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Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

William MATAR — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:30:33 -0000

Facebook ads are interesting, I tried them.. but much much better and more large audiences and large target is google adwords.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

admanager — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:36 -0000

i think adwords is more powerful than any other ad networks.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

SV — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:09:20 -0000

Adversiting on the Internet makes sense given the diversity of the platform and the variety of applications available.

I don't see Facebook doing this. It's as silly as so many closed networks of the past. Google is secure.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Nate Too — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:28:00 -0000

Q: Anyone know of any technological barrier to Goog doing the same cookie trick by categorizing users based on search history?

History = true intentions vs. self reported demo info on FB is peer driven.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Chris — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:05:21 -0000

Nate...exactly what i was thinking..

Regarding cookie ads. cookie ads will die faster than pop up ads..how long will it take for browsers (except ie, of course) or third party internet security companies to create cookie blockers ..ad cookie blockers to make it worst. I am sure some anti virus/internet security companies are already deploying one.

Regarding data on FB, data on fb is very vague

Another PR stunt to hype Facebook valuation.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Nate Too — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:51:50 -0000

Goog 2007 rev = ~$17b
FB 2007 rev = ~$150m - $75m MSFT fear $ = $75m
Goog 2001 rev = $86m
Goog cap ex through 2007 = ~$5.84b
Goog has proprietary software and hardware configs rivaling any commercially avail solution = roughly 10x computing advantage
Goog = 17k employees year end 2008
FB = 700 employees year end 2008

"Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer" make fun talk but probability = lower than winning the lottery.

Wait, $15b private valuation with 300 employees and $75b rev IS winning the lottery.

Q: can Zuck win the lottery twice? Not likely, but we won't have to worry about it until somewhere around 2012. That is, if you gave FB a management team, 15k employees and $6b to invest wisely and they could do so by tomorrow.

MSFT = desperate. GOOG = smart to fake interest in FB to make investment more expensive for MSFT.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Nate — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:02:50 -0000

Suddenly I see myself deleting my Facebook profile.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Craig Bovis — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:17:42 -0000

I fully agree with the fact that they will allow targeting over the Facebook website however gaining access to Facebook cookies (and therefore targeting) on other sites is simply not technically possible.

It would be a security nightmare and as such browsers do not allow it.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Andrew — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:34:00 -0000

This is massive - great scoop.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Teresa Valdez Klein — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:18:11 -0000

This is very interesting, but I see some potential drawbacks, which I post about here:

http://webcommunityforum.co...

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Chris Kennedy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:52:54 -0000

Interesting, this also explains why they recently changed their login interface to use permanent cookies, allowing multiple browser sessions to remain logged in.

Re: Facebook Launching the Google Adsense Killer

Jeremy Miles — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:21:26 -0000

The facebook ads that are displayed now are appallingly targeted. Most of mine are invitations to meet girls, but FB knows, that I am married, so why is it bothering?