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There's a Google Ad For Just About Any Problem
As if banking on the irresponsible misdoings of young teens during prom isn't shameless enough, the url provided (StrollerGalaxy.com) takes users straight to — a crisis hotline? Planned Parenthood? A support group website?
Sad!
Google ads know what's what.
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Vocabulary Test Time! Can You Speak (New) English?
Every day editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary spend hours reading books, magazines, newspapers, and online publications to find out how people are using the English language. Eventually, if a word is used enough, it gets added to the dictionary! This year, Merriam-Webster added 100 new words, including frenemy, ginormous, smackdown, sudoku, and speed dating.
Searching For Trouble? Google India Advertises Illegal Sex Kit
To the naked eye, the ad was like any other that pops up mid-browse on the ol' webs: a picture of a pregnant woman with a female symbol on one side and a male on the other. However, the ad featured on Google, is for an illegal gender selection kit.
Google has been ordered by the Indian Supreme Court to respond to a petition to remove the ads — they did, for a short period of time — but as of this week, they're back.
Obama Fights the Smears One Google at a Time
The Obama campaign is using Google to squash damaging and untrue rumors. By bidding on search terms like "Barack Obama birth certificate," or "Barack Obama as Muslim" Obama makes sure that he gets a word in. At the top of search results for these terms, up pops sponsored links to Obama's "Fight the Smears" website created to debunk the rumors specifically.
Google Earth to Show Refugee Camps — Great Idea or Too Far?
The ever-addicting Google Earth feature (who hasn't looked up every house they've ever lived in?) has a brand new feature with a humanitarian twist.
The feature is set to show the movement of refugees around the world using satellite images of refugee hot spots such as Darfur, Iraq, and Colombia. The maps are designed to help humanitarian operations as well as to inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of political violence.
The "Lipstick on a Pig" Riff: Pretty Funny or Ugly Politics?
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Dare I ask? The second the quote hit, the media machine and political fans everywhere blew a collective gasket. "Oh Mybama!
Strategists Hope Guessing What You Google Will Bring in Cash
Republican internet strategists are buying search terms they hope will be used by potential McCain supporters. Politics are infusing Google AdWords — those eerie ads that appear off to the side of web pages.
Ever come across a candidate's little blue link on the side of a random web site?
Link Time!!
- Where do you stand on Googling your ex? — Divine Caroline
- Does the term wife-beater offend you? — The Frisky
- If you're into speed dating, check out these dos and don'ts!
Happy Caturday!
Google's Jordan Hoffner was recently interviewed about advertisers balking at advertising on YouTube because, as he puts it (erroneously, if you ask me!), "Advertisers don't want their ads running on 'Cats with Skateboards.'" The following video makes a compelling argument for advertising that is, in fact, catty corner to cats skateboards! Enjoy.
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