Facebook’s Beacon Ad Platform wasn’t a monumental hit - right away.

But, like in the past, media critics and snappy Facebook users were quick to jump on Zuckerberg like starving wolves after a controversial new innovation to his website.

Why did this happen?

Are critics in a frenzy due to a lack of worthy tech news stories that pop? Are some angry that they weren’t the brainchild of the ultimate billion-dollar social network?

Are students bitter because their little club is expanding? Are they turning into their grandparents by ignoring what is on the horizon, reaching back to the glory days? “When Facebook was simple all it had were my interests and a headshot. I miss those days when it didn’t have all the shiny doo-dad applications and we walked 15 miles to campus uphill in the snow.” Who knows?

Maybe the Beacon really was a flop.

What ever the reason for the hate, if we look at Zuckerberg’s track record we see that he shouldn’t be frightened by the recent backlash regarding his “Beacon Ad Platform.” Immediate backlash has happened with every new Facebook innovation since its inception.

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