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This feels like when Microsoft pays for TV characters to use Bing instead of Google. It doesn’t make Bing look cooler, it just makes the TV shows look cheap.
by burgessaccount 5y ago
This feels like when Microsoft pays for TV characters to use Bing instead of Google. It doesn’t make Bing look cooler, it just makes the TV shows look cheap.
- slownews45 5y agoNo kidding - it can be jarring sometimes. A sharp character starts breaking out Bing on IE. Uh? You'd be expecting maybe firefox for the weirdo - not bing / IE :) At least edge is out now so that's not so bad.
- hoppyhoppy2 5y agoOn the other hand, YouTube paying content creators has helped that platform remain dominant.
- Alex3917 5y agoDoes YouTube pay content creators beyond the revenue they generate?
- burgessaccount 5y agoYeah. I guess my instinct would be this is something platforms have to do while they’re still considered cool? Like Snapchat could have done this seven years ago but couldn't pull it off now?
- xkjkls 5y agoIt's easier to pay to keep a brand on top. If you're paying to revive the reputation of a brand, the uphill climb is much more painful.
- gopalv 5y ago> It doesn’t make Bing look cooler, it just makes the TV shows look cheap Product name-drops are just one thing, the corporate placement also cares about how it is used and by whom. Apple says you can't put an iPhone in a villain's hand and indirectly gives away the plot of Knives Out.
- jandrese 5y agoI remember the TV show 24 where you could identify which of the counter-terrorism team members was betraying Kiefer Sutherland this hour by noticing which one was suddenly using a Dell instead of their usual Mac.