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more about #marketing more comments → kyle2dotcom: 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, t... more » Xagest: 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 produ... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: They should have had a graphic of the Android robot humping an iphone.. #googlehomepagedroidad more » justsomereportingguy: 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... more » Monty: 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 coul... more » the_amazing_doug: !!! #googlehomepagedroidad more » EmmettBadger: Who actually visits the google homepage? more » FutureShock: 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 loa... more » OMG! Ponies!: 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.... more » OCEntertainment: 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,... more » met2art: As promotions go, surely this rates as one of the least intrusive or visually objectionable. Admittedly, I guess I'm a bit biased, as I like Google an... more » Bioengineered Smoothie: I applaud their tenacity in getting out word of their product. I like the subtle "Google" way in which they do it too! #googlehomepagedroidad more » Ogre: hmmm. gotta be a load-time hit against their coveted sub .5 sec load time standard... I mean, that's 35 extra characters on the screen... how much mor... more » TheWormInYourApple: Google serving ads? This is an outrage! #googlehomepagedroidad more » ibelli: That's kind of cheating. But the good kind of cheating. #googlehomepagedroidad more » -
#google
Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
Hey Google! I adore your celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary and such things, but what are you doing sticking an ad on your homepage? An ad for Verizon's Droid of all things. More » -
#marketing
Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset
Remember how Sony Ericsson was going to make it so "the way you listen to music changes forever"? Well, apparently they're doing so with a fancy headset. Really, guys? More » -
#sleazebags
Child-Safety Software Secretly Records Kids' IM Conversations, Sells Them to Marketers
If you buy software to protect your kids from the scary parts of the internet, you should be careful that it's not spying on their private conversations for profit. Because that's exactly what they've been doing. More » -
#advertising
New PS3 Ads Tease Internet Rumors, Lazy Boyfriends
Amazingly enough, Sony's new U.S PlayStation 3 ads actually make sense, and have a sense of humor. The first spot is a tongue-in-cheek look at pricing rumors (hey!), while the second spruiks the joys of the Interwebs. More » -
#gizmodo79
Sony KV-1375 "Citation"
Huge investments as they were, 1970s TVs were subject to the same kind of bleary-eyed lusting as today's hottest gadgets. Unlike now, though, cutting-edge features weren't easily quantifiable. So what was there to drool over, if not specs? Plenty. More »IsWas the Future of Televisions -
#eink
Future E-Ink Ads Powered By Solar, Still Annoying
Neoluxiim's diminutive e-ink displays are powered by solar, which is great. Now, when I blow by them at the mall in the near future like I do today's traditional point-of-sale ads, my subconscious will cheerfully say "thanks for being green!" More » -
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#foreverbeta
Asus 'Seamless Experience' Concept Knows More About Your Coffee Than You Do
This slick Seamless Experience video from the Asus Computex booth is a neat glimpse at a future where even coffee cups have a story to tell. It looks, unsurprisingly, like Microsoft Surface. Let the marketing concept arms race commence. More » -
#iphone
iPhone Owners Suckered Into Brand Awareness Through Controllable Digital Posters
Knowing that iPhone owners like myself are drawn towards any opportunity to leverage the technology, CBS Outdoor has partnered with Clusta to develop advertising signage that interacts with our phones via Wi-Fi or 3G. More » -
#design
Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton Create First Designer QR Code
Let's face it, QR Code hasn't been very exciting. Just dots and squares. But this QR facelift, combining the designs of Louis Vuitton with Takashi Murakami, just made Kanye make a mess in his shoes. More » -
#advertising
Microsoft Marketing Team Now Exclusively Advised By Internet Commenters (But It Works!)
You've heard it before, and it's true: Macs are more expensive than PCs. There's not much more to say about that! Unless, of course, you have a vested interest in casting Apple as elitist. More » -
#nintendo
Nintendo Explains Why "i" In DSi Has Nothing To Do With Apple
I'm actually kind of surprised no one had asked Nintendo this question yet, but today we learned exactly what the letter 'i" in DSi stands for. Here's a hint: It's not "interactive." More » -
#movies
This Watchmen Marketing is Getting a Little Out of Hand
Yes, this is a Watchmen condom. If Alan Moore didn't hate this movie before, he sure does now. Oh, but maybe the Nite Owl Dark Roast coffee will change his mind! More » -
#valentinesday
Happy Valentine's Day, Baby! I Got You an iPod, for 99 Cents!
While I was shopping for valentines at Target earlier this week, wedged between the technology and candy sections, there was a display that was stacked full of pink iPods... for under $1?! More » -
#pink
Stephen King Confuses Everyone with Pink Kindle 2 that Doesn't Exist
Here is the new Kindle 2 in pink, though it's only available in white. Apparently some marketing genius thought that putting a horridly painted, nonexistent Kindle on Stephen King's novella UR was really something clever. -
#nsfw
Lenovo 'Ad' Does Great Disservice to the W700ds, Humanity
This video, in short: an creepy guy tells a ridiculous story involving a lusty lady and a Lenovo W700ds. He brags about his second screen, then makes a joke about his presumably large genitals. Genius! More » -
#study
Consumers Choose Products With More Tech Specs
A recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that we are heavily influenced into choosing products with heavy technical specs—even when those specs mean nothing. -
#ads
Sony's Enormous Bravia Zoetrope Caught Zoetroping
As reported yesterday, Sony's new Bravia ad will feature the world's largest zoetrope, a 10m tribute to those Olde-Tyme Rotational Animation Dee-vices displayed in local children's museums. You know, with the horses? Here's a video. More »
