Just seen FB advert on TV

robfosters · 10 Jul 2018 at 11:50

Hear I am

Kelt · 10 Jul 2018 at 11:53

robfosters said:
Hear I am

Your kidding, right?

robfosters · 10 Jul 2018 at 11:54

Kelt said:
Your kidding, right?

R F · 10 Jul 2018 at 12:01

This thread is getting rediculas

V F · 10 Jul 2018 at 12:07

robfosters said:
It feels like because the programmes that get the most media coverage are soaps and reality TV like Eastenders and Love
Island, that they feel that’s all people watch and all that’s on it. They seem to forget about the fantastic documentaries like Blue Planet, Planet Earth etc.

Also, the ones who say “I don’t need a TV, I can watch it on my PC”. Nice one Einstein. So you’d rather watch 1080p TV on your thousand pound PC with a 24 inch monitor, when you can get a 48 inch 4K TV for £400!

How do they play their console games? :rolleyes:

As for the ad, I haven't seen it yet.

Em3bbs · 10 Jul 2018 at 12:24

Rich1988 said:
sarcasm aside, it's not really that edgy. I dont have a TV either, plenty of people don't these days.

I don't have an Audi either, which is why I don't go into Audi threads in motors saying I don't have one.

fez · 10 Jul 2018 at 13:32

If there is one thing I really hate its multi multi billion pound companies pushing out adverts that are making out that they have your interests at heart and you're their number one concern. I especially hate it when they try and be cool or sentimental. Facebooks recent ad is awful and guilty of both of these things and one of the banks was doing it recently with **** little poems and songs from "real" people.

SC0TTRS · 10 Jul 2018 at 13:43

Dj_Jestar said:
Enters thread about adverts on TV.
Evidently does care enough to tell us they "don't" care.

MikeTheNative said:
I find it really odd the people who think not having a TV is a something to be proud of.

LeeUK · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:24

The advert claiming that they are not about spam, adverts, fake news, data breaches etc etc... yet that is how they made their money over the last 10 years and did nothing about it. Ironic.

Tefal · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:35

Zefan said:
I also found this really odd.

What I found even more odd was an advert for NATO on Facebook. Why is that a thing? It was a little bit Starship Troopers to be honest, I half expected a "Would you like to know more?" option to pop up.

Your military aren't you?

Targeted advertising for recruitment maybe?

Tefal · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:36

Rich1988 said:
sarcasm aside, it's not really that edgy. I dont have a TV either, plenty of people don't these days.

Is that because you don't watch films/tv programs or simply because you use a differnt multimedia device such as a pc monitor, laptop, tablet or phone to watch films/tv shows?

fez · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:43

LeeUK said:
The advert claiming that they are not about spam, adverts, fake news, data breaches etc etc... yet that is how they made their money over the last 10 years and did nothing about it. Ironic.

Its not ironic its just a lie. Companies have become very adept at the "apology" over the past few years. Admitting that they didn't do as well as they could have and that it hurts them because they care SO much and they didn't want to let us down. Its always a load of rubbish and if anyone believes it they are an idiot.

jpaul · 10 Jul 2018 at 15:10

The USA advert (utube) is almost identical, and I think FB misunderstand the British psychology compared to the USA one, and the fact they do that, is a further comment about them.
(but maybe all the multi-nationals coca-cola, nike are the same)

After the senate hearings there have been no repercussions for FB, just self-regulations - no ? unlike Cambridge Analytica/Nix where they are considering indictment.

Rich1988 · 10 Jul 2018 at 15:43

Tefal said:
Is that because you don't watch films/tv programs or simply because you use a differnt multimedia device such as a pc monitor, laptop, tablet or phone to watch films/tv shows?

I mainly watch youtube on my PC thats about it really.

Dirk Diggler · 10 Jul 2018 at 17:32

LeeUK said:
The advert claiming that they are not about spam, adverts, fake news, data breaches etc etc... yet that is how they made their money over the last 10 years and did nothing about it. Ironic.

That's not ironic, it's just blatant lies.

SexyGreyFox · 10 Jul 2018 at 18:38

Pawnless Endgame said:
Don't have a TV.
Don't care.

If you don't care why have you wasted your precious time to tell us you don't care?
You must care a lot.

Zefan · 10 Jul 2018 at 19:55

Tefal said:
Your military aren't you?

Targeted advertising for recruitment maybe?

You're right, it probably is. Somehow I had completely failed to consider it that way!

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Jul 2018 at 21:19

Rich1988 said:
sarcasm aside, it's not really that edgy. I dont have a TV either, plenty of people don't these days.

i left home without a TV back in 1998 and just got used to not having one. But yeah, it's becoming less relevant.

BDEE · 10 Jul 2018 at 23:40

MikeTheNative said:
I find it really odd the people who think not having a TV is a something to be proud of.

Yep. I find that a lot of people without a TV much like Vegans who ram their almightyness down your throat.

SexyGreyFox · 11 Jul 2018 at 07:31

BDEE said:
Yep. I find that a lot of people without a TV much like Vegans who ram their almightyness down your throat.

and, I've picked this up many times over the years, you can find them in other threads talking about how they do watch things on a screen by using iPlayer, You Tube, Blu Rays, via a NAS etc which makes them no better than somebody with a TV.
Either you never watch any entertainment programmes on a screen or you do.