Is Advertising Good For Society?

    We are surrounded by advertising.  We cannot really go or do anything with out seeing some kind of ad.  We see it on T.V., our phones, any social network, Internet, billboards, posters, and more.  Over a million people have a Facebook, every time you log into Facebook you ads along side the news feed.  Google has ads all over the place.  Stores even promotions on Facebook, Twitter, Email and more it's crazy.  Its good because people are informed, but sometimes it's too much.  The bad thing is they can be very persuasive, and have an impact on what we buy as consumers.  Take any type of product and think of how many other types of what ever product you thought of.  I mean the ads give information about the product, but they also make us feel like we have to buy that product, that brand.  They even try to convince you buy things you don't really need at all.  Take kids toys for example, a kid sees a commercial for a new toy, bugs mom and dad until eventually they buy it.  yes the parents may be at fault for caving in and buying the toy, but at the same time the commercial tells the kids that if they don't have this toy they wont be cool.  That they wont fit in with friends.  I mean Advertising is good because it informs people about a product they may need, but it is wrong that they try to make you think you cannot live without this product, or that you must have it.