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Google Protects Healthcare From Michael Moore

Posted by kdawson on from the take-two-ads-and-call-me-in-the-morning dept.

An anonymous reader suggests we stop over to ZDNet for a case where Google may be stepping on the wrong side of that famous Don't Be Evil line. A Google staffer is offering to help the healthcare industry contain the damage that Michael Moore's film is about to do. (Here is the original Google Health Advertisement blog post by Lauren Turner; in case it disappears, it is reproduced in full in the ZDNet post.) Quoting from the Google post: "Many of our clients face these issues; companies come to us hoping we can help them better manage their reputations through 'Get the Facts' or issue management campaigns. Your brand or corporate site may already have these informational assets, but can users easily find them? We can place text ads, video ads, and rich media ads in paid search results or in relevant websites within our ever-expanding content network. Whatever the problem, Google can act as a platform for educating the public and promoting your message. We help you connect your company's assets while helping users find the information they seek."

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  1. Who's being evil here? by Grave · · Score: 0, Redundant

    To suggest that Google is taking sides is a bit ridiculous. They're simply looking at an opportunity to make some money by offering advertising services to the health care industry. If that's evil, so are 99.99% of your fellow citizens.

    I have watched Micheal Moore's previous work, and consider it horribly one-sided and narrow. Arguments that are sensationalistic and focus only on a single side might drum up a bit of support from some people, but not everyone. To me, this sort of thing is nothing but propaganda. I'm not going to get into a debate here about our current health care problems, but I will say that anyone who views this film should take the time to do their research and come to their own conclusions before blindly agreeing to any conclusions this film may come to.

  2. Re:Moore isn't Neutral by Wonko+the+Sane · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Health Care is expensive, in part, because it's chronically understaffed due to professional-school elitism by the AMA and the Nurse's unions.
    Or maybe it's unhealthy because it's trying to fix things the hard way.
    How much money would be saved if people would stop eating junk food, and maybe ride a bicycle a few times a week? Trying to treat diabetes with drugs is like driving a nail with a pair of pliers. Billions of dollars to treat a disease that is largely preventable.