After all, what is it that Facebook sells? Is it a Social Media Posting Service? Is it a News source? Is it a virtual “Bulletin Board” for selling products by other vendors? Is it a political publisher? Is it an educational Medium? Is it a broadcaster or streamer? Is it all the above, or none of the above?Based upon your answer to the above, how does a company like Facebook Advertise itself? Does it have to?From another perspective, How has Facebook changed the nature of advertising by others?What was the primary mode of advertising for most small to medium advertisers pre-Facebook?What did Facebook offer advertisers that other more traditional advertising outlets like newspapers, radio ads and local TV advertising could not? Find at least three examples of types of ads that used to run in Newspapers, On Radio or on local TV that migrated to Facebook and other social media sites. What type of power does the new structure of advertising give to social media outlets such as Facebook? What are the positive and negative aspects of this type of advertising on commerce and the everyday consumer. Consider the questions above and your thoughts on these subjects in a 300 – 450 word essay. The Essay should be in standard academic structure, with proper grammar, headings, pagination and attribution. You must attribute sources and use an accepted writing form such as MLA.
