Adotas just posted this article about a “creepy” FaceBook ad using information a FaceBook profile. The article was about hypertargeting. To protect the innocent, they changed the ad picture into a clown. That skews our responses to the creepy factor.
To me, the clown makes the ad 100% creepier. Compare the three sample ads. First one… creepy. Second one… less creepy. Third one, just cuddly. Is the hypertarget just as creepy with the puppy?
http://www.adotas.com/2009/08/facebook-targeted-ad-crosses-the-creepy-line/
Jeremy Shapiro is an executive in HR at a leading financial services firm, working on talent analytics. Formerly a Senior Vice President of the Hodes iQ Talent Management Suite at Bernard Hodes Group and is a co-author of the HR metrics book Ultimate Performance. Jeremy has coached hundreds of companies in recruiting and HR technology solutions across industries and sizes. Jeremy is a frequent speaker and author on HR technology topics and HR Business Intelligence topics, such as SHRM, IHRIM, the Human Capital Institute, HR.com and more. He is a frequent contributor to articles and whitepapers on HR Business Intelligence. Jeremy holds a Masters of Science in Information Systems from NYU and a B.A in Economics from Rutgers University. Specific topics of research include HR metrics, talent management technology, and next generation recruiting technologies.
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Ha. Fair enough. Though I think I would pick Cary Grant as less creepy, I know some reporters who look like that dog.