Google Jumps into Radio Advertising 97
Luke PiWalker writes "Just days after Microsoft announced its online advertising entry, Google has announced their entry into the radio industry. Google announced today that it has signed a deal to purchase dMarc Broadcasting Inc. for a cool $102 million. The deal will allow Google to enhance its presence in the advertising industry over to the radio industry. What's even more interesting is that Google says it plans to integrate its highly successful AdSense program with those from dMarc. The Google and dMarc deal is expected to close at the end of the first quarter, 2006."
Why don't (Score:1, Interesting)
Look at the link! (Score:5, Interesting)
http://www.playfullyclever.com/ [playfullyclever.com]
And then you'll see articles like this one:
"The Problem With Slashdot
Everyone seems to be bitching about Slashdot these days. Whether it's dupes, digg farming, **Beatles-Beatles spam, or even yours truly, everyone has something to whine about. The problem is that none of these things are really the problem (oops, that's a thinker, don't hurt yourself slashbots)...."
So it seems this guy is working in the spirit of http://anti-slash.org/ [anti-slash.org] -- but even sneakier -- the guy gets a dupe posted, where it links to his "how to fix Slashdot" webpage.
What a PLAYFULLY CLEVER bastard!
Re:Well [its a dupe, so what] (Score:3, Interesting)
For instance, this article [theregister.co.uk] in the register makes this interesting point: Two points there:
1) Google's foray into traditional radio could simply be to facilitate its digital radio.
2) Google's growth cannot be sustained in a single market.
Neither of these were discussed too much in yesterday's comments.
Adsense (Score:3, Interesting)
And "Pee colon slash" sounds pretty awful, anyways.
Re:Look at the link! (Score:3, Interesting)
Editors, it's your site. You can do whatever you like with the submissions, and I can certainly understand you removing that link now that it's been brought to your attention.
However, at the time of my writing this, the only comment rated at +5 is the one I'm replying to, commenting on the link. Surely it's only polite to update the article summary to add something about having removed the link? Otherwise putko starts to look a bit silly...