Facebook Buys a Company That Could Solve an Annoying Online Ad Problem

No more messages about products you already bought

Facebook is buying a company that could help it solve an age-old online advertising problem—the one that keeps showing people the same ad even after they bought the product. It's the kind of ad that shows up after someone searches for clothes and accessories, and then the relevant ad appears on some other Web page.

Well, Facebook just bought The Find, an e-commerce search engine with technology that is meant to help make the social network's ads more relevant.

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