Google ads that degrade the Facebook UX
Facebook has been doing its best to fight off spam. In particular, they’ve been keeping a close eye on their API developers. I’m quite happy to hear this. Way to go Facebook! Unfortunately, they have not been so diligent with regards to the Google ads that they have on their site. For instance, take this ad which seemingly is yet another Facebook alert:
Did you spot it? What you’re looking for here is “You Have 1 Friend Request” This is in fact an ad for well, some crap or another. It has nothing to do with Facebook nor friend requests, but you wouldn’t know it until you click on it or if you’re crafty enough to spot the ‘Ads by Google’ in very small print.
In fact, you might be inclined to think that Facebook is broken. This misrepresentation is in fact harmful to Facebook. A good user experience doesn’t play tricks on you. I hope someone over at Facebook picks up on this and fixes it. It’s actually easy to fix. Simply ban that advertiser. The ad is being as destructive to the UX as spam would be. Some advertising guidelines should help resolve the matter.
Tags: Facebook, Google, adsense, ads, truth-in-advertising
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