Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

When you operate on the scale of Google or Facebook, getting "cute" will inevitably end up with some angry users. But without little touches like this, the company would move closer and closer to the IBM-esque corporate monolith. And neither the users nor Google want to see that image.

That said, maybe this one was pushing it. I saw that this morning and thought, "Oh, here we go..."

Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by nchlswu » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:03 PM UTC

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That's based on the assumption that everyone offended knows of the forum, though.

Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by president » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:05 PM UTC

people get angry over the smallest things these days

Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by beatpanda » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:06 PM UTC

You know, as soon as I saw that, even though my dad is perfectly healthy and I hadn't called him yet today, I was a little creeped out. I couldn't put my finger on why.

The doodles are one thing, but Gmail is supposed to be a tool, and I think people expect different things from that.

Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:06 PM UTC

nchlswu wrote: post #5

[deleted] wrote: post #3

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That's based on the assumption that everyone offended knows of the forum, though.

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Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by redthrowaway » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:08 PM UTC

president wrote: post #6

people get angry over the smallest things these days

'Tis the Internet we speak of.

Re: Google reminds users to "Call Dad", makes users angry

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jun 19, 2011, 10:09 PM UTC

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