“In a stunningly predictable decision, Google has decided to use your name and profile to bolster the blinding authenticity of its advertising,” Chris Matyszczyk reports for CNET. “Yes, without paying you. Well, this is the free economy, isn’t it? Oddly, some people seem stunned by this — despite the fact that the program largely resembles Facebook’s Sponsored Stories.”
“So, evidence of a small movement against Google’s ploy has emerged. It involves putting naked Photoshopped pictures of Google’s Larry Page, clutching a rose to his face, on everyone’s profile page,” Matyszczyk reports. “Well, that’s close. A tweet retweeted by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber suggests that some Google users are choosing to replace their own Google Profile picture with a shot of Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.”
Matyszczyk reports, “The idea is that very soon every single display ad on Google’s services will appear with a recommendation featuring Schmidt’s beatific features.”
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