I have to say, Facebook has some pretty good revenue models. For instance, I think their ad engine is brilliant. An advertiser can post really cheap “flyers” that will be visible to only selected schools or networks; so, for instance, a Greenwich Village bar can advertise only to NYU students. This is truly targeted advertising at its best, especially since there are few outlets for cheaply and effectively advertising local businesses online.
That said, wtf is up with the Facebook “gifts”? I’m supposed to pay a dollar to send a friend, uh… an icon? Even more stupidly, the icons can sell out? I gotta hurry up and spend my hard-earned dollar before other people buy all of the pixels that those teddy bear images are made of!
Seriously Facebook, wtf?
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Who knows what kind of garbage those “pre-teen” kids will fall for. At least they aren’t selling porn.
…Facebook gifts are for cancer research.
Maybe just their pink ribbon gift? I looked through the gift info pages and nowhere does it say they are donating their money to cancer research. Would appreciate links though…
And if this is indeed true, it is strange that they are not making this clear on the site. If I saw that I obviously would not think it’s a bad idea.
Facebook is not remarkable at all.
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