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Apple: A Case Study in Why Brands Should Control Their Stories

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People would still line up at midnight to buy the next amazing gadget that would change their life. The iPad was going to save publishing and advertising. Advertisers claimed people would finally interact with ads and Apple would charge a bundle for these. Advertisers forget we like ads on our terms, not theirs.

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Like Stuff On Facebook? Say Cheese, You're An Ad!

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For example, if Starbucks buys a “sponsored story&# ad, the status of a user’s friends who check into or “like&# Starbucks will run twice: once in the user’s news feed, and again as a paid ad for Starbucks. You cannot opt out of your activity being turned into advertisements. You read that right.

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