This is true, but this is also my point. Google makes so much money because theire business of search is perfectly aligned with ads (there is almost no difference between a search result and an ad-result).
Google's display ads are not as 'successful', because I'm reading a blog or doing something else than searching when I get into contact with AdSense.
There is a huge difference between my friend's status update and an ad (maybe Timeline can change this).