6683 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>As Steve says, the move seems to make perfect sense for both Google and developers that have yet to find a way to monetise their creations.</p> <p>But would it be a good thing for <a href="http://www.facebook.com">Facebook</a>, which is already facing rumblings of discontent about how ads are affecting its user experience?</p> <p> <a href="http://affiliatetip.com/news/article001504.php">Shawn Collins</a> thinks <em>“the world will be OK if Google doesn’t save the day here”</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“While Google would certainly like to have penetration on every square pixel of the Internet, I think Facebook and the developers can figure this out on their own.”</em> </p> </blockquote> <p> <a href="http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/10/schmidt-hints-a.html">Steve adds</a>: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“As Facebook starts to look like Times Square with ads on top of ads - some they control, others they don't -  it will turn the community off. Already I can't stand it when I see ads in my news feed. That's the problem with open platforms. </em> </p> <p> <em>"Also, how long before these applications start to appear outside Facebook on places like iGoogle. Me thinks soon."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>Related stories:<br /></strong> <a href="/blog/1858-facebook-opens-app-directory-to-search-engines">Facebook opens app directory to search engines</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/1576-launching-a-facebook-widget-dos-and-don-ts">Launching a Facebook widget - dos and donts</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/1851-myspace-confirms-api-move">MySpace confirms API move</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>As Steve says, the move seems to make perfect sense for both Google and developers that have yet to find a way to monetise their creations.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>But would it be a good thing for <Link URL="http://www.facebook.com" Window="Self">Facebook</Link>, which is already facing rumblings of discontent about how ads are affecting its user experience?</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://affiliatetip.com/news/article001504.php" Window="Self">Shawn Collins</Link> thinks <Quote>“the world will be OK if Google doesn’t save the day here”</Quote>:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“While Google would certainly like to have penetration on every square pixel of the Internet, I think Facebook and the developers can figure this out on their own.”</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/10/schmidt-hints-a.html" Window="Self">Steve adds</Link>: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“As Facebook starts to look like Times Square with ads on top of ads - some they control, others they don't -  it will turn the community off. Already I can't stand it when I see ads in my news feed. That's the problem with open platforms. </Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"Also, how long before these applications start to appear outside Facebook on places like iGoogle. Me thinks soon."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:<LineBreak /></Emphasis> <Link URL="/blog/1858-facebook-opens-app-directory-to-search-engines" Window="Self">Facebook opens app directory to search engines</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1576-launching-a-facebook-widget-dos-and-don-ts" Window="Self">Launching a Facebook widget - dos and donts</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1851-myspace-confirms-api-move" Window="Self">MySpace confirms API move</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-10-23T13:23:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Google is apparently looking to tap into the Facebook widget ‘phenomenon’ by serving Adsense ads on third-party applications created for the site.</strong> </p> <p>Steve Rubel has linked to an <a href="http://adage.com/article.php?article_id=121283">article in AdAge</a> that quotes Google CEO Eric Schmidt as saying: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“How will those developers get paid for those services? We would like to have our ads in those applications.”</em> </p> </blockquote> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Google is apparently looking to tap into the Facebook widget ‘phenomenon’ by serving Adsense ads on third-party applications created for the site.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Steve Rubel has linked to an <Link URL="http://adage.com/article.php?article_id=121283" Window="Self">article in AdAge</Link> that quotes Google CEO Eric Schmidt as saying: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“How will those developers get paid for those services? We would like to have our ads in those applications.”</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> </FormattedContent> false 1865 364449 Adsense coming to Facebook? false 2007-10-23T13:23:00+01:00 adsense-coming-to-facebook 2009-04-28T23:00:12+01:00 2009-04-28T23:00:12+01:00 242