In the newest of Facebook’s plunge into an evil synergistic empire, Facebook has released Facebook Polls. For a fee, you can poll a segment of the Facebook population via a “Sponsored Poll” on their home pages. It takes advantage of all your profile information to target polls at you. More details here
Want to instantly know what 25 million people are thinking?
For as little as $6, Facebook Polls let you ask 18-24 year olds what’s hip, ask people in New York who they’re voting for, or even ask “Grey’s Anatomy” fans if they’ll actually watch the new spin-off.Target your audience.
Get answers only from the people you want. Target your Polls by gender, age, or location. Or target by favorite music, movies, tv shows, books, or interests.
I think Mark Zuckerberg just got the asking price for Facebook over $10 billion…and might have lost me as a user. I don’t like the idea of people buying my online presence. I wonder what the EFF has to say about this…
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