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Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by m463 » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:02 PM UTC

pxtail wrote: post #42

"In Maps, ads will now appear in recommended search queries, on routing pages and during navigation " Ugh, this is sad and clever at same time - during navigation screen is on all the time and one usually glances at route from time to time even if it is just "straight ahead" for couple of kilometers. Moreover ad will be potentially visible to all passengers as well.

"How much to route traffic off the interstate past my business?"

on a serious note - the Telsa in-car mapping app uses google map tiles, and they are choosng what businesses show up with icons when you look at the map.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:02 PM UTC

lotu wrote: post #54

yumraj wrote: post #37

Apple pretty please launch a slightly cheaper phone for us tightwads so that we can ditch Android and Google, once and forever. Already using DDG. Been trying to run my own mailserver.

The cheapest iPhone (iPhone7) is selling for $449 new in the US. I'm not sure how cheap you are but this is reasonable compared to Android phones

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Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by hcnews » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:03 PM UTC

As an investor this makes me wary. How much short term value are they gaining by sacrificing user satisfaction? Google's UX is pretty top notch today and they don't really have any relevant competitors. With this move, they are creating space for differentiation along better UX and potentially losing out a share of users over time.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by kumarm » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:03 PM UTC

XaoDaoCaoCao wrote: post #5

Despegar wrote: post #2

This is "break glass in case of emergency" levels of desperation.

Indeed. The reason I used the google homepage in the first place was how uncluttered it was. Adding ads and disturbing that quality seems like a phyrric move.

This is about mobile apps. Not desktop homepage.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by s17n » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:04 PM UTC

"Sun to rise, set"

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by yumraj » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:08 PM UTC

lotu wrote: post #54

yumraj wrote: post #37

Apple pretty please launch a slightly cheaper phone for us tightwads so that we can ditch Android and Google, once and forever. Already using DDG. Been trying to run my own mailserver.

The cheapest iPhone (iPhone7) is selling for $449 new in the US. I'm not sure how cheap you are but this is reasonable compared to Android phones

That is definitely a good price point, and works for me, and I'm genuinely tempted.

I'm waiting for the fall update to see if we're going to finally see the SE2.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by kryptn » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:16 PM UTC

koyote wrote: post #52

I'm already considering ditching the Gmail app as it displays ads at the top that look just like new e-mails (I was an Inbox user before); although I am not quite sure what app to switch to. Sadly there isn't really an alternative that even approaches Maps. There are a lot of 'ok' alternatives but Maps is just in an other league in terms of POI, Navigation and UI.

I experienced the same thing too until I disabled the Promotions tab.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by judge2020 » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:19 PM UTC

fjsolwmv wrote: post #59

stordoff wrote: post #48

> In Maps, ads will now appear [...] during navigation. Unless I'm missing something, distractions whilst navigating (and thus possibly driving) seems like it could be dangerous.

It's a label on the map, like a road name. It may be unwelcome, but it's not dangerous.

Depending on the place name and how obnoxious the popup is, it may be yet another thing for someone to be reading at a bad time, which could cause a collision.

With road signs and billboards, the road is still in your peripheral vision, but with many car/cupholder mounts you have to look down enough to where you can't really react to a car coming at you from the left or right.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by judge2020 » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:20 PM UTC

m463 wrote: post #61

pxtail wrote: post #42

"In Maps, ads will now appear in recommended search queries, on routing pages and during navigation " Ugh, this is sad and clever at same time - during navigation screen is on all the time and one usually glances at route from time to time even if it is just "straight ahead" for couple of kilometers. Moreover ad will be potentially visible to all passengers as well.

"How much to route traffic off the interstate past my business?" on a serious note - the Telsa in-car mapping app uses google map tiles, and they are choosng what businesses show up with icons when you look at the map.

Does Tesla's system already show ads in place discovery/search results? I would imagine they have a "no ads" contract with Google.

Re: Google to push new ads on its apps

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Post by vulptx » Tue, May 14, 2019, 11:27 PM UTC

Simply avoid using google services. They are pathetic. Let's see what the European Union says about this aggressive advertisement. Especially the Google Maps thing will obviously trigger our consumer care responsibles.