Tom Meloche: Enterprise Applications on Facebook

Dear Mr. Tom Melcohe, I understand that Facebook as become a means of advisement and word of month from friend to friend, but I do not really think you are seeing this as means of invading other peoples privacy. As a Facebook user for two years I have seen firsthand what companies are trying to accomplish. I honestly believe it is a waste of time and effort. It is so hard for any company to successful advertise on the internet as is, but then to try and passively try and advertises is total a different way. Yes people will listen to what their friend s have to say on a product or a class that they may be taking but none of it ever has to do with what they did on the internet. Another point is that companies that send advisements through emails are just wasting their time since people seem to get a new email every minute they just don’t get read at all and just deleted. The same thing is happening with the messages on Facebook. When you have a Facebook account they send you an email every time you have a new message. So there is another waste of space in the electronic mail that nobody reads and just deletes. It is a nice idea but in reality it is just a waste of money that companies will not see a result from. Another aspect to understand is the ‘friends’ that are on peoples profiles. Young people now a day’s don’t really pay attention to who their friends are and very little or if ever look at their ‘friends’ profiles. It is just another vain thing for young people to see who has more friends. Sorry but that is the reality of the story and that people will say what they want to say to their real friends and leave out what everyone else thinks. Passive advisement is just another way for companies to spend money with little or no results. Sincerely Allie Keely Gerlach