Wasn't part of the point of this to not have adverts?
Edit: Yes, my replies are getting shorter. Can you tell I'm starting to wonder what point I'm arguing?
So do I. Except on certain sites, cos I'm nice like that. But you did mention getting an API from Flickr that gives us the photos and adverts. But that's just an example, and hypothetical, so I'm not sure how much further this can go.
If it doesn't use existing services, then we're back to people storing their stuff in "our" cloud, which would be other people's PC and servers. At which point most of the world will object because they don't understand/don't care what encryption does, and they don't understand that it's almost the same as using iCloud but the data isn't stored by Apple.
So I just got an advert "How To Lose Belly Fat" from an Australian company.
So on one hand that's good - it shows FB doesn't know everything about me (or at least doesn't tell advertisers).
But on the other hand, it does have me rather offended - that they would insult me by showing such an advert.
How dare they imply I'm fucking Australian! :@
I'm with Lucy. I LOVE ADBLOCK!
I hate facebook, my space, and quite a few others. I've tried some of them, and I'm not impressed. You go there to socialize. Not get buried in advertisements.
BEEHIVE RULES!
DP