Facebook Unveils Ad Targeting Program

November 6, 2007 By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer Facebook Unveils Ad Targeting Program (AP)

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners at a Facebook announcement in New York, Monday, November 6, 2007. The online hangout said Tuesday it plans to let companies target their advertisements on the site based on what its users and their friends buy and do on the Internet. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

(AP) -- The online hangout Facebook said Tuesday it plans to help companies target their advertisements on the site based on what its users and their friends buy and do on the Internet.

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