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What competitor's ads do Google block? People respond to a story like this because it belies an attitude of weakness/protectionism from Facebook, not so much b

What competitor's ads do Google block? People respond to a story like this because it belies an attitude of weakness/protectionism from Facebook, not so much because of some kind of moral outrage about how things "should" be.

Klonoar 15y ago
This is different; Google created an advertisement solution for the entire web and pushed it as such, necessitating that it be fairly open and non-judging. Facebook's exists solely on their website, and while some will try to argue that Facebook has by and large become "the web" for people, the point is that it's still their site, their rules, their game, and in turn you play by their rules. They don't hide this fact in the slightest. It's simply good business for Facebook to block these ads.
- esrauch 15y ago
  I'm not sure if I follow that logic. Why wouldn't it similarly be good business for Google to block all ads to Facebook and Twitter across their entire network at this point?
  - hackinthebochs 15y ago
    Would that not cause anti-trust issues? Google pretty much owns the online ad space. Blocking competitors ads is not in their interest.
    - esrauch 15y ago
      Maybe if they blocked their ads on the internet, but it just doesn't seem like there is much difference in blocking bing from advertizing on google.com and facebook blocking ads for google+. I think Facebook has even more market share in social than google has in search, and both are decisions about advertizing on their own destination pages with their own in-house advertizing systems.
- haberman 15y ago
  Google does not block competitors' ads even for ads appearing on Google.com.
Natsu 15y ago
I don't know that they do. I keep getting an advertisement for "alternatives to adsense" in my Google ads. The only exception, such as it is, would be that Google booted Copiepresse after that company sued them. They claim to be required to do so by court order, though Copiepresse disputes this. I haven't read the court order myself, so I don't know, but I can easily see it being badly worded.
erikb 15y ago
Googles policy is totally opposite to Facebooks. If Google (still having the biggest web search engine as their driving product) would block facebook, then I would not support Google, because it is against their policy. FB never said they were not about business. And from the business point of view G+ advertisment on FB is "evil". If Google says "Let's play the game like gentlemen" I expect a gentlemens game from them. Of course I'd love to see G+ beat FB. I hope that helps u to see, that I merely am against this kind of "under the belt hits". As long as G+ stays true to it's word of "don't be evil" I absolutely support them over FB.

Klonoar 15y ago

This is different; Google created an advertisement solution for the entire web and pushed it as such, necessitating that it be fairly open and non-judging. Facebook's exists solely on their website, and while some will try to argue that Facebook has by and large become "the web" for people, the point is that it's still their site, their rules, their game, and in turn you play by their rules. They don't hide this fact in the slightest. It's simply good business for Facebook to block these ads.

esrauch 15y ago
I'm not sure if I follow that logic. Why wouldn't it similarly be good business for Google to block all ads to Facebook and Twitter across their entire network at this point?
- hackinthebochs 15y ago
  Would that not cause anti-trust issues? Google pretty much owns the online ad space. Blocking competitors ads is not in their interest.
  - esrauch 15y ago
    Maybe if they blocked their ads on the internet, but it just doesn't seem like there is much difference in blocking bing from advertizing on google.com and facebook blocking ads for google+. I think Facebook has even more market share in social than google has in search, and both are decisions about advertizing on their own destination pages with their own in-house advertizing systems.
haberman 15y ago
Google does not block competitors' ads even for ads appearing on Google.com.

Natsu 15y ago

I don't know that they do. I keep getting an advertisement for "alternatives to adsense" in my Google ads. The only exception, such as it is, would be that Google booted Copiepresse after that company sued them. They claim to be required to do so by court order, though Copiepresse disputes this. I haven't read the court order myself, so I don't know, but I can easily see it being badly worded.

erikb 15y ago

Googles policy is totally opposite to Facebooks. If Google (still having the biggest web search engine as their driving product) would block facebook, then I would not support Google, because it is against their policy. FB never said they were not about business. And from the business point of view G+ advertisment on FB is "evil". If Google says "Let's play the game like gentlemen" I expect a gentlemens game from them. Of course I'd love to see G+ beat FB. I hope that helps u to see, that I merely am against this kind of "under the belt hits". As long as G+ stays true to it's word of "don't be evil" I absolutely support them over FB.