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    Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising

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    Image of medopal medopal
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising
    Side news, AdMob is only two years old, and the $750m is the largest Google purchase so far.
    Those guys should be proud #googleadmob
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    Image of Firebrand Firebrand
    11/10/09

    @medopal: so far this year? #googleadmob
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    tande04 promoted this comment Firebrand was starred Firebrand was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    @Firebrand: Yes. #googleadmob
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    Image of Sam Sam
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising

    It won't be long now... #googleadmob
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    tande04 promoted this comment Sam was starred Sam was unstarred
    Image of dark42 dark42
    11/10/09

    @Sam: they better not send me any SMS ads... #googleadmob
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    tande04 promoted this comment dark42 was starred dark42 was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    @dark42: I'm surprised we haven't seen SMS ads from them.

    It would have to be pretty specific. I doubt google is going to start spaming the phones of America but if you've ever used their google 411 (googl) text service it seems like not only an easy but fair place to throw in a SMS ad. #googleadmob
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising
    One more step on the way to Global domination.... Oh how I hate you Google. Yet, I love your innovation. I am doomed to a life of redundancy... I am Jack's angry checksum.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising
    Coming soon: AdBlocker Mobile. #googleadmob
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment Poop Cooper was starred Poop Cooper was unstarred
    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/10/09

    @Poop Cooper: You took the words right out of my mouth. If your mobile device supports the Iframe tag in the browser, there are sites you can use as a psudo-proxy that strip ads from many of the most popular sites. You do sacrifice the top 30 pixels for their custom searches (several are google custom searches). But you can't use the built-in address bar. Still, it's a portable, multi-platform, no-install solution.

    If the editors here are looking for stories, it would be nice to see a run-down on some of the mobile friendly ad strippers. #googleadmob
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Buys AdMob, Secures Strength in Mobile Advertising
    Huh, I always assumed that was google in the first place.

    Glad google bought them out so my assumption would be correct.
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    Edited by tande04 at 11/10/09 2:41 AM tande04 was starred tande04 was unstarred
    Image of medopal medopal
    11/10/09

    @tande04: they spent $750m to correct your assumption #googleadmob
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    tande04 promoted this comment medopal was starred medopal was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    @medopal: Well I do own a fraction of a share so I guess they owe it to me. #googleadmob
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    Image of kyle2dotcom kyle2dotcom
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Asking why Google wouldn't want to promote their own product is ridiculous. To be honest. After that whole Blackberry storm 2 thing you guys put up, this is the worst tech site on the internet. How is Kotaku so good. And this so bad. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of elvisml2 elvisml2
    11/07/09

    @kyle2dotcom: Google has/had a policy of not showing any advertisements the user wouldn't want to see, only advertising on the results page with ads that are relevant to your search. But, I guess, if you're on the Google homepage, you could argue that this ad is relevant.

    Regardless, I do think your missing the point of this post. It's not that Google is advertising. It's that there's an ad on the homepage.

    One more thing: In Giz's Storm 2 review, they recommended the Droid. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment elvisml2 was starred elvisml2 was unstarred
    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    They did the same thing when Chome went up.

    I don't know why this is such a big deal. Are you really demonizing Google for telling people about products they had a hand in creating? #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    They should have had a graphic of the Android robot humping an iphone.. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of justsomereportingguy justsomereportingguy
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Rosa,

    I understand your point and its a fairly good point. With that said, quityerbitchen

    I have been to the G homepage a few times today and I did not notice the add until reading this article. G is still minimalist and Android is G. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment justsomereportingguy was starred justsomereportingguy was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @justsomereportingguy: Reading that made me shuffle my feet and stare at the floor. Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. I won't do it again. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of jokool89 jokool89
    11/06/09

    @justsomereportingguy: THANK YOU...I never saw it until it was pointed out in this article..sounds like Rosa has an Iphone. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment jokool89 was starred jokool89 was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @jokool89: I do have an iPhone, but while the Droid doesn't interest me, Android 2.0 does. I'm kinda drooling over the XPERIA X10.

    It's not anti-Droid, not anti-Google, just surprise. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of justsomereportingguy justsomereportingguy
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Sorry Rosa, didnt mean to 'scold' you; just didn't think the Android line was noticable. :) #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @justsomereportingguy: No worries. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/07/09

    @justsomereportingguy: I agree with Rosa. I don't think she's bitchin at all, just observin.

    I too noticed the ad and was surprised.

    Google has gone to extremes to make its home page obsessively minimalist. In this crazy crazy world, Google's home page is one of the few things people can rely on, its simplicity giving joy and hope to countless people all over the world, and so even the slightest change is jarring. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    11/09/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Understood and point taken Rosa. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/09/09

    @jokool89: Thank you for being very polite about it. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Don't worry, Rosa - they just added the ad because they were feeling lucky. Besides, clearly Ernie and Burt are supervising the gig now, and how could you mistrust Ernie and Burt? Of course, without the rubber ducky, they are a little bit suspect, I suppose. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @Monty: I love Ernie, but Bert's always been a bit shady-looking to me. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: It's that damned unibrow isn't it? For all we know, the bastard is hiding a combat knife in there.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: You should hear the stuff they talk about in private. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I'm a little bit scared now. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @anexanhume: Exactly! #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of the_amazing_doug the_amazing_doug
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad

    !!! #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of EmmettBadger EmmettBadger
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Who actually visits the google homepage?
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment EmmettBadger was starred EmmettBadger was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @EmmettBadger: I don't even dare raise my hand, so I'll just silently squirm in my seat. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of FutureShock FutureShock
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    I been to the homepage today and not even noticed. I really like that. It's nice when ads are not intrusive, annoying things that take longer to load than the page itself. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    I'm shocked - SHOCKED! - that a global corporation that derives the bulk of its revenue from advertising would stoop so low as to advertise a product. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Their own product even! What gall! #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Well, the minimalist homepage is still there for me. Stuff only shows up when I move my cursor. Ad included.

    And unless I'm mistaken (and I could be, I rarely hit the actual Google homepage), that spot typically has a link to some kind of Google service or another with a Learn More link. Only difference is this is one of the few that costs money.

    Call me crazy, but I've seen worse things. You know, like Windows coming bundled with Internet Explorer. Or baby kittens playing in a paper bag. Or happiness.
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    Edited by OCEntertainment at 11/06/09 3:36 PM OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
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