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I think you're joking, but just for those that don't think that, we don't actually do that.

by hurstdog 14y ago

kappaloris 14y ago
then how can you scroogle and boobble people without those informations?
anoncow 14y ago
I don't remember if hotmail used to run ads.
- snowwrestler 14y ago
  It did and they were display ads. Incredibly distracting. At one point the "homepage" of Hotmail was a huge ad space, stories from MSN, and a tiny link to "Inbox." The new Outlook is so much better. If Hotmail had evolved that way earlier, I would not have switched to Gmail.
  - anoncow 14y ago
    So it is a bit hypocritical of MS talking about ads in gmail. But again where those ads contextual?
    - snowwrestler 14y ago
      The "Scroogled" campaign has nothing to do with products or customers; the point is to broaden the PR base for Microsoft's ongoing campaign to convince the feds to initiate anti-trust proceedings against Google. That is why they hired a political PR executive to create the campaign.
Stealth- 14y ago
There definitely is a form of a search bubble though, right?
alan_cx 14y ago
Where is the stuff about the creepy invasion and abuse of our privacy? I know, I know, you don't do that. Nope, no one does. Everything is fine and dandy. Smile every one, no problem here.
will_brown 14y ago
The following is direct from Google's Security and Privacy: "In order to provide some of the core features in Google Apps products, our automated systems will scan and index some user data. For example: -Email is scanned so we can perform spam filtering and virus detection. -Priority Inbox, a Gmail feature, scans email message to identify which messages are considered important and which are considered not important. -If you are using Google Apps (free edition), email is scanned so we can display contextually relevant advertising in some circumstances. -Some user data, such as documents and email messages, are scanned and indexed so your users can privately search for information in their own Google Apps accounts. *Google Apps data is not part of the general google.com index, except when users choose to publish information publicly."

I think you're joking, but just for those that don't think that, we don't actually do that.

kappaloris 14y ago

then how can you scroogle and boobble people without those informations?

anoncow 14y ago

I don't remember if hotmail used to run ads.

snowwrestler 14y ago
It did and they were display ads. Incredibly distracting. At one point the "homepage" of Hotmail was a huge ad space, stories from MSN, and a tiny link to "Inbox." The new Outlook is so much better. If Hotmail had evolved that way earlier, I would not have switched to Gmail.
- anoncow 14y ago
  So it is a bit hypocritical of MS talking about ads in gmail. But again where those ads contextual?
  - snowwrestler 14y ago
    The "Scroogled" campaign has nothing to do with products or customers; the point is to broaden the PR base for Microsoft's ongoing campaign to convince the feds to initiate anti-trust proceedings against Google. That is why they hired a political PR executive to create the campaign.

Stealth- 14y ago

There definitely is a form of a search bubble though, right?

alan_cx 14y ago

Where is the stuff about the creepy invasion and abuse of our privacy? I know, I know, you don't do that. Nope, no one does. Everything is fine and dandy. Smile every one, no problem here.

will_brown 14y ago

The following is direct from Google's Security and Privacy: "In order to provide some of the core features in Google Apps products, our automated systems will scan and index some user data. For example: -Email is scanned so we can perform spam filtering and virus detection. -Priority Inbox, a Gmail feature, scans email message to identify which messages are considered important and which are considered not important. -If you are using Google Apps (free edition), email is scanned so we can display contextually relevant advertising in some circumstances. -Some user data, such as documents and email messages, are scanned and indexed so your users can privately search for information in their own Google Apps accounts. *Google Apps data is not part of the general google.com index, except when users choose to publish information publicly."