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What burns me about Google...
Jan. 9th, 2010 01:13 pmActually, I suppose one should vent one's spleen with those who stand for Google's behavior with regard to the display of advertising.
I just opened ImgBurn, a fine piece of software that helps create and burn disk ISO files. The program advised me of a new version, and vectored me to the publisher's web site. The site is littered with Google ads, one of which is titled "ISO Burner Software" with a large "Download Now" button beneath it. It is the only such button on the page. I absent-mindedly clicked on the button and was taken to the web site of a competing product.
Basically the same thing happens with GMail, too. If any of my clients use GMail to open messages I've sent them, they are bombarded by ads from my competitors. If any of my freelancers use GMail to open messages I've sent them, they are bombarded by ads from my competitors.
People who find my page on LinkedIn, where I speak of translation and interpretation services, are bombarded by ads from my competitors.
Fortunately, it would appear most such ads are utterly ignored (unless, as in the case described at the top of this post, such ads are mistaken for content).
Cheers...
I just opened ImgBurn, a fine piece of software that helps create and burn disk ISO files. The program advised me of a new version, and vectored me to the publisher's web site. The site is littered with Google ads, one of which is titled "ISO Burner Software" with a large "Download Now" button beneath it. It is the only such button on the page. I absent-mindedly clicked on the button and was taken to the web site of a competing product.
Basically the same thing happens with GMail, too. If any of my clients use GMail to open messages I've sent them, they are bombarded by ads from my competitors. If any of my freelancers use GMail to open messages I've sent them, they are bombarded by ads from my competitors.
People who find my page on LinkedIn, where I speak of translation and interpretation services, are bombarded by ads from my competitors.
Fortunately, it would appear most such ads are utterly ignored (unless, as in the case described at the top of this post, such ads are mistaken for content).
Cheers...
