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Targeted Ads Come to Facebook

Info to stay private; plan unveiled day after MySpace does same

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2007 6:49 PM CST

(Newser) – Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new ad-selling strategy today that will allow companies to create their own pages on the social networking site and zero in on customers based on their profiles. Users can sign up with advertisers they like and share information about... Read full story »

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