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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: MCD on October 11, 2013, 11:27:10 AM

Title: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: MCD on October 11, 2013, 11:27:10 AM: http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4827372/google-ads-using-your-name-picture-to-sell-products

Congrats Andy!
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 11, 2013, 11:33:40 AM: :goty
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 11, 2013, 11:51:48 AM: Quote
The new advertising model is similar to Facebook, which shows which of your friends have liked an business or service on its social networking site. As with Facebook, Google provides the ability to opt out of the new shared endorsement program.

Queue faux rage.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: MCD on October 11, 2013, 11:52:53 AM: I still don't know why they are breaking every rule and goodwill for fucking Google Plus.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 11, 2013, 12:34:08 PM: Actually it's the reverse; Google+ recommendations are being used to give their ads more relevance/credibility.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Diunx on October 11, 2013, 01:21:34 PM: G+ :rofl
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 11, 2013, 02:21:29 PM: More like D-, amirite?
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Steve Contra on October 11, 2013, 02:26:15 PM: What happened to google +? Is it still a thing?
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 11, 2013, 03:03:12 PM: Quote from: Steve Contra on October 11, 2013, 02:26:15 PM
What happened to google +? Is it still a thing?

Yes. It got a redesign in May to make it look like Pinterest.

Also, Google+ Hangouts is a pretty good, cross-platform text/pic/video chat client, with apps for iOS, Android, Chrome, and Gmail. Hangouts got phone calling from desktop in July, and the Android app is getting SMS and MMS support (like iMessage) in Android 4.4.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: huckleberry on October 11, 2013, 03:18:24 PM: g+ is at best a fucking nuisance and at worst an obtrusive piece of shit.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Himu on October 11, 2013, 03:19:04 PM: Thread by mcd. Hmmm.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: MCD on October 11, 2013, 03:35:21 PM: u mad himumu?
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: MCD on October 13, 2013, 05:16:15 AM: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57607238-71/the-retaliation-begins-google-profiles-get-schmidt-faced/

lol
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 13, 2013, 06:16:18 AM: "The movement started when a Reddit user named MCD posted his Google+ profile to the news-sharing site, and it went viral shortly thereafter. It should be mentioned that MCD's profile has only two posts as of publication: one that links to a press release for Microsoft's upcoming Surface 2 tablet, and another that simply says 'Fuck Google. #gates4life #yolo'"
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 14, 2013, 07:55:48 PM: He didn't want to be an official shill, but was eventually worn down by repeated "OK, we'll ask you again later."
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 14, 2013, 08:29:41 PM: Silly enum, I was the one who told Google about the nag idea in the first place! *sudden evil organ music*
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Purple Filth on October 14, 2013, 08:47:09 PM: Google+ is still around? :lol
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 14, 2013, 09:00:06 PM: Quote from: Purple Filth on October 14, 2013, 08:47:09 PM
Google+ is still around? :lol

Duh?
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Purple Filth on October 15, 2013, 12:47:14 AM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on October 14, 2013, 09:00:06 PM
Quote from: Purple Filth on October 14, 2013, 08:47:09 PM
Google+ is still around? :lol

Duh?

I thought it would end up like Google wave :yeshrug
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: thisismyusername on October 15, 2013, 12:52:14 AM: Quote from: Purple Filth on October 15, 2013, 12:47:14 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on October 14, 2013, 09:00:06 PM
Quote from: Purple Filth on October 14, 2013, 08:47:09 PM
Google+ is still around? :lol

Duh?

I thought it would end up like Google wave :yeshrug

It has. Just like Wave, only Andy-kun is using it. :goty2
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Tasty on October 15, 2013, 04:36:49 AM: I used Google Wave for about five minutes. There were other people on GAF way more excited about it than I was.
Title: Re: Andrex is now an official shill
Post by: Himu on October 15, 2013, 10:37:53 AM: I hate Google plus and how intrusive Google is being to get people to use their service.