The New Ad Age

March, 2010

SOCIAL ADVERTISING KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THINGFor almost all its history, adver­tising has been a one-to-many experience. Everybody sees the same ads when they pick up The New York Times or drive past a billboard on the freeway. Magazine ads are targeted based on the demographics of the pub­lication's subscribers, but every reader sees the same ones.The rise of the Internet has funda­mentally altered advertising. For the first time, ads can be customized to fit...