Facebook joins forces with advertisers

Sherman | August 9, 2009 in Facebook, Internet, Web 2.0, social network | Comments (2)

Major advertisers finally embrace social networking sites. More than 80 per cent of the largest US advertisers are using Facebook to promote themselves, suggesting that corporate America has embraced the social networking site as a mainstream promotional platform. This marks a striking shift. Companies were initially hesitant to advertise on social networks because users appeared resistant to advertising and there were fears that corporate logos might appear alongside offensive content. Read article in Financial Times.

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  1. Comment by Miles KolboJanuary 20, 2010 at 4:18 am  

    Exceptional blog. My co-workers and I were just discussing this the other day. Also your site looks nice on my old laptop. And thats rare. Keep it up.

  2. Comment by Jacinda PlumeJanuary 22, 2010 at 6:54 am  

    That’s an great post, I really think that social platformsnetworking type of sites are going to be taking a huge leap in 2010. I really think that we are only in the introduction stages of social networking and we can see that with applications like Gowalla, it’s only a matter of time until all things are connected together at an even better level. I’m can’t wait and am excited for this year, it’s gonna be a big year in social networking. Hope you agree!

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