Response to Heather Young's post on convince items

I work at a convience store and know specifically why we put certain items up front but I always seemed to be sucked in to buying and item that is in eyesite while I stand in line. It is my biggest weakness when shopping and in terms of trying to sell a product it is very effective.

Marketing on Facebook

So most of the people in the world now have a Facebook page, and businesses also have their on Facebook pages. What really gets me are the advertisements that pop up on the side, I personally have not seen an advertisement that really interest's me. The advertisements themselves are supposed to be based off of what we look up and suggestion of what are friends like. My question is do you think this is an effective form of marketing.