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July 20, 2006

Google Selling Ads on Benches? Google Bench Ads?

This can't be real, I mean I see it, but it can't be real. A WebmasterWorld thread has a picture of, well let me show you.

google-bench-ad.0.jpg

Huh? Ok, so there is a market for bench ads but is someone piggy banking off of Google's name to sell bench ads or is Google selling bench ads? I would believe the first.

So weird.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.



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posted rustybrick in Other Google Topics at July 20, 2006 8:38 AM Comments (7)

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I read it as an instruction for people to "Google (for) benchads".

 

Posted by Mat Bennett at July 20, 2006 11:30

Hmmm... you're probably right. But you can see how I was confused...

 

Posted by Barry Schwartz at July 20, 2006 11:32

This pic has been floating around the web for at least a couple months.
It's totally not true.
But it is pretty funny.

 

Posted by Matt at July 21, 2006 03:58

Or should it read "AdBenches"

 

Posted by Jon at July 21, 2006 05:50

It's is an advertising co Nadle Advertising. that advertises on google so they are saying that if you want to place an ad on that particular bench or just place a bus bench ad "just google benchads". That is all.

 

Posted by James at December 29, 2006 19:01

Matt, you are mistaken. It's not a hoax, it's 100% true. I have seen them around here in S. Florida.

 

Posted by MediaHound at March 29, 2007 10:40

it is not hoax, they are on Power Line Road, and Sample Road in Pompano Beach FL

 

Posted by musachy at August 7, 2007 16:39

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