The Press Release on google's site reads:
"If a Google user has a problem with email, well, so do we," said Google co-founder and president of technology, Sergey Brin. "And while developing Gmail was a bit more complicated than we anticipated, we're pleased to be able to offer it to the user who asked for it."
Does that mean that they will offer it to "the one" user that asked for it???
Happy April Fools Day!
I completely agree, however there are serious holes in their claim.
If you are going to deliver targeted ads, then you have to have a demographic profile (or some type of profile) of the viewer that you are targeting. They state "And we never associate the set-top box address with a physical home address" and in the same breath talk about getting their demogaphic data from sources such as the census. If the census data provides the targeting how in the world do you make the association with the viewer if not through association with their set top box (i.e. where it is located).
Give me targeting, but be real! Tell me the truth, and I might buy into the concept. I am not interested in tampon ads or any other ads targeted at females ages 20 - 30 but if you lie to me (or others) you can watch us leave in droves.
Advertisers target me all the time. Mortgage companies (that know I have a mortgage, car dealers that know I have a car, insurance companies that know I have a life ) but they don't hide the fact that they know my demographics, in-fact they are quite straight forward.
Invidi, if you expect to get somewhere, start with being honest.
It might be a new world order but what ever gave them the idea to use such a screwy extension?
Laying on his deathbed King Brak of the Oggs called for his military advisors to warn them that his two enemies were sure to attack all Ogg islands once he passed away. Brak and his advisors came up with a plan to organize and train the Ogg tribesmen to use weapons for the defense of thier villages.
Meanwhile Nanny Ogg can tell us whether MP3's are best served at weddings, Dinner or Audio Compression Victory parties in her cookbook.
I mean there's nothing like launching a new world order when it comes to audio compression using an extension whose browsing can find you great Poinsettias at www.ogg.com
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The Press Release on google's site reads: "If a Google user has a problem with email, well, so do we," said Google co-founder and president of technology, Sergey Brin. "And while developing Gmail was a bit more complicated than we anticipated, we're pleased to be able to offer it to the user who asked for it." Does that mean that they will offer it to "the one" user that asked for it??? Happy April Fools Day!
Now search your spam even faster..
I completely agree, however there are serious holes in their claim.
If you are going to deliver targeted ads, then you have to have a demographic profile (or some type of profile) of the viewer that you are targeting. They state "And we never associate the set-top box address with a physical home address" and in the same breath talk about getting their demogaphic data from sources such as the census. If the census data provides the targeting how in the world do you make the association with the viewer if not through association with their set top box (i.e. where it is located).
Give me targeting, but be real! Tell me the truth, and I might buy into the concept. I am not interested in tampon ads or any other ads targeted at females ages 20 - 30 but if you lie to me (or others) you can watch us leave in droves.
Advertisers target me all the time. Mortgage companies (that know I have a mortgage, car dealers that know I have a car, insurance companies that know I have a life ) but they don't hide the fact that they know my demographics, in-fact they are quite straight forward.
Invidi, if you expect to get somewhere, start with being honest.
Ken
AKA Sunbaked
kenknorr.com
It might be a new world order but what ever gave them the idea to use such a screwy extension?
Laying on his deathbed King Brak of the Oggs called for his military advisors to warn them that his two enemies were sure to attack all Ogg islands once he passed away. Brak and his advisors came up with a plan to organize and train the Ogg tribesmen to use weapons for the defense of thier villages.
Meanwhile Nanny Ogg can tell us whether MP3's are best served at weddings, Dinner or Audio Compression Victory parties in her cookbook.
I mean there's nothing like launching a new world order when it comes to audio compression using an extension whose browsing can find you great Poinsettias at www.ogg.com
Having been around coders for years, one can easily see that code is not always error free..
Just what a manufacturer needs... A chair that tells you to put it together incorrectly..
I can hear the tech support calls now (seems funny that there should even be tech support for a chair) --
Caller: The chair I bought is put together but it doesn't seem right.
Tech Support: Is it announcing any errors?
Caller: No.. It not saying there's a problem...
Tech Support: Well then you have obviously assembled it correclty.
Caller: I'm not sure... it doesn't seem right..
Tech Support: What seems to be the problem?
Caller: Well if I sit in the seat is the leg supposed to stick up my arse?
Tech Support: Well if you wait a week, we'll release a patch for that.. Until then enjoy your chair..
Since when is taking out the garbage non-essential??
I keep trying to tell my wife the same thing about the lawn.
The Inventor has it all wrong! Make an AI to do the "non-essential" things and let me do the gaming.. sheesh
Make em white and we can finally hear the mimes.. Let me outta the box!!! Let me out!!! Let me out!!!
And I still can't get broadband at my home in Florida.. I mean is broadband on the southpole really necessary? What are they browsing joecartoon.com ?