Comments on: Ads-Click Introduces MicroSocialAds In Beta. Now Get Paid to Spam Your Friends on Facebook. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: give me my quarter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1869299 give me my quarter Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:46:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1869299 "i will delete whoever who do this to me. No more friends. why don’t you just ask, i will give you a quarter." => you get no friends at this time maybe you lie again son of kretz.... “i will delete whoever who do this to me. No more friends. why don’t you just ask, i will give you a quarter.” => you get no friends at this time maybe you lie again son of kretz….

]]> By: Kirill http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1861306 Kirill Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:01:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1861306 This is not new... Personal social networks as an advertising platform was used by MLM companies, especially cosmetics (like avon, fabelic, oriflame and many more). Think trends, not products - this approach is proven extremely successful and it's only a matter of time that we're going to see online social networks being monetized by the owners (as in - real owners, not the owners of the platform). This is not new… Personal social networks as an advertising platform was used by MLM companies, especially cosmetics (like avon, fabelic, oriflame and many more). Think trends, not products - this approach is proven extremely successful and it’s only a matter of time that we’re going to see online social networks being monetized by the owners (as in - real owners, not the owners of the platform).

]]> By: Pascal Rossini http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1853018 Pascal Rossini Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:25:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1853018 Ads-click Blog extract: http://www.ads-click.com/blog/?p=38 Micro Social advertising is a major evolution in how to produce advertising. From the «portal centric» dimension (search engine, big portal, ad network), advertising evoles towards the notion of «user centric» which is the perfect finality. In this trend, it is the consumer that defines for himself and his community of interest the formats and the advertisements. He has and leaves the complete control over the diffusion of these ads to the members of his community. In the future, advertisers will no longer purchase millions of impressions, but rather user profiles and behaviors, and for this, they are ready to invest massively and by doing so create a new ecosystem in which the end user will play a critical media role which over time will surpass that of traditional media. This new dimension will overwelm the global advertising sector and microsocial advertising is one of the first pillars that shows a direction that is in perfect accord with the tendencies that govern the digital universe today, going from the direct economy to virtual worlds. Pascal Rossini - CEO Ads-click Blog extract:

http://www.ads-click.com/blog/?p=38

Micro Social advertising is a major evolution in how to produce advertising. From the «portal centric» dimension (search engine, big portal, ad network), advertising evoles towards the notion of «user centric» which is the perfect finality. In this trend, it is the consumer that defines for himself and his community of interest the formats and the advertisements. He has and leaves the complete control over the diffusion of these ads to the members of his community.

In the future, advertisers will no longer purchase millions of impressions, but rather user profiles and behaviors, and for this, they are ready to invest massively and by doing so create a new ecosystem in which the end user will play a critical media role which over time will surpass that of traditional media.

This new dimension will overwelm the global advertising sector and microsocial advertising is one of the first pillars that shows a direction that is in perfect accord with the tendencies that govern the digital universe today, going from the direct economy to virtual worlds.

Pascal Rossini - CEO

]]> By: lol http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852619 lol Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:18:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852619 @31: something's way off with your math: if each user could get $30 a month in revenue, that'd imply that all profile pages are worth $30*60 million = $1.8 billion per month! do you really think facebook is doing tens of billions of dollars a year in revenue, just on profile page views? i'm not sure how you got the $30 number - let's use the high end of your estimates (66 billion PVs/month): that's 33 billion profile page views using your 50% number, which using your $0.10 CPM translates to $3.3 million, divided by 60 million profiles (assuming all profile page views are evenly distributed) comes out to 5.5 cents per user per month. @31: something’s way off with your math: if each user could get $30 a month in revenue, that’d imply that all profile pages are worth $30*60 million = $1.8 billion per month! do you really think facebook is doing tens of billions of dollars a year in revenue, just on profile page views?

i’m not sure how you got the $30 number - let’s use the high end of your estimates (66 billion PVs/month): that’s 33 billion profile page views using your 50% number, which using your $0.10 CPM translates to $3.3 million, divided by 60 million profiles (assuming all profile page views are evenly distributed) comes out to 5.5 cents per user per month.

