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		waterlesscloud on May 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls $10 Million... Facebook excels at advertising things people don't search for (and thus for brand advertising as well). Google excels at advertising things people do search for.

jonknee on May 16, 2012 [–]

Excel is a bit kind, Facebook is still trying to figure out advertising well enough to justify it's current valuation.

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