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Google seeks to bring ads to phones?
Clearly, Google's patent could take a turn for the surreal. The article brings out numerous potential flaws in the plan. Aside from the annoyance factor, Google could run into problems trying to sell this service. Advertisers may not want to buy up tiny blips of time or may be concerned about competitors stealing their silence. The patent is generous and wide, giving a lot of room to interpret.
It isn't all bad, either. There are areas where such a system could be feasible without aggravating everyone involved. Imagine an advertising-based VoIP service which allows free calling across the world, at the expense of having to listen to an ad when dialing.
Exactly how they intend to implement this remains to be seen. You've got to give Google some credit for the idea, though, and if any company has the technological clout to make this real it’s them. But is it something we want? Of all the places I can deal with advertising, phone territory is likely not among them. How about you?
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Relic
on July 17, 2009 3:35 PM |
Can't wait to have ads being beamed into my dreams. |
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polidiotic
on July 17, 2009 3:35 PM |
How about they stay the f' away from my phone with their bullsh*t ads. ;] Worst... idea... ever. |
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Wendig0
on July 17, 2009 4:34 PM |
Agreed polidiotic. This is NOT a good idea. |
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captaincranky
on July 17, 2009 4:43 PM |
Wow, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I learned that Google wanted to place more ads in more places. Um, April Fool? |
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BlindObject
on July 17, 2009 4:51 PM |
Horrible idea. |
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tengeta
on July 17, 2009 7:29 PM |
.....So basically what they are admitting is because there isn't advertising going on, that IT COULD BE? What future are we giving ourselves here? "Why sleep when we could give you meth and 6 hours of commercials instead?" Google, I hate thee. Severely. |
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Tekkaraiden
on July 18, 2009 9:19 AM |
Bad enough I get solicited on my home phone and email really not impressed to get solicited on my cell phone. Especially since it costs ME money. |
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Tedster
on July 18, 2009 11:14 AM |
terrible idea. I am already paying well over $150 a month for two cell phones. I do not want advertising if i am paying this much unless my cell phone bill is drastically slashed. |
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Guest
on July 18, 2009 11:45 AM |
There has to be a trade off, I'm more than happy for my GMail to display some ads in return for the service I get in return. It seems like a bargain to be honest. If something similar is done here (like the example in the article) then I'm more than happy to hear some (perhaps even relavant) ads while I'm waiting for someone to pickup on the other end of my free long distance phone call. Also, think of how this could spur companies to pull their finger out with regard to call centres. Are they going to be so keen to leave you hanging around on hold when they know that the person they're putting on hold could be listening to a competitor's advertisement in the meantime? Calm down with the knee-jerk stereotypical reactions and see how things pan out (if they ever do). |
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Guest
on July 18, 2009 12:18 PM |
Welcome to Idiocracy |
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mrturtle
on July 19, 2009 6:06 AM |
With the amount of advertisements we humans keep transmitting all over the place I'm surprised that aliens (assuming that there is any and they have the technology to receive the transmissions and reach our planet) haven't unleashed their giant lazors of flesh melting death upon us yet. Maybe in twenty years or so when they receive the shamwow add? |
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Bun-Bun
on July 20, 2009 9:16 AM |
I thought google was one of those good companies... Now I see there true side... This makes me very sad. They want to fight spyware/adware and then they go and do it themselves? Talk about a bunch of hypocrits. |
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T77
on August 1, 2009 8:15 AM |
please leave me and my phone alone! what a horrible idea! Google cant think about anything but ads |
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