If you were a Super Bowl viewer in 1984 who left the room during Apple’s famous “1984″ ad introducing the Mac, you would have soon discovered you made a massive mistake.  In those days before YouTube, if you missed a Super Bowl ad, you really missed it. That was especially true for Apple’s ad, which ran only once. In 2012, of course, it’s a different story. With about two weeks before the big game, some ads are already available online. As for the rest? Try not seeing them after the game.  That’s because even if you avoid YouTube, chances are one of your Facebook friends is going to post one. That’s the upshot of a survey by ad agency Venables Bell and Partners. The San Francisco ad shop polled 1,000 people online who watched the 2011 Super Bowl and planned to watch this year’s as well.  Venables Bell extrapolated those responses and found that there will be a tremendous amount of sharing going on after this year’s game. Most notable: Some 35 million people are likely to post their favorite ad on Facebook. Since the average user has 130 friends, that comes out to 4.5 billion impressions. All of the sudden, the reported $3.5 million for a 30-second spot during the game seems like a huge bargain.  What do you think? Do you intend to share your favorite Super Bowl ads? Let us know in the comments.  On Facebook? Like the Mashable Facebook page and check out our favorite articles covering social media, tech news, and digital culture!
Some 40 million people intend to share their favorite Super Bowl ads on Facebook, according to a new survey.