Comments on: Happy Birthday Boy – Facebook knows too much, dya think?

By: Joe Scanlon

Joe Scanlon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:15:23 +0000

Mark,
I’d be interested to know what targetted ads you’re getting? (seriously)
Joe

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:21:15 +0000

I’ve told Facebook I’m 89 and put in the wrong date of birth just to mess stuff like this up. Take that targetting marketing.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:20:13 +0000

My birthday is the least likely day I’ll be online (which is rare) and least likely that’ll I’ll purchase something for myself.

Now if you can target a man, whose wife’s birthday is today and he’s forgotten to buy a present; that’d be golden! There are apps that track people’s relationships, so it’s possible.

The ads I hate now are the ones that quote my age or the age I’ll be on my next birthday. “Be glasses and contact lense free by your 46th birthday.” Don’t remind me bud!

By: lisadom

lisadom — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:40:56 +0000

And that’s why I don’t do Apps!
(except for Fr Ted)
xx

By: Joe Scanlon

Joe Scanlon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:57:21 +0000

Meh, it’s creepy and it isn’t. Do I care that they have my age? Nope. Will I click on the ad? Most likely not and I’m firmly in the majority there.

Looking forward to trying out my very own facebook ads soon all the same

By: Donagh Mc Sweeney

Donagh Mc Sweeney — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:35 +0000

FB certainly do know to much! Now that they have their milions of users it seems to me that they have moved from a position of looking after their users to instead trying to milk them for every bit of cash they can get. Good business for business, bad business for users!

Love the Google, MS birthday day cake example

By: Robert Synnott

Robert Synnott — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:10:08 +0000

Rather creepy, eh? As a prank once a friend made an ad targeted at _one specific known person_.

By: Neil O'Gorman

Neil O'Gorman — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:43:47 +0000

This is great. MySpace was very good for this when I used it a lot more back in the day. Was able to access males of a certain age in key regions to invite them to warehouse parties for Coors Light a couple of years back.