FB Ads

I’m not sure have you guys wonder the ads on facebook are actually related to what you put in your profile.  I think it is pretty interesting, and I think it is a very smart idea to persuade people.  Instead of a whole bunch of nonsense ads, facebook categorizes your profile, interests and status to determine what ad they should show you.

Recently, I put my relationship status as engaged (not that I”m really engaged), and there are a lot of ads, which are located on the right side bar, are related to wedding photographer, places for honeymoon, free makeup samples etc.  Most of them are related to things people should be planning to do when they are really engaged.  Moreover, my interest on facebook was playing tennis, they gave me bunch of ads about tennis.

I think this is a very smart way to advertise an product or service.  Based on what I have inputted on my profile, I could have a board view of what my interests could lead me to.  I think ebay or other websites like twitter or even wordpress should have their advertisements based on what I’ve searched for or what I have written about.  Well that’s just a little thought