]]> By: chrisco http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852588 chrisco Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:04:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852588 I like it... by this time next year Facebook will become MySpace and the trendsetters will have moved on. The seeds have been planted and now comes the fertilizer. I like it… by this time next year Facebook will become MySpace and the trendsetters will have moved on. The seeds have been planted and now comes the fertilizer.

]]> By: us army engineers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852495 us army engineers Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:25:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852495 Blogs are a useful and fast way to attract traffic for our pages. The United States Army Corps of Engineers provide service to the armed forces and the general public in the engineering services and capacities for the benefit of the nation. The professional Development Support Center (PDSC) offers courses in various subjects ranging from civil engineering, architecture, project management and administrative skills. Blogs are a useful and fast way to attract traffic for our pages. The United States Army Corps of Engineers provide service to the armed forces and the general public in the engineering services and capacities for the benefit of the nation. The professional Development Support Center (PDSC) offers courses in various subjects ranging from civil engineering, architecture, project management and administrative skills.

]]> By: Pascal Rossini http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852188 Pascal Rossini Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:13:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852188 Thanks for your comments! I am very happy to have had all this feedback in order to considerably improve this solution’s beta version. I would like to remind you that we supply numerous advertising solutions (white label, ads-exchange, etc…), and that microsocial ads are for us the opportunity to enter one of the most promising markets in terms of individual targeting. -Facebook is one of many social platforms where Microsocial ads will be available -We know that the Facebook’s terms of service are against us, but hundreds of running applications are exactly like ours. -Users will be able to opt out, to choose vertical interest categories, frequency, so no SPAM. -Microsocial ads will be available on other platforms, and all revenues will be incorporated, making them higher. -We will be very attentive to user feedback, as we wish to create a high quality platform in beta phase. Thanks again for sending us your comments via TechCrunch! Pascal Rossini, CEO of Ads-Click Thanks for your comments!

I am very happy to have had all this feedback in order to considerably improve this solution’s beta version. I would like to remind you that we supply numerous advertising solutions (white label, ads-exchange, etc…), and that microsocial ads are for us the opportunity to enter one of the most promising markets in terms of individual targeting.

-Facebook is one of many social platforms where Microsocial ads will be available

-We know that the Facebook’s terms of service are against us, but hundreds of running applications are exactly like ours.

-Users will be able to opt out, to choose vertical interest categories, frequency, so no SPAM.

-Microsocial ads will be available on other platforms, and all revenues will be incorporated, making them higher.

-We will be very attentive to user feedback, as we wish to create a high quality platform in beta phase.

Thanks again for sending us your comments via TechCrunch!

Pascal Rossini, CEO of Ads-Click

]]> By: Ian Kemmish http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852181 Ian Kemmish Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852181 Sounds like an open invitation to those Russian hackers who know how to place tens of thousands of fake profiles on social networking sites. What, Facebook users haven't come across them yet? They will.... Sounds like an open invitation to those Russian hackers who know how to place tens of thousands of fake profiles on social networking sites.

What, Facebook users haven’t come across them yet? They will….

]]> By: Ted Murphy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852123 Ted Murphy Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:41:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1852123 "Disclosure: Ads-Click is a TechCrunch sponsor and our TechCrunch France editor, Ouriel Ohayon, sits on its board" huh..At least our PayPerPost bloggers do not spam their readers. When Ads-Click can be your sponsor, why cannot PayPerPost be one??? “Disclosure: Ads-Click is a TechCrunch sponsor and our TechCrunch France editor, Ouriel Ohayon, sits on its board”

huh..At least our PayPerPost bloggers do not spam their readers. When Ads-Click can be your sponsor, why cannot PayPerPost be one???

]]> By: The Responsible Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » My friend, the spammer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851637 The Responsible Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » My friend, the spammer Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:47:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851637 [...] out this blog posting from TechCrunch, and make sure you scan the comments. addthis_url = [...] [...] out this blog posting from TechCrunch, and make sure you scan the comments. addthis_url = [...]

