Comments on: Facebook ads are giving me a complex

By: melgallant

melgallant — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:06:59 +0000

I wonder if the ads simply target women, no matter what you have listed on your profile.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:51:26 +0000

Yes, dieting ads are targeted towards my also! I did click on one to follow it and it offered a free sample…but asked for a cc and you would have to pay $XX for shipping and contact them to stop shipping the monthly product.

I have nothing listing in my profile.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:59:23 +0000

It worked . . . well sort of.
One of the diet ads changed to a credit report offer!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:48:34 +0000

Yeah, I get diet ads too. Puzzled me, but I didn’t know they were mean’t to be targeted.

Perhaps if I list some unusual interests they will change? I wonder who else pays to advertise on facebook.

By: melgallant

melgallant — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:33:02 +0000

phdinparenting: you’re so right. it’s a reflection of the society we live in. too bad.

wtl: i’ll contact Facebook but i have my doubts it will help. good exercise to see if it does though.

By: WTL

WTL — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:14:56 +0000

I’ve seen those ads, but I get business or financial related ads mostly. Now, if there were ads for gadgets, I’d be doomed.

So much for targeting working.

Perhaps you need to contact Facebook and let them know that the ads are making you crazy.

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:13:29 +0000

It is because you are female. Period. There seems to be an assumption among advertisers that all women are self-conscious about their body.

By: melgallant

melgallant — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:49:25 +0000

LOL – ok so I’m not the only one. It’s freaking me out.

By: Veronica Giggey

Veronica Giggey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:45:00 +0000

I get the same ads all the time! I also get FB telling me how the girls from the Hills keep their weight off with the Acai Berry diet. My hypothesis…FB scans the pictures in my profile to determine my BMI and figures I need some help.