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Google Is Going Postal In Sweden

Posted by timothy on from the cool-uniforms-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google will start to collaborate with the Swedish Postal Service (Swedish original) to sell direct marketing to small businesses, both in the form of fliers (delivered by the Swedish Postal Service) and keyword advertising in Google Search. The area of distribution for the fliers is selected in Google Maps. Google will also will provide templates for the design of the fliers.The idea was concieved within the Swedish Postal Service."

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  1. That's all we need by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Funny

    A google search could result in targeted marketing flyers through the door. Imagine all the slashdotters explaining to their mums why they are suddenly getting so many personally addressed letters from pornographic publishers.

    1. Re:That's all we need by Bromskloss · · Score: 5, Funny

      You just put a robots.txt file outside your door.

      --
      Swedish plasma phys. PhD student; MSc EE; knows maths, programming, electronics; finance interest; seeks opportunities
  2. Re:Going postal? by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 2, Funny

    Agreed, I had nightmares about Uwe Boll making another film when I read that.

  3. Re:Editors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    > 'I' before 'E', except after 'C'

    Sadly this has been refuted by science.

  4. Re:Editors by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    'I' before 'E', except after 'C'. It's conceived, not concieved.

    Seriously, how difficult is it to find an editor who can spell?

    1. There are so many weird exceptions
    2. This is slashdot, where "editor" is a suggestion. Want better spelling and editing - hire a foreigner.
    3. You must be new here
  5. Re:Going postal? by vakz · · Score: 1, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new Google overlords.