Google Not Afraid to Big & Ugly for Your Data
Posted on February 28th, 2007by Michael Gray in Google
In a non logged in account in IE Google is not afraid to get big and ugly to get you to download that toolbar and start sending them data. Notice it’s almost as big as the Google logo. Is getting your hands on my data really that important to you …
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February 28th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
I dunno - yes, the layout is shockingly bad, but the size doesn’t appear to any bigger than, say, the ads on this blog?
Surely Google won’t attract disapproval for doing a normal website activity: running ads?
February 28th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
They have been doing this for a very long time. I’m sure it’s pretty effective.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Wow that is an eyesore, and no I don’t think it’s worth it (although their shareholders will disagree).
February 28th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
>but the size doesn’t appear to any bigger than, say, the ads on this blog?
aaah yes but fully admit to being a shameless advertising whore, the big G on the other hand …
February 28th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
*laughs*
They must be the biggest provider of advertising on the web and you don’t think they are shameless advertising whores?
Me, I can’t explain the prevalence of MFAs in their system otherwise
February 28th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
I didn’t say I didn’t think they we’re, just that they won’t admit it, hiding behind the thin veil of “users best interests”
March 1st, 2007 at 12:59 am
Maybe they just need to put a big red button on their site that says “GIMME YOUR DATA - NOW!”
G-Man
March 1st, 2007 at 8:18 am
You’re a couple of months late on this, Michael.
http://www.platinax.co.uk/news/27-12-2006/google-fails-to-find-own-software/
March 1st, 2007 at 9:53 am
Hmm, first time I’ve seen it, was your UK?
March 1st, 2007 at 11:55 am
All will be assimilated.
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:07 am
“Hmm, first time I’ve seen it, was your UK?”
Yep, Google UK. As most of my clients as in the UK, plus geotargeting on Google.com, it makes little sense to use anything else for myself.
What is slightly annoying is that you get the toolbar message even with the toolbar installed.
Reminds me of when we once had the house double-glazed by a company. A few months later, their salespeople started calling us to see if we’d like our house double glazed. We must have had a dozen calls from them. We’d never recommend the company to anyone else because of that.
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:57 am
I’m in the US and have been seeing it for months. Maybe 6 months but not sure the total length.
March 5th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I have seen it before…
But anyways, no matter how ugly it may seem, I am sure they are using whatever converts best overall
We can just hope they track exits as well