Facebook shuts down its controversial beacon ad services - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 09-21-2009, 04:05 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/17227...lawsuit.h tml

Facebook has agreed to shut down its much maligned Beacon advertising system in order to settle a class-action lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed in August of last year, alleged that Facebook and its Beacon affiliates like Blockbuster and Overstock.com violated a series of laws, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and the California Computer Crime Law.

Commentary: If FB was serious about making money, all it needed to do was mimic the casino/pharma/dating site marketers on its system. Of course, instead of gaming/drugs/dating, it would push mainstream stuff

AIbenjamink · 09-21-2009, 04:19 PM

I am actually not surprised, in my opinion, some of the Facebook ads stood out as being borderline scams/illegal.

DateDoc · 09-21-2009, 04:23 PM

They took money from anyone it seemed like.

Exotic Gold · 09-21-2009, 04:30 PM

What's wrong with bacon? I love it.

Did the jews complain?

DamageX · 09-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Gaming/drugs/dating/casino makes money, that's why people push it. That's where the BIG bucks are. Mainstream? Yeah, good luck getting rich selling toothbrushes...

DefaultMan · 09-21-2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exotic Gold

What's wrong with bacon? I love it.

Did the jews complain?

hehehehehheheheh

marketsmart · 09-21-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exotic Gold

What's wrong with bacon? I love it.

Did the jews complain?

no, the jews eat KOSHER bacon...

i believe it must have been the colored's or the muslims...

09-21-2009, 04:05 PM	#1
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09-21-2009, 04:35 PM	#5
DamageX Marketing & Strategy Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Former nomad Posts: 14,293	Gaming/drugs/dating/casino makes money, that's why people push it. That's where the BIG bucks are. Mainstream? Yeah, good luck getting rich selling toothbrushes... __________________ Whitehat is for chumps If you don't do it, somebody else will - true story!