Have you ever noticed the facebook ads that pop up on the side of your page? I started paying attention to them just lately for the first time. I'm not talking about the friend suggestions or the things that my friends are fans of, I mean the sponsored ads. Today, my three ads are:
Increase your salary by working on a graduate degree
It's time to try eHarmony
He's single. Are you?
When I clicked for new ones, I got these three:
Too many friends? Try match.com
Become a fan of Explorica.
Go back to school with Argosy University.
These disturb me for several reasons. I've got no problem with facebook making some money – none at all. What kind of creeps me out why they think I'm interested in some of these things.
My profile said I was a grad student at FSU for 2 ½ years – why do they think I want to do that anymore???
I guess because my profile says I'm single, they think I am just desperately waiting for someone to come along and rescue me from the pit of despair that is my life.
And why on EARTH would I want to explore the world with students?? Especially 6th graders – not in this lifetime. . .
P.S. When I spell checked this before sending it to my blog; my spell check knows how eHarmony is supposed to be spelled. How creepy is that???
PS X 2: I also hate that it asks you why you don't want that ad any more. Here are the possible reasons:
Misleading
Offensive
Uninteresting
Irrelevant
Repetitive
Other
They really want you to tell them why you don't like that ad, so they can give you one that is better suited to you.
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