.

Technology for editorial advertising constraints has been around for years (I worked on some as early as 1997).

This is why, for example, you will never see an ad for United Airlines on the same page as a breaking news story about a plane crash, on any respectable web site.

This is why you don’t reinvent the wheel.

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