Here we go! As soon as July, Facebook has been reported to start rolling out 15 second auto play ads for your wonderful enjoyment. American Express, Unilever, Ford, Coca-Cola and Diageo are supposed to be part of this test.
I am SO EXCITED FOR THIS! Aren’t you? There is nothing more I want to see, than ads for stuff I don’t care about at all, auto playing muted, while I browse what my friends ate, complaints about their lives and pictures of their children! 😀
Also Faceybook, 15 seconds is not the standard format. That means companies are going to have to edit and cut out from 30 second clips they already have.. OR spend more money making all new commercials. smart move.
How long before the Faceybook paid ad-free version actually comes out at this rate? 🙂
http://www.fastcompany.com/3009402/where-are-they-now/coming-soon-to-facebook-video-ads
Amanda, what is this Facebook you speak about…? Haha. Good thing I got rid of my account a couple years back.
Oooooh! Also on mobile? The fun of burning through my limited data plan because of video spots!
"The best thing about Facebook is there are no ads cluttering it up. That's what makes it cool." – Mark Zuckerberg 2002
Paraphrasing, but close.
Phuken lovely….
Even on mobile?
L8er
hahahahaha! Long live +Google+!
Can I say how much I hate this?
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the post …"Faceybook" is so you and your sarcasm is razor sharp, my friend! 🙂
My husband just reminded me that there are no ads on the phone or in person. That led me to imagine a scenario …
Bob and Peter run into each other on the street.
Bob: Hey, Peter! Long time no see.
Peter: You may start this conversation in ten seconds…(launches into a Tampax Commercial as the countdown continues.)
Bob: Ah, riiiight. I'll just be going now.
I about fell out of my chair when I read this because I was laughing so hard:
There is nothing more I want to see, than ads for stuff I don't care about at all, auto playing muted, while I browse what my friends ate, complaints about their lives and pictures of their children! 😀
There couldn't be a more accurate description of what Facebook is. So funny!
Quitting Facebook a few months back has been one of the best social media moves ever.
I haven't seen any mention of mobile yet but I wouldn't put it past them. Additional streams of revenue required for shareholders and all.. 🙂
Your better than sarcasm.
Its only facebook (where they don't love you as much as they do here).
it will come. Mobile is da futures sez Zuck! 😉
When it comes to the world still loving facebook and promoting it everywhere i look… I have nothing left but sarcasm for it sadly 😉 Not sure when the masses are all going to wake up.. but this might be a swift kick that way for lots.
Still laughing at "Faceybook" XD
I sense a bit of sarcasm there .. =P
I actually don't have a problem with this. I mean for those of us that use a free service understand they need revenue. Much like how we out up with it on YouTube. Sure we all complained at first now it's not that bad.
I've been using faceybook forever … its my term of affection for the site 🙂 Do a search up there on google here and you'll see 🙂
Mmm
Bookface… myfacespace whatever lol
I can't wait until they do this. That should piss off enough of the remaining members of family and friends who still swear by Facebook.
…I see. I'm lovin' it! It implies a liveliness in your personality that shines. If I ever had the opportunity to meet you, I'd probably just say, "Faceybook" and bust out laughing with you. Awesome, my friend.
Wait…G+ shows what entrepreneurs and gamers ate for lunch, complaints about Republicans, and pictures of phones people wish they had…hmmm…
Ohhhhhh, I get it…it's the auto play ads that's different!!
I understand the need for advertising on a free service .. I make my living off that concept actually…. but making a horrible end user experience for revenue is not the way to do it.. I have to the best of my knowledge not knowingly clicked on one faceybook ad ever. Just cause im single and im not looking for dating sites…. Their ads are HORRIBLE.. and now they are going to blanket show generic companies i've never even liked? No thanks.
The one company that actually gets this right is Amazon. The ads on the Paperwhite are very unobtrusive and occasionally are actually things I want to click on.
Do you watch YouTube though it's no different. How about tv, how many of us pay to cable and satellite services to show us commercials.
I love your sarcasm almost as much as I hate (as one of my FB pals calls it) f*ckbook.
What if you only spend 15 seconds a day on Facebook? 😛
.. hmm if that is what your gplus is showing you… i suggest its time for a circle cleaning… You don't have a choice to 'clean out real life friends' on facebook without offending them… here you can remove or organize better and only see people and interests you actually uh.. like… 😛
Cool
facebook nu mai e ce era odata sa stricat rau
AdBlock Plus FTW
enjoyable
This is one in all
Oh I totally get it … and your point is valid, it's just sometimes the G+ community likes to rag on FB the way a pot would call a kettle black. That gets old.
Totally wack
Facebook still exists?
yo welcome
I can't wait to add them to the blocklist.
Invitez moi Je suis ali frechette Je vous y attend
Hopefully, this would get more people off of FB.
You don't place video ads on a site not dedicated to videos and then proceed not to pay the content owner of that video (assuming these ads will be played on top of other users home videos). Oh well, AdBlock Plus to the rescue!
I thought Facebook existed to keep in touch with family and old friends ..But a wise person once told me "why don't you just call them"…so i did 🙂
and i avoid all those annoying game requests for Candy Crush
Facebook suks
Block the games. Every game request I get, I will block the entire game. This makes my news feed less annoying and you never get new requests.
Flash block. Flash Cookies is another way of grabbing customer stats and them making money. Facebook is a free website which makes revenue from advertising and finding clever devious ways to to this in a even more undesirable fashion.
My browser deletes these after every internet session.
Still not sorry I don't and haven't had facebook…for a long time, that is. I tried it.
Glad I deleted mine!