My Facebook page called me fat.Maybe it’s my age, my sex or the fact that it knew I was engaged, but the site decided I was a gal who needed to drop a few pounds. And it wasn’t shy about its tactics.This was not a close friend taking me aside, telling me in gentle tones that she’d noticed I’d put on some weight and was there anything going on in my personal life that I needed to talk about?
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Facebook Ads Target You Where It Hurts
Social networking site’s ads are targeted to your interests — and your psychological soft spots.