tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post2670014679679039762..comments2024-03-29T08:58:04.483-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Hello Freedom by Carla DamronJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51205874222801025152017-07-04T14:10:36.217-04:002017-07-04T14:10:36.217-04:00I rarely go on Facebook except to say Happy Birthd...I rarely go on Facebook except to say Happy Birthday to a friend so I never notice any ads. I only watch a few shows on PBS so I don't see many ads there, either.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56674706271256312172017-07-04T10:39:05.768-04:002017-07-04T10:39:05.768-04:00I'm new to Facebook, and only developed a pres...I'm new to Facebook, and only developed a presence because I've been told I need an author platform. It surprises me the number of ads and things I receive that I didn't expect--from companies that I didn't befriend. So how am I getting their stuff? I guess I'll have to break down and find a copy of Facebook for Dummies--if there is such a thing.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70441391503508738742017-07-04T10:37:14.279-04:002017-07-04T10:37:14.279-04:00I accidentally hit Publish before previewing my po...I accidentally hit Publish before previewing my post. Meant to say "I live on the east coast". My phone changed it! Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62302640659868880482017-07-04T10:35:07.906-04:002017-07-04T10:35:07.906-04:00I haven't been on FB in many months, but for s...I haven't been on FB in many months, but for several years my FB feed has included ads for real estate agents in the Seattle area. I love getting on the east coast and I've never been to the state of Washington.<br /><br />My job requires me to check on- line obituaries first thing every morning. If I used my work computer to access FB I imagine that my FB feed would include ads for estate planners and funeral homes. Probably in Seattle.<br /><br />Deb RomanoDeb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64832569421126545962017-07-04T10:06:35.949-04:002017-07-04T10:06:35.949-04:00I need to ignore the ads! They are like shiny obje...I need to ignore the ads! They are like shiny objects and I don't turn away!carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85185281439865493142017-07-04T09:10:04.489-04:002017-07-04T09:10:04.489-04:00My FB ads reflect what I've researched recentl...My FB ads reflect what I've researched recently: how much damage does a hammer blow to the back of the hand do?<br /><br />Quite a lot, as it turns out. I changed the weapon.<br /><br />My FB ads were all manner of hand tools and culinary equipment.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57041914108440475332017-07-04T09:02:04.461-04:002017-07-04T09:02:04.461-04:00Calls to mind the old story about the two young bo...Calls to mind the old story about the two young boys who plunk a box of tampons on the checkout counter. The clerk asks, "Are these for your mother?"<br /><br />"No," says the older one. "They're for my brother," nodding at the other boy.<br /><br />"Your brother? Why?"<br /><br />"Well, the ads say you can swim and ride a bike if you use these, and he can't do either one."<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17630820829436776792017-07-04T08:54:06.015-04:002017-07-04T08:54:06.015-04:00LOL - Gotta wonder - I do sometimes notice the FB ...LOL - Gotta wonder - I do sometimes notice the FB ads on the right of my page too and sometimes try to figure out just what search they came from. Writers must drive FB nuts. Glocks were showing up in mine recently. Sometimes I'll search for things just to see if FB picks up on it. We must drive the NSA nuts!<br /><br />Like Jim, I wonder about buying an FB ad for these reasons and because I keep reading about how annoying FB posters find them. I accept that FB has to make a buck, but it is a bit creepy that they mine our Google and Amazon searches for their ad targets. And in your case Shari, who knows where they got their info for that particular ad - perhaps from some mental stretch that you had visited yoga sites?Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86364390813984699252017-07-04T06:00:34.229-04:002017-07-04T06:00:34.229-04:00I admit to having an excellent filter when it come...I admit to having an excellent filter when it comes to Facebook ads. I don’t see them at the right of my page, where I never look. I skip over them in my feed without really noticing what they are.<br /><br />It does make me a bit leery about buying a FB ad for my books. Since I write the kind of books I like to read, flawed logic might suggest my readers also ignore FB ads – and so I’d be wasting my money. Sort of like Hello Freedom was on you.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com