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How can they show me an ad if I don't have a Facebook account?
by aestetix 9y ago
How can they show me an ad if I don't have a Facebook account?
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- jimmytidey 9y agoBy having data about you facebook can infer stuff about other people who are on Facebook and serve better ads to them.
- wavesounds 9y agoFrom the post: "Facebook ads and measurement tools, which enable websites and apps to show ads from Facebook advertisers, to run their own ads on Facebook or elsewhere, and to understand the effectiveness of their ads."
- tintor 9y agoFacebook Ads on third party websites. https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/26/facebook-starts-selling-offsite-ads-targeting-non-users-too/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/26/facebook-starts-selling-of...
- noselasd 9y agoFacebook runs an ad network (Facebook Audience - how successful, or how much used this is, I don't know though. If you're visiting a site or using a mobile app served from facebooks ad network, you don't need to be on facebook or have a facebook account to be shown an ad.
- bunderbunder 9y agoTwo ways: 1. Facebook runs its own ad network, so you might see Facebook ads even if you never go to Facebook's website. 2. You might still go to their website even if you don't have a Facebook account. Many local restaurants and community organizations only have a Web presence through their Facebook pages.