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Google DVRs and TV Advertising
Ray writes "Google may be creating their own branded digital television DVR / satellite service. A DVR that lets you "Log In" with your Google Account before you begin your television watching would allow Google to serve up relevant ads based on: the program you are watching, your search history, the type of emails you have received in the past 24 hours (excluding spam hopefully), or anything else Google can track. Imagine the possibilities... You are watching Google Satellite TV through your "internet ready" Google DVR."
First its the search engine, then the email, then the news... Now TV that brings it all together? They are trying to steal our minds I tell you!
I would imagine that they would at least be able to serve up something more relevant... but would they allow me commercial skip? Is having a DVR with no commercial skip "evil" or just good business? If they were relevant ads, I might be incluned to watch...
All Victoria's Secret ads... let me go get on their mailing list real quick...
I have a plan. Using mainly spoons, we'll tunnel our way out of the city...
I guess we won't be needing this after all.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
Google may be the second coming. It's still a bit early to know for sure and all we really have is rumors and speculation. But, Slashdot seems to feel that Google is the second coming so, it seems only logical that it is a fact.
We'll be repeatedly reporting further on this unsubstantiated rumor for weeks to come. Unless further rumors are revealed.
Imagine watching Dirty Harry through this PVR. Just as "Make my day" line is read an ad for the Smith & Wesson firearm company pops up.
You smell that? Do you smell that?... Speculation, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of speculation in the morning. You know, one time we had a random Google idea, rumor-blogged for 12 days. When it was over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' rumored product. The smell, you know that speculation smell, the whole blog. Smelled like... victory.
The IRS is the one organization that you don't want to fuck with. Remember, these are the guys who took down Al Capone.
Geez, google really is trying to build the biggest most detailed maps of people possible. No thanks, I like my data private.
I can see it now. Ads for pr0n and naked celebrities will be coming up on the TV!
Also, if I subscribe to the Tin Foil Hat newsletter, will Google start sending me ads for products that will block those ads?
Evil people don't think they're evil. - George Lucas, Making of Ep III
Great! Now I can tape all the shows I'm missing when I'm busy typing in Google Word on this fabulous Openoffice.org-based, fully networked Google Office product that's just made my life so much... ... oh, wait.
I recommend reading up on the failed confirmation of Robert Bork for the Supreme Court of the United States...
In original, too:
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/
You got me thinking. Imagine 5 years in the future ...
Targeted ads are now common. Everything you do from the grocery store to internet surfing habbits is tracked and everything is taylored to what you are interested in. Now, your mother-in-law comes over for dinner some night. Afterwards everyone retires to the livingroom to watch a movie you have recorded using Google's free DVR and service. After a short time of viewing, your mother-in-law is shocked and upset when all of the targeted ads are for Herpes treatments, 900 sex lines, ED medicine, and American Girl Dolls (you sick bastard!).
!hoD
Google is investing in Space Elevator technology, in order to launch space billboards.
However, the billboards will have those lenses that cause a different image to appear from different angles, so that advertising can be targeted to each 50 mile wide strip of land.
UV lasers will shine from the billboards, designed to catch reflections from the irises (iri?) of anyone looking at the billboards, in order to calculate the response to each ad.