The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

July 19, 2011 -

Sometimes when you get too bold the powers that be give you a slap across the face. The powers that be in this case are the folks at Facebook, who taught one developer who placed a series of Google+ ads on Facebook a serious lesson. App developer Michael Lee Johnson wanted more people to add him on Google+, so he decided to create an ad and put it on Facebook. The ad featured a headshot of the developer and text asking people to join his Google+ circles.

The ad reads: "If you’re lucky enough to have a Google+ account, add Michael Lee Johnson, Internet Geek, App Developer, Technological Virtuoso."

But what Johnson did not know was that his ad violated Facebook's terms of service. As a result Facebook deleted the pro-Google+ ad and then proceeded to delete the rest of his ad campaigns. Later the social network informed the young developer of the policy violation. Johnson lamented on Google+ about what had happened to him:

"I recently ran a Google+ advertisement on Facebook that got all of my campaigns suspended. – Great."

Right or wrong, Johnson's situation should serve as a cautionary tale for those that want to advertise non-Facebook services such as Google+ in an ad. It could get you kicked off Facebook.

Source: TechCrunch, image via.

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Re: The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

Submitted by Yammo on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 06:04.

Right or wrong it tells me that I am happy not to be part of Facebook.

Re: The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

Submitted by DorthLous on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 16:34.

How is that post "lamented"?

Re: The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

Submitted by Yammo on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 06:03.

It wasn't... It is just that the writer of the article has learned a new word and felt pressed to use it somewhere.

Same personality type that instantly shouts "WHINER" as soon as someone raises a question about a flaw in a product.

Re: The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

Submitted by Craig R. on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 16:32.

I guess we now know how seriously Facebook takes the threat of Google+.

Re: The Perils of Advertising Google+ on Facebook

Submitted by Grif on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:12.

Really? And nothing clicked in this guy's head that said "Hmmm... It MIGHT be a bad idea to run an ad for a direct competitor on facebook's own site."?

That's like running an ad for Gears of War 3 or Halo on Sony's website.

Idiot.

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