Facebook ads

I cannot be the only person who has noticed that the Facebook ads that appear down the right hand side of your screen are getting more and more invasive. I am sure you only used to get two or three but they seem to be multiplying at an alarming rate...

Today's selection include a Capital One credit card that demands I APPLY NOW because THE CLOCK IS TICKING. No. Then we have O2 suggesting we make a Facebook poll to help us decide what smartphone to get. I assume this is aimed at people too stupid to do independent research on Google... Ooh then there is eBookers with their "Only 1 days to go". One days until what? Until you can hire someone that understands basic English?

Moving on...

"A diet trick that has helped celebrities lose 1 stone per week". Wow. That sounds... healthy... There are also ads for BBC learn Spanish (I am listed as fluent on my profile), learn to sail in Greece, and hair dye.

What I don't get is that Google are able to tailor their ads to suit your profile in gmail. As Facebook evidently cannot survive without the revenue, why can they not do the same? I mean, I would still ignore the ads but I find unsafe diets and general vacuousness annoying...

The classic one was this, of course -

Discover Fleurcup!

Discover the many advantages of the menstrual cup Flerucup for only 14,99 (around £13). Available in 6 colours and 2 sizes".

Umm... what? You insert it into your vagina. Why does it matter what colour it is? Are the dyes used even safe? Mooncup comes in one colour. You don't need more than that. It is not a fashion accessory, after-all.

I have never been one for adverts at the best of times but fuck me, Facebook, you can do better than this!