Sadly WhatsApp will start sharing your account information with Facebook. You can’t prevent Facebook getting the data, you can only opt-out of them using it for ads.
Tag: Ads
Hey Visitor, why don’t you also enjoy our SPAM
It seems ad networks have reached a new low or as the author puts it:
This transaction breaks a core promise using the internet: just because I visit a website doesn’t mean I consent to getting spam from it.
AMP and Ads
Of course AMP was introduced to optimize the delivery of ads. ?
Ethnic Affinity
Facebook started targeting ads based on its perception of a person’s race or ethnicity, but just to be safe without actually taking into account their race or ethnicity. The magic PR BS word they invented for it is “ethnic affinity.”
They want to monetize every aspect of your identity, whether that’s an ethnic affiliation or a preference for bean thread noodles.
The problem is that profiling somebody’s ethnic affinities has a lot more cultural baggage attached to it—to say the least—than profiling somebody’s taste in restaurants. And that’s why Facebook’s multicultural targeting scheme is getting a lot more pushback than the company bargained for.
Double The Profit With 29% More Ads
In Q4 2015 Facebook seems to have doubled their profits by increasing ads by 29% (Source German).
Oh, so much “relevant” “content”, I’m impressed.
Kerngeschäft der Klägerin ist die Vermarktung von Werbung
Angeblich sollen Springer-Anwälte dem Gericht in einem Verfahren gegen die Macher von Adblock Plus folgendes erklärt haben:
Das Kerngeschäft der Klägerin ist die Vermarktung von Werbung. Journalistische Inhalte sind das Vehikel, um die Aufmerksamkeit des Publikums für die werblichen Inhalte zu erreichen.
Nicht, dass das jetzt überraschend kommt … dennoch beunruhigend.
White Space As Unused Advertising Space
white space as unused advertising space.
has a few points on why it’s stupid to think of all[Look,] here is an “inefficient” use of space that could instead be used to “inform” the public of “opportunities.”
It’s interesting to see how one of the most wasteful industries of our society claims to make things more efficient by wasting people’s time and cluttering up everything.
Atlas by Facebook
All the joy of online advertising will now also be available to you offline! Thank you Facebook.
They Used to Say That About Content
Facebook wants you to help them optimize their ads. You’re supposed tell them which ones you like or dislike so they can replace the ones you didn’t like with other you might “like more.” … This seems so bizarre … In essence Facebook is telling you to curate their ad stream for you the way you curate your own content stream. In doing so they blurt out things like
giving people more control about the ads they see
and
show you the ads that are most relevant to you
Is it just me, or is this exactly the way they used to talk about content?!? o.O
Facebook Intorduces Auto-play Video Ads
Yes, finally, more “valuable” “content” on Facebook as it introduces auto-play video ads … at least the ads don’t have audio.