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Um, large consumer companies release ads all the time, and google is always under fire by consumers, regulators and activists.
by psbp 13y ago
Um, large consumer companies release ads all the time, and google is always under fire by consumers, regulators and activists.
- r0h1n 13y agoa. Google isn't just another "large consumer company" b. Google being "always under fire" by consumers, regulators and activists is no reason to start letting it off the hook. In fact, it should be the converse.
- marknutter 13y agoI'm sure the people (read: individuals) who thought up this ad and executed it had their hearts in the right place. Just enjoy it for what it is. Not everything has to be viewed with such cynicism.
- wrongc0ntinent 13y agoYou seem to be saying: enjoy it for what it appears to be, exclude the actual purpose of the ad.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoHave you ever worked at an advertising agency?
- GrinningFool 13y agoa) They aren't? Why not? b) You seem to be changing the nature of your objection. First you imply that they're under fire now because of privacy issues, then when GP points out they're always under fire for something you say that's no excuse to let them off the hook. If you believe they're releasing this specifically because they're under fire, by that criteria it's never OK for them to release a "feelgood" ad. As I recall, Google has been releasing feelgood ads for years - has it all been to nefarious purpose? They're a large consumer company. They're advertising - which includes tugging heartstrings if it gets them more customers.
- wavefunction 13y ago>>Google has been releasing feelgood ads for years Starting with "don't be evil." Whether Google has lived up to those lofty goals in the intervening years of working with the Chinese Government, the NSA, etc., I will leave to the reader to decide.
- GrinningFool 13y agoA bit of a deflection. My point is that advertising is released to advertise (a brand in this case) and there doesn't necessarily need to be nefarious purpose - beyond the basic manipulation of emotions to sell product.