Anyone else annoyed with Facebook lately?

When Facebook started it didn't take too long before it blew Myspace out of the water. Facebook was "cool" and "trendy." It was started by Mark Zuckerberg — a kid just like us. We, the digital generation, latched on to yet another over-personal social media site. Our interests stayed there and remain there to this day.

But lately, Facebook is dropping the ball with crazy advertising — they monitor our posts, our searches and our interests. They've started imbedding ads into the timeline stream and they seem to be passed off as normal content.

Last Valentine's Day, Facebook even had the audacity to 'suggest' wedding ring advertisements for me. Just because I am 21 and have a boyfriend listed, it does not mean I want to get married — but thanks anyways.

Facebook has also become pro at taking random photos and repurposing them for the weirdest display ads ever. I'm sure you have your own examples, but here are a few more:

Rumor has it that these are profile pictures that Facebook can legally take and use. The copyright info is definitely in the fine print, but Facebook can use your pictures.

I've also noticed that the advertising is abusing people's "likes." Before, you liked a page and it just went into a list on your profile. Now, these likes are being used to constantly bring up new advertisements.

For example: your friend John Johns liked Coke maybe six months ago. Facebook will bring up John's love of Coke every week or so, usually every time Coke has a new ad to broadcast.

The moral of the story is that Facebook is getting a little weird. It feels like half of the timeline is full of advertising and sponsored content. Only time will tell if they will lose their followers because of their newfound love of advertising income. As for me, I'm getting more than a little annoyed.