Monday, May 30, 2011

Online advertising irks Facebook users in Jakarta

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Several Facebook users in Jakarta say they feel annoyed by users who have turned the social medium into a commercial site.

“It has become more like an online shopping site,” Facebook user Yulyani Meilia Suhinto said.

She said that other users were trying to sell products, such as shoes, bags and clothes by tagging her to the images had bothered her — a lot. “I once bought the stuff, but I would never do that again as the advertisers then tagged me again and again,” the 27-year old said.

She said that she had removed the photos or used the hide option to avoid the advertisements.

Being the second biggest Facebook user with more than 31 million people registered has made Indonesia a lucrative spot for online business, but at the same time there were many cases of people who have fallen victim to the misuse of the social networking site.

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