]]> By: Current web 2.0 thinking is mediocre, lazy, and opportunistic « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851583 Current web 2.0 thinking is mediocre, lazy, and opportunistic « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:13:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851583 [...] start out with a TechCrunch post on a new product called MicroSocialAds from a company called Ads-Click. MicroSocialAds allows any [...] [...] start out with a TechCrunch post on a new product called MicroSocialAds from a company called Ads-Click. MicroSocialAds allows any [...]

]]> By: MYBLOG by Ouriel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851494 MYBLOG by Ouriel Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:28:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851494 <strong>So, is your Facebook page really yours?...</strong> When you create a blog, no one asks you whether you own your posts or not. No one asks you whether you can monetize it or not. You can place adsense or whatever you want. Why should your personal page... So, is your Facebook page really yours?…

When you create a blog, no one asks you whether you own your posts or not. No one asks you whether you can monetize it or not. You can place adsense or whatever you want. Why should your personal page…

]]> By: CAR http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851067 CAR Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:47:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1851067 Wow, this is just dumb, now people will look foward to spamming and sending messages to friends. Wow, this is just dumb, now people will look foward to spamming and sending messages to friends.

]]> By: Manresa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850806 Manresa Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:00:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850806 That is just awful...I don't have a superwall because I noticed that a lot of "forwards" aka spam get passed around along with a lot of useless information. We already get so much advertising everywhere and my Facebook page should be a place for me to keep in touch with other people, not offend them by sending them advertisements. Sorry, but sending advertisements to people you keep in contact with is not the same thing as sharing a funny link or photo that you enjoy. That is just awful…I don’t have a superwall because I noticed that a lot of “forwards” aka spam get passed around along with a lot of useless information. We already get so much advertising everywhere and my Facebook page should be a place for me to keep in touch with other people, not offend them by sending them advertisements. Sorry, but sending advertisements to people you keep in contact with is not the same thing as sharing a funny link or photo that you enjoy.

]]> By: Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850690 Search Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:14:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850690 Offensive. Offensive.

]]> By: I HAVE THE PATENT AND A BETTER DEMO http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850493 I HAVE THE PATENT AND A BETTER DEMO Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850493 MicroSocialAds sounds like robot spam. People listen up and maybe this will help you understand something important. I ALREADY HAVE A PATENT ON THIS AND EVEN CREATED IT BETTER. It's called Blip'd and it's VERY REAL AND VERY COOL. blipd.com Blip'd can put the PAYPAL STOREFRONT WIDGET INSIDE A YOUTUBE VIDEO RIGHT NOW. View demo at: myspace.com/iamghettogates WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY would Techcrunch write about Ad-click robot spam and they are blind to how I could: 1. Make money from ANY flash video legally! 2. Use Mouse-activate media blips instead of spam ads? 3. INSTANTLY VIEW MY VIRAL VIDEO GROWTH DAILY 4. The video creator chooses media to attach to video *from* *Friends* and *Fans* SNOCAP, PAYPAL etc... This works NOW in MYSPACE inside a YOUTUBE VIDEO In 2 minutes! NO programing. No waiting. No BS. Soon, EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET BLIP'D! :) Ghetto Gates is on the rise... so... rise uP! Mike - Contact me at the number from the site. --GG MicroSocialAds sounds like robot spam.

People listen up and maybe this will help you understand something important.

I ALREADY HAVE A PATENT ON THIS AND EVEN CREATED IT BETTER.

It’s called Blip’d and it’s VERY REAL AND VERY COOL. blipd.com

Blip’d can put the PAYPAL STOREFRONT WIDGET INSIDE A YOUTUBE VIDEO RIGHT NOW. View demo at: myspace.com/iamghettogates

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY would Techcrunch write about Ad-click robot spam and they are blind to how I could:

1. Make money from ANY flash video legally!
2. Use Mouse-activate media blips instead of spam ads?
3. INSTANTLY VIEW MY VIRAL VIDEO GROWTH DAILY
4. The video creator chooses media to attach to video *from* *Friends* and *Fans*

SNOCAP, PAYPAL etc… This works NOW in MYSPACE inside a YOUTUBE VIDEO

In 2 minutes! NO programing. No waiting. No BS.

Soon, EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET BLIP’D! :)

Ghetto Gates is on the rise… so… rise uP!

