Monday, October 8, 2012

Fatfinger factor: Cyber slips boost Facebook’s ad clicks



According to the New York Post Facebook is suffering from fat-finger syndrome. That’s the opinion of one influential Wall Street analyst — bolstered by a growing body of research — who believes that some of the company’s recently touted mobile ad performance can be chalked up to accidental or fraudulent clicks.

“Fat fingers” — when people click on an ad as they’re trying to click on something else — is an issue across the mobile Web as users try to navigate smaller screens, according to BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield.

“People don’t have trouble with a mouse or touch pads,” Greenfield told The Post yesterday. “But on mobile, when you’re gliding through on a touch screen, everything is touchable, and a lot of mistakes are happening.. Greenfield added the issue is not confined to Facebook and that it affects all…

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