This afternoon I was asked to give comment to a Time magazine reporter on Google's recent decision to start personalizing some ads in its network -- namely, that you will start to see Facebook-like names and thumbnail photos in advertising throughout the Google network. While some people might think, 'Oh great, that's all I need,' we have Facebook to thank for the concept of social advertising and Sponsored Stories.  What was once creepy and annoying is so ubiquitous that most consumers will … [Read more...]