Mike - Contact me at the number from the site.

–GG

]]> By: Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850378 Ballmer Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:15:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850378 Paid to spam! UH! fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Paid to spam!
UH!

fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Mark Mayhew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850366 Mark Mayhew Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:12:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850366 show me the money! show me the money!

]]> By: Why are you doing this? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850274 Why are you doing this? Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:26:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850274 With spam promotion it can kill students and college graduate who can't find jobs. For example, send resume to company and telemarket calls. How does he/she can pick up phone calls? MiicrosocialAds...Why are you doing this? Are you same publisher who bully 13 year old suicide kid? With spam promotion it can kill students and college graduate who can’t find jobs. For example, send resume to company and telemarket calls. How does he/she can pick up phone calls? MiicrosocialAds…Why are you doing this?

Are you same publisher who bully 13 year old suicide kid?

]]> By: Tekin Tatar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850235 Tekin Tatar Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:02:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850235 I did not get this. How many page views or CTR can generate a single person from his actions on the web, profile views etc? The payout should be really high. This is embarrassing. A user who has accepted this probably desperate for money, and his friends will probably be like him. What kind of an advertiser targets this audience... I did not get this. How many page views or CTR can generate a single person from his actions on the web, profile views etc? The payout should be really high. This is embarrassing.

A user who has accepted this probably desperate for money, and his friends will probably be like him. What kind of an advertiser targets this audience…

]]> By: Global Neighbourhoods http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850230 Global Neighbourhoods Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:00:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850230 <strong>Facebook Revenue Ideas sinking from Awful to Worse...</strong> ... Facebook Revenue Ideas sinking from Awful to Worse…

…

]]> By: Sipboy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850225 Sipboy Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:58:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850225 The only good thing about this stupid startup is that someone is trying to help users get paid for all the work they do building these social networks. I knew this was going to happen and social networking will go down in flames because of it. IF... there is a solution to the underlying problem of not giving any value to the users, this is definitely a step in the wrong direction. This begins the mass exit of social networking into a new platform. I hope the next generation of web developers are paying attention because their opportunity is NOW! The only good thing about this stupid startup is that someone is trying to help users get paid for all the work they do building these social networks. I knew this was going to happen and social networking will go down in flames because of it. IF… there is a solution to the underlying problem of not giving any value to the users, this is definitely a step in the wrong direction. This begins the mass exit of social networking into a new platform. I hope the next generation of web developers are paying attention because their opportunity is NOW!

]]> By: fred http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850213 fred Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:52:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850213 reminds me of a company with the unfortunate name of "epidemic" who tried the same formula, but with ads embedded in email, back in 1999. They were the ones with the superbowl commercial that said "we just wasted 3 million dollars on this commercial". The company went bust shortly after reminds me of a company with the unfortunate name of “epidemic” who tried the same formula, but with ads embedded in email, back in 1999. They were the ones with the superbowl commercial that said “we just wasted 3 million dollars on this commercial”. The company went bust shortly after

]]> By: faceloop http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850198 faceloop Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:46:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850198 I think they have been beta testing this app in the TC forums. I think they have been beta testing this app in the TC forums.

]]> By: VC http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850175 VC Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:40:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/17/ads-click-introduces-microsocialads-in-beta-now-get-paid-to-spam-your-friends-on-facebook/#comment-1850175 Absolutely offensive. I would consider anyone who allowed ads in their profile or especially in IM conversations to be presuming on a friendship. Imagine if you were talking to someone and every time you mentioned a product name or something you like to do, they'd toss some sales pitch at you. I know I'd stop talking to that person quickly. It doesn't matter how targeted an ad is, if I needed something I still wouldn't trust the opinion of someone who advertises for their own gain. There's a difference between that and a recommendation. Absolutely offensive.

I would consider anyone who allowed ads in their profile or especially in IM conversations to be presuming on a friendship. Imagine if you were talking to someone and every time you mentioned a product name or something you like to do, they’d toss some sales pitch at you. I know I’d stop talking to that person quickly.

It doesn’t matter how targeted an ad is, if I needed something I still wouldn’t trust the opinion of someone who advertises for their own gain. There’s a difference between that and a recommendation.

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