One in four internet ads goes via Facebook
by Milota Sidorova
Facebook has been recently lebeled as one of Tech Five or one of the most influential tech companies in the world. Although it is relatively young rival to traditional Microsoft, Apple or powerful Google, it is certainly a reason for sleepless nights of its competitors. Why? How can a social network steal clients from companies with different goods and strategies? Well it seems to be quite a phenomenon – Facebook set on the oldest way of business – personal advise and it is true that most of people are just too lazy to spend their time browsing for any kind of product, but they tend to see what their friends like and follow these links. That has been a problem f! or Google, because people don't follow google search engine but go to pages via Faeebook so literally Facebook is stealing their clients. And it comes as natural that companies had to react to this trend. According to Reuters and data published by comScore Facebook displayed one of four internet ad on its sites. Many companies started to create their on-line Facebook division as the most interactive channel to keep in touch with people who like or stream, literally to be more interactive. And Facebook has been slowly turning into successful advertising media. The rate of viral ad grew from 17.7 percent in the secind quarter to 23.1 percent in the third quarter and left Yahoo that has always been No.1 on the second place with 11 percent share. One of the reasons why companies tend to choose Facebook ad spaces instead of Google or Yahoo is a possibility to get a good discount. Displaying an ad to several million users costs about $1 per day, while Yahoo offers the same servi! ce for tripple price. Facebook displayed about 297 billion of ! viral ad s in 3Q and although the company counts about 500,000 users its shares and incomes are still not subjects of public submit.
related story (sgx18559): http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101108/tc_nm/us_facebook_ads...
| by Milota Sidorova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv) |
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