Welcome to Facebook how may we help you? Let’s face it ladies and gentleman, Facebook has taken over everything we know it. From receiving messages via Blackberry’s to fan pages to advertisements, Facebook is everywhere. The world we live in today is so fast paced and on the go, people do not have time to sit down and write snail mail or to pick up the phone can call. And yes, I am a victim of Facebook. But who isn’t? I often try to explain Facebook to my mother or father and they always look at me with a troubled look on their face. And let’s just get to the point here, Facebook is great. But with every great thing that has every come about in our world, there is its draw backs. From the peoples misuse to stalkers and even advertisements, and yes I said it, advertisements. I am walking a thin line here, and although I do agree with both sides, I also see faults. When you sign on to your Facebook, what do you want to see? Who is having a party this weekend, who wrote on whose wall, and the relationship status updates. We all want to know what is going on in other people’s lives. We want to be noisy and prowl around till we find something new. On every screen there are advertisements on the right hand side of the page that “encourage” us we won a new pair of Uggs or $50,000. But we normally do not click on those pages. Recently companies have been getting smarter and they too have started their own pages on Facebook. They have set up pages just like you and me, with pictures, style tips, and advertisements for that week’s sale. And now you can even become a fan of that page and you get regular updates about that site. It is just another way for companies to get there name out there and promote their product. So not only do you get your friends updates on their page, you now can get your favorite store. The down side to this “fan page” is, people like me, personally do not care, and flat out do not care. I log on to Facebook to see what my friends are doing or to catch up with an old classmate; I do not go on there to look at Macy’s fan page. But do I count for all Facebook users? Certainly not, I only count for a small percentage. Most people “join” fan pages because they want to know what the hottest trends are or to receive coupons. So I really honestly do not blame companies for joining the trend of Facebook. Why not have a free fan site that hits over 9 million users daily. Where else can you get that kind of advertising.
Blog: http://leighhouse.typepad.com/advergirl/2010/01/brand-experience-on-facebook-is-back.html
I can completely agree. I, too, do not take a second look at the advertisements on Facebook, and I'm on the thing 24/7, either glued to it on my laptop at home, sneaking it in during class time, or checking it on my phone. We are all addicted to Facebook, one cannot lie! I think it is great that companies are spreading their name on Facebook, because lets face it, everyone has a Facebook page. My own FATHER has a Facebook page (I still think he has no clue what he is doing, I try to chat with him, he never responds.. real nice.) But people of all ages are logging on to Facebook for all different reasons. They have their likes and dislikes about this Internet sensation and use it for many different reasons. Some may like the advertisements, become a fan, and find new ones every day. Me, I ignore them, I am sorry to say. But we all have our own personal opinions, and with Facebook rounding out to over 400 million users, companies-WHY NOT get a page! It is definitely worth it!
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