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Re:GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls $10 Million Account by tomkarlo on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:45PM (#3979326)
It seems to me like even if it was an ad, your mom's usage connected intent with desired result better than yours. Obviously confusion isn't great, but what she said she wanted to do was "watch the Good Wife", not "watch the Good Wife on CBS".
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Re:GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls $10 Million Account by malandrew on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:52AM (#3980542)
Ironically, yes, definitely. I almost never watch TV, but I would have gone straight to the Pirate Bay if I were to watch it myself, because I doubted that and cable channel except Comedy Central would allow me to watch something streaming on demand from their site. TBH, when she said she had watched it on CBS' site I was skeptical.

I know illegitimate streaming sites exist out there, but I kind of assume they are ad riddled and provide a poorer experience than torrents.

I guess you could say it's one spin on the curse of knowledge.

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