Microsoft has traded its exclusive deal to plaster Facebook with banner advertising for the right to pump Google-style contextual search ads on the profit-lite website. The switcheroo was tossed into yesterday's attempt by Steve Ballmer to convince analysts that he's still the world's top chair-flinging sweaty software kingpin in the wake of the Yahoo! bid debacle.Boydroid CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims that he isn't interested in making money and that his once-buzzy firm is focused on "adding value" for users. The truth however is that Facebook needs to demonstrate to its real customers and chiefs - advertisers and venture capitalists - that it is anything more valuable than a complicated web spam generator. Especially after the world was shocked - shocked! - to discover the site isn't really worth $15bn.
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I know the incredibly unbias The Register is responsible for this, but Neowin could have used a different source... like Liveside (who despite their name, are somewhat objective).
So it worth more?
Please Neowin people, choose articles that are neutral.
Hhmmm.... that sounds familiar.
Now, what Internet search giant have I heard rambling on about 'enhancing' a 'user experience' which turned out to be a pretty way of saying "SELL ADS"... Oh that's right, Google!
Anyone else insulted? How incredibly stupid do these search companies think we are? "Oh, ok, search engine, ENHANCE my search by advertising to me, oh baby I LOVE ads! Ohhh I am SO enhanced right now this is FANTASTIC!"
We need more people that expose this **** for what it is.
And ftr, I've been using Live Search over Google for a couple years now with no regrets - it's a great search engine.
-Spenser
christ
If you guys want a more apporpriate and true article on this topic.. read this:
http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/24/live-search-coming-to-facebook.aspx
Fix this. After all:
"Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better".
Terrible news.
ignoring the fact that use of a search engine is always a choice and never "forced" on anyone that has a open connection to the internet - Check.
endorsing filth like this as legitimate story - Check.
You, my friend, lose at the Internets.
ignoring the fact that use of a search engine is always a choice and never "forced" on anyone that has a open connection to the internet - Check.
endorsing filth like this as legitimate story - Check.
You, my friend, lose at the Internets.
Your right its not forced, unless I want to use Facebook.
ignoring the fact that use of a search engine is always a choice and never "forced" on anyone that has a open connection to the internet - Check.
endorsing filth like this as legitimate story - Check.
You, my friend, lose at the Internets.
Your right its not forced, unless I want to use Facebook.
Talking back to Rolith - Check.
lmao, I'm only here to agree with you. Been registered for 6 and reading for 7 years and this place has gone down since they let these pesky kids on my lawn.
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