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Facebooks Friend Finder Also Promoted as Sponsored Ad

Submitted by Ryan Spoon on July 14, 2010 – 5:19 amView Comments

Earlier, I wrote about Facebook’s homepage promotion of their friend importer tool (“Friend Finder”). Those screenshots were of a module placed prominently above the Facebook newsfeed. Now I am seeing a similar unit – with similar copy and friends’ faces – in the premium ad slot. The messaging is slightly different:

Above newsfeed: Ryan, Who’s Missing? Hunter, Justin and Anette tried the automatic Friend Finder and found out.

In ad unit: Ryan, Try the Friend Finder: Hunter and Jed found friends using the Friend Finder. Give it a try!

Popularity: 1% [?]

  • Facebook does it again! Despite the fact that I am not searchable by anyone but friends on Facebook, people can find me via the Friend Connect contact import. This totally explains the influx of friend requests I’ve received today. WTF Facebook? You really find a new way every week to piss me off.
  • great!similar to my site.
  • Hunterwalk
    my avatar is found to increase CTR 5-10x :)
  • Facebook owes you big!
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