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331.
by points 16y ago
Only slight hiccup is no one has an iPad. The chances of meeting a hot girl, who has an iPad, who is in your history class, are 0.
332.
by points 16y ago
>> "If you think about it being funded by YC is tech news." Only really if you consider them having more chance of success than all other startups. I think the juries out on that one personally.
333.
by points 16y ago
"WebMynd (also YC, incidentally) replaced Google.com adverts with content and Google never minded" I expect Google never minded, since WebMynd never got enough installs to bother with. I expect Rapportive to be similar.
334.
by points 16y ago
"Google should see Rapportive as a signal that something is missing in Gmail. Either they should provide more relevant ads, or they should copy (or buy) Rapportive." That's ridiculous. How many people are using Rapportive? 0.00000001% of GM
335.
by points 16y ago
Some ads are CPM you know... eg aim is to get exposure / mindshare rather than traffic.
336.
by points 16y ago
"These days, most Gmail users never even glance at the ads filling the right-hand column." What sort of idiot writes that. I mean seriously. Do people really believe that Google just serves up those millions of impressions for the hell of
337.
by points 16y ago
Youtube vids are embedded everywhere. I'd bet a load of people view youtube vids, that may not use anything else 'google'. I don't know if counting 'embeds' makes much sense though.
338.
by points 16y ago
It's fun, similar to the movie ad that appeared on justin.tv a few years ago as a mock broadcasters channel. (I think the channel showed them 'live' and then some disaster happened or something). However, doesn't make me want to go see some
339.
by points 16y ago
You missed the point though. No one noticed, or cared that it was broken.