Facebook ad question

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Ellen
4194
12/05/12
08:15 AM
277 posts

Apparently, Facebook advertising can be very effective, as evidenced by the Samsung campaign. I have one question though...my FB page showed that I "liked" Samsung. I did not. How did that happen? I know that their ads kept appearing on my page, showing that some of my friends "liked" Samsung.

Renee
4223
12/05/12
03:06 PM
431 posts

Ellen, I've been wondering about those. Does it appear on your wall or just in the newsfeed that others see?

Nick
4289
12/07/12
03:20 PM
139 posts

I've had a lot of friends complaining about this on FB lately -- that they "like" things they never actually clicked "Like" for. When wiggy stuff like this starts to happen, it's usually a good sign that there are changes coming down the pipeline.

Ellen
4298
12/07/12
04:36 PM
277 posts

Renee said: Ellen, I've been wondering about those. Does it appear on your wall or just in the newsfeed that others see?

The newsfeed. Each time, I clicked on the thingy to hide the post. Later I noticed that Samsung was listed as one of my "likes."

Peter
4303
12/07/12
10:51 PM
38 posts

That's a very odd problem. Facebook seems to have a mind of its own sometimes.

Nick
4369
12/14/12
04:33 PM
139 posts

Happened across this yesterday. Doesn't really clear a lot of things up (no shocker there) but it's good to know that we're not alone. http://readwrite.com/2012/12/11/why-are-dead-people-liking-stuff-on-facebook

Brian Long
4373
12/17/12
02:59 PM
189 posts

said: Happened across this yesterday. Doesn't really clear a lot of things up (no shocker there) but it's good to know that we're not alone. http://readwrite.com/2012/12/11/why-are-dead-people-liking-stuff-on-facebook

Great share! As with everyone else, I find that this is happening to me more and more. Incredibly weird and shady, especially if companies are paying to get those forced "Likes."

Renee
4380
12/17/12
04:33 PM
431 posts

That Samsung campaign is particularly noticeable. It's everywhere!

Thanks for the link, Nick. The article also highlighted the promoted post (I'm not a promoted post fan as a marketer or user; I think advertisements belong on the side, not the newsfeed) and the common complaint from organizations that more and more of their posts are being filtered.

Peter
4381
12/17/12
05:20 PM
38 posts

I'm with you Renee. The promoted post is terrible -- as both a consumer and a Facebook page owner.