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Google Mulling Video Ads In Search Results

Posted by kdawson on from the are-we-evil-yet dept.

Bombula writes to let us know that Google is "finally succumbing to the power of the almighty dollar" and getting ready to implement image and video ads in sponsored searches.

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  1. Awesome! by brxndxn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we can be notified about special offers and promotions that are disturbingly close to what we actually want!

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    1. Re:Awesome! by d3ac0n · · Score: 4, Funny

      In a way, it's almost Darwinian. Ads die off in keywords where they don't succeed and flourish in ones where they do.


      Headlines in 5 years: Google Execs charged with child endangerment because "ads now display nothing but porn"
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  2. Re:Cool for them... by langelgjm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google recommends AltaVista: Do "I'm feeling lucky" for "search engine".

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  3. News Release: Lynx becomes world's top browser by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to traffic analysis by Google Inc there has been a remarkable resurgence in the use of Lynx. In unrelated news, GOOG trading down.

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  4. Re:Not "evil" by bmo · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The difference between "Evil" and "Not Evil" is only a matter of opinion."

    No, the difference between "evil" and "not evil" is the bubble on the output of the gate.

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  5. Re:Linux users might be doomed...! by ross.w · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you get a little jigsaw puzzle piece instead of an ad? Did you really want the ad?

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