CNN: Facebook Ads Targeting Gay Users

[machinecontrol]

As usual, CNN trying to create panic where there is none:

Are Facebook ads outing gay users? - CNN.com

Free campaign idea from the article: target nursing edu at teh gays.

Here's what I don't get: If your FB profile says you're a man interested in men, then I'm pretty sure you've outed yourself. Ad targeting has nothing to do with it.

 

[Steroids]

target "ed hardy" to find the undercover homos.

 

[imkazu]

target "ed hardy" to find the undercover homos.

l.o.l

 

[clockwork84]

Oh noes! My Facebook ads are actually relevant to my interests and lifestyle! Heaven forbid.

 

[Parthenon]

LOL The ads are "guessing". Probably an educated guess from the part where you're like I'm male... and I'm interested in males. "Psst, I think this guy is a homo!"

 

[Parthenon]

My God I can't believe how stupid the writer of this article is.
He obviously doesn't realize that such a thing as targeted advertising exists.

Or maybe he has his panties in a bunch because gay ads are popping up while he's surfing at work and he's afraid of being outed.

 

[Yaxxx]

this article is full of retardation.

 

[polofive]

Ive been targeting gay facebook users for months with dating sites....killer roi

 

[Jardini]

Ive been targeting gay facebook users for months with dating sites....killer roi

Rocket science there.

 

[MrBradshaw]

Ive been targeting gay facebook users for months with dating sites....killer roi

Correction, thanks to your post on the board, you HAD killer ROI.

Now all you have is a ton of competition.

 

[johnjassa]

I've been targeting Pakistani facebook users for months with Pakistani dating sites... killer roi

 

[Spendlessly]

I've been targeting gays on facebook with smokeless fags... killer roi

 

[kh1]

What a fucking disaster. He actually gets paid for this.

 

[kh1]

Ps. When I read the comments on CNN.com I wonder how I'm not a trillionaire yet with so many idiots in the world.

 

[Hurr-Durr]

Most pointless panic-inducing article of all time.

 

[bizzykehl]

So many journalists out there that are just fucking clueless.