Gmail adds support for opening .doc attachments right in Google Docs

January 30th, 2007

I got an attachment from Kelly tonight only to notice that I could finally pop it right open in Google Docs! Maybe I won’t have to pony up for a copy of office 2008 for OS X afterall!

Open As Google Document

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Google filters for “badware?”

December 2nd, 2006

I clicked on a link in a Google search today, and got this message:

I guess I appreciate this, but when did google start policing the web?

I guess I appreciate this, but when did Google start policing the web? Seems like it would be big news!

Posted by Eric Skiff Filed in Uncategorized, badware, google, malware, policing, web
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What do your google adwords say about you?

August 8th, 2006

Funny GMail adwords

This ad came up beside 2 of my emails in gmail today. Gmail usually matches the ads to the content of your email, so these ads were a bit suprising.

Contrary to what you might expect, the emails held nothing nefarious - just links to songs from an artist we’re considering for The Alternative Music Show, Rebecca Nurse.

Suddenly I’m wondering what those Rebecca Nurse kids are up to!

As an aisde, I just had to see what “witch spells” page paid for a top-ranked google ad. Why, a page full of more ads, of course! This time for things like this:

Let us cast an extreme love, money or revenge spell for 24.95. 110% money-back guarantee. Our spells work.

UPDATE: Okay, a quick google for the name Rebecca Nurse pulls up this page detailing “The trial of Rebecca Nurse” - one of the “witches” burned in salem. Now it all makes sense.

Posted by Eric Skiff Filed in Uncategorized, adwords, funny, google, spells, witch, witchcraft
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