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Facebook should take note on how well these American Express Advertisements are doing. I have been watching their videos for more than an hour now with the American Express brand in my face.

Since I can’t seem to find the actual ad on TechCrunch, I will have to describe it to you.

The ad was interactive. It was branded American Express and you could view videos from Richard Branson, Seth Godin and others giving entrepreneurs advice on Finance, Marketing, Innovation, Leadership and Management. You would do all this without leaving the TechCrunch page.

After doing some research I found that American Express has many more videos on their Open Forum site.  I wish they provided code so I could share that same advertisement on my own blog. The content was so good, they wouldn’t even have to pay me. This ad, would then become viral without them having to pay more to advertise.

I think Facebook should do the same thing. Their static ads are so 1999.

The social graph is meant for virtual personal interaction.

I would like to see the ads on Facebook morph into interactive ads that are tailored towards my desires, wants and needs. It should also give me the ability to interact with the ad and share it with my friends.In the social graph, great products and services become viral. Just give us the ability to share them.