Comments on: Will Social Ads Spark A Facebook Revolt?

By: Let’s cut through the social crap — Shooting at Bubbles

Let’s cut through the social crap — Shooting at Bubbles — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:48:04 +0000

[...] While some bloggers feel that Facebook is selling out or others dread the idea of being faced with having Coca-Cola wanting to be their friend I am not surprised at all by Facebook’s move. It was inevitable – there were too many VCs wanting a return on their investment – and I am not surprised one bit that this is something that Facebook users will not be able to opt out of. [...]

By: Facebook Ads: You Will Be Monetized » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:23:22 +0000

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By: What Sells Online

What Sells Online — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:28:04 +0000

I think that Facebook has every right to implement Social Ads on member pages. Look at it this way: Even Gmail has included ads in your mailbox, whether you like it or not. Of course, the only difference here is that no one else can see your mailbox.

At the end of the day, Facebook is still an online business, and they can’t be giving space out for free. There has to be some tradeoff.

I think Facebook members won’t mind, as long as they keep getting what they want out of their personal pages.

By: Let’s cut through the social crap | WinExtra

Let’s cut through the social crap | WinExtra — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:16:33 +0000

[...] While some bloggers feel that Facebook is selling out or other dread the idea of being faced with having Coca-Cola wanting to be their friend I am not surprised at all by Facebook’s move. It was inevitable – there were too many VCs wanting a return on their investment – and I am not surprised one bit that this is something that Facebook users will not be able to opt of. [...]