I don't really care if they know what TV shows I like or what music I like. My email is a generic gmail address and I would never give them my phone number. I'm not worried.
Understood. Which is why I don't enter my location. And who doesn't use an ad blocker? I don't see ads on facebook and skip right on by any "sponsored" junk on my newsfeed.Every piece of data, no matter how useless or inconsequential you may think it is, is actually very valuable to the brands and companies who use Facebook for advertising.
For example if you like a certain TV show called The Mickey Mouse Club. You have put your location as New York into Facebook. You have put your birth day into Facebook and your birth year is 1985.
Disney an advertiser, is planning to rerun The Mickey Mouse Club TV show but it will only be on TV in the East Coast of America. Disney using Facebook advertising can create a Facebook Ad which will only be shown on the timelines of people who live within 500 miles of New York, who are aged between 35 and 45 and who are interested in Disney. They could also target females only, and females who are married.
Its called the Facebook advertising funnel. Facebook ad filters start off generic but can be set in such a way that brands and companys can literally target the exact person on Facebook who will buy their product.
Understood. Which is why I don't enter my location. And who doesn't use an ad blocker? I don't see ads on facebook and skip right on by any "sponsored" junk on my newsfeed.
I know, which is why I used quotes. I've been on Facebook for a very long time, I know how it works.anything that says sponsored IS an Ad, the company or brand has paid money to Facebook to show it in peoples timelines. This is called boosting a post.
So who else is wondering if Zuckerburg had to go buy a suit for today's hearing? I half expected him to show up in a hoodie.
Honestly, wouldn't that have been a big middle finger? I'd have loved to have seen it!
Yeah, I think he's on the defensive right now and I'm sure a lot of very pricey attorneys have advised him to play nice.Not so certain he's in a position to be gesturing to anyone these days.
Not so certain he's in a position to be gesturing to anyone these days.
Every piece of data, no matter how useless or inconsequential you may think it is, is actually very valuable to the brands and companies who use Facebook for advertising.
A couple weeks ago, I purchased something in a store I've never shopped in before. I paid with my credit card and gave NO personal information. Prior, I've never received any on-line advertising from this store. Well, guess what... The next day, a nice big ad from this store was on my FB wall. Now on earth did they get all this info about me??? Credit cards are suppose to be private. The vendor get no customer info and not even the whole card number.
Loved to see Zuckerburg give who the middle finger? The American people? Lawmakers?Honestly, wouldn't that have been a big middle finger? I'd have loved to have seen it!