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Google “Pepper”: When a Brand Becomes More Popular Than the Meaning of the Word

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Re: Google “Pepper”: When a Brand Becomes More Popular Than the Meaning of the Word

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Post by schroeding »

xnorswap wrote: post #9
rpep wrote: post #4

This must be regional, because it certainly doesn't show that for me in the UK, top two results are the wikipedia articles for the vegetable (capsicum) and black pepper.

It's not even just a region thing, it's a more individual history based customisation. Google quickly adapts based on things you search. For example I know if I google some keywords right now I'll likely get information about a detail in a computer game I play even without specifying. At other times when I'm more into other hobbies it would be more likely to show more general results.

Yep, I get Pepper[1], the robot from SoftBank as the first result. :D

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_(robot)

Re: Google “Pepper”: When a Brand Becomes More Popular Than the Meaning of the Word

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Post by laborcontract »

I find this amusing because I was served a deviously effective Youtube ad from Pepper just two days ago. Unlike most ads, I watched the whole thing to the end. It seems like that's most people's experience. On the other hand, I'm not a female... though I did feel the urge to tell my intimate partner about it.

The ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkTrJ7b4gvM

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Post by sterlind »

rsimmons wrote: post #5

Yeah not the same here either, showing bell. Showing actual pepper, capsicum, & shelf pepper. Guessing Google can just see your history looking at bras, and you’re being targeted ads.

I hadn't ever searched for bras, but Google got me dead to rights - I have B cups and finding bras is hard. AdWords is scary good I guess.

Re: Google “Pepper”: When a Brand Becomes More Popular Than the Meaning of the Word

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Post by rpep »

xnorswap wrote: post #9
rpep wrote: post #4

This must be regional, because it certainly doesn't show that for me in the UK, top two results are the wikipedia articles for the vegetable (capsicum) and black pepper.

It's not even just a region thing, it's a more individual history based customisation. Google quickly adapts based on things you search. For example I know if I google some keywords right now I'll likely get information about a detail in a computer game I play even without specifying. At other times when I'm more into other hobbies it would be more likely to show more general results.

My surname is Pepper and it didn't come up with me :D

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Post by type0 »

rpep wrote: post #14
xnorswap wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not even just a region thing, it's a more individual history based customisation. Google quickly adapts based on things you search. For example I know if I google some keywords right now I'll likely get information about a detail in a computer game I play even without specifying. At other times when I'm more into other hobbies it would be more likely to show more general results.

My surname is Pepper and it didn't come up with me :D

You are not a doctor are you?

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Post by thaumasiotes »

I'm disturbed by something else: when I do the search, my quite large desktop browser window shows all of two results.

1. Pepper | Better Fitting Bras for AA, A and B Cups

1a. Bras

1b. Shop All

1c. Fit Guide

1d. Starter Kit

2. Pepper - Wikipedia

2a. Black pepper - Wikipedia

Below those, there's "people also ask", of which only the first two are visible because Google spent the entire height of my window to display two results. But if you scroll down, there are two more suggested questions and three more results, interspersed with random garbage ("sample of image results for pepper" [none of them are bras]; "sample of youtube results for pepper"; "related searches"; "suggested searches"...)

The entire first page of results is just five results, and three of them are hidden.

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Post by that_guy_iain »

xnorswap wrote: post #9
rpep wrote: post #4

This must be regional, because it certainly doesn't show that for me in the UK, top two results are the wikipedia articles for the vegetable (capsicum) and black pepper.

It's not even just a region thing, it's a more individual history based customisation. Google quickly adapts based on things you search. For example I know if I google some keywords right now I'll likely get information about a detail in a computer game I play even without specifying. At other times when I'm more into other hobbies it would be more likely to show more general results.

Yea, we are pepper is on the second page for me.
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