Facebook shuts down its controversial beacon ad services

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    I help you SUCCEED
    • Nov 2003
    • 32189
    #1

    Facebook shuts down its controversial beacon ad services

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/17227...e_lawsuit.html
    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
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    • AIbenjamink
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2009
      • 420
      #2
      I am actually not surprised, in my opinion, some of the Facebook ads stood out as being borderline scams/illegal.
      Benjamin : [email protected] : 405-243-447 : www.AdultInterface.com

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        • DateDoc
          Outside looking in.
          • Feb 2005
          • 14243
          #3
          They took money from anyone it seemed like.

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            • Exotic Gold
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2007
              • 528
              #4
              What's wrong with bacon? I love it.

              Did the jews complain?


              ExoticGold - The girls are Exotic, the payouts are Gold. What else do you need to know?

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                • DamageX
                  Marketing & Strategy
                  • Jun 2001
                  • 14293
                  #5
                  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!

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                    • DefaultMan
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 1869
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Exotic Gold
                      What's wrong with bacon? I love it.

                      Did the jews complain?
                      hehehehehheheheh
                      mypornolife [at] gmail [dot] com

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                        • marketsmart
                          HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 20419
                          #7
                          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...

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