this seems like an excellent joke:click on an advertiser link for say erectile dysfunction, or suicide hotline and then type in your buddies cell phone number who happens to be in the other room and doesn't know whats going on, then sit back and listen to the confusion
"Others are already doing this" - "Google isn't the first" - "Google is just playing catch-up" Google wasn't the first to do maps, local, messaging, and just plain search for that matter! But even though other companies are doing this already, hardly anyone even knew of it, am I right? It is the first I've heard of this concept. So just like many of Google's other services, it might not be a totally original idea, but they'll be the only ones to nail it on the head and actually get people to try it and like it. After they start to fine tune the idea, Yahoo and MSN will play catch-up and copy the idea. Google just likes to try things to see if they materialize. This is just one of those things. I think it will work well for them, but they are obviously just testing the water. And for those "Google is taking over the world" people, go use Yahoo and MSN because every time you get on your computer you have the choice. Google isn't being forced on you like Microsoft is. Have you noticed that for Google local listings, they actually give you the option of using Mapquest or Yahoo Maps in addition to Google Maps? When is the last time you saw Microsoft give you choice between them or someone else?? Google is taking over because of superior services. And...in part because of all the hype around their company. But still!
> This coule be one of those classic Google pranks > to get everyone's tongue wagging :-)It's not April 1st?Humm... *thinks about it for a second*, you know you just might be right.To do this right, I would expect google to use their ICANN registrar privileges and s**tloads of cash to make that all elusive ".tel" TLD actually happen (people have been trying since 2000 and before). CALLTO: can't be disambiguated and is HIGHLY dependent on which VoIP client the end user has running. Something like CALLTO://anonymoustroll.tel could work across multiple VoIP clients. Who knows, maybe 2006 will be the year that POTS is finally absorbed into the internet.circa 2004 (haven't heard anything since):<a class="user" href="http://www.sitepoint.com/print/domains-launched-icann">http://www.sitepoint.com/print/domains-launched-icann</a>[...].tel – two competing interests have sponsored the .tel TLD. Pulver.com of Melville, New York and Telname Limited of London, England. According to the Telname Website, "The purpose of .TEL will be to provide individuals and businesses a text-based naming and navigation structure for the Internet-Communications space: any individual or business will be able to initiate communications or access services simply by inputting AdamSmith.Tel or Hertz.Tel on their Internet-enabled communications device."[...]
"No digg ... because they didn't invent this"Who's claiming they invented this? Google sure isn't.Neat idea, I can see it being abused alot, more so than with all these other companies that have had it already, mainly becaue the sheer availability Google will give it since their ads are EVERYWHERE. But I'll digg it because its gonna generate some revenue and because there are gonna be some funny prank phone calls.
digdeep666Nov 24, 2005
this seems like an excellent joke:click on an advertiser link for say erectile dysfunction, or suicide hotline and then type in your buddies cell phone number who happens to be in the other room and doesn't know whats going on, then sit back and listen to the confusion
abduladuNov 24, 2005
"Others are already doing this" - "Google isn't the first" - "Google is just playing catch-up" Google wasn't the first to do maps, local, messaging, and just plain search for that matter! But even though other companies are doing this already, hardly anyone even knew of it, am I right? It is the first I've heard of this concept. So just like many of Google's other services, it might not be a totally original idea, but they'll be the only ones to nail it on the head and actually get people to try it and like it. After they start to fine tune the idea, Yahoo and MSN will play catch-up and copy the idea. Google just likes to try things to see if they materialize. This is just one of those things. I think it will work well for them, but they are obviously just testing the water. And for those "Google is taking over the world" people, go use Yahoo and MSN because every time you get on your computer you have the choice. Google isn't being forced on you like Microsoft is. Have you noticed that for Google local listings, they actually give you the option of using Mapquest or Yahoo Maps in addition to Google Maps? When is the last time you saw Microsoft give you choice between them or someone else?? Google is taking over because of superior services. And...in part because of all the hype around their company. But still!
ht2k05Nov 24, 2005
great idea...digg
Closed AccountNov 24, 2005
Ok... let me try that again: A HREF= CALLTO://anonymoustroll IMG SRC= ajpeg.jpg BORDER=0 /Ayou put your own angle brackets and quotes back in....
Closed AccountNov 24, 2005
Screenshots here:<a class="user" href="http://www.yardley.ca/blog/index.php/archives/2005/11/23/google-tests-out-click-to-call-adwords/">http://www.yardley.ca/blog/index.php/archives/2005/11/23/google-tests-out-click-to-call-adwords/</a>But I wasn't able to duplicate the results on the same search term "refinance", I wonder if the companies either asked to be taken off the program or if it only shows up during their business hours or something.
Closed AccountNov 24, 2005
> This coule be one of those classic Google pranks > to get everyone's tongue wagging :-)It's not April 1st?Humm... *thinks about it for a second*, you know you just might be right.To do this right, I would expect google to use their ICANN registrar privileges and s**tloads of cash to make that all elusive ".tel" TLD actually happen (people have been trying since 2000 and before). CALLTO: can't be disambiguated and is HIGHLY dependent on which VoIP client the end user has running. Something like CALLTO://anonymoustroll.tel could work across multiple VoIP clients. Who knows, maybe 2006 will be the year that POTS is finally absorbed into the internet.circa 2004 (haven't heard anything since):<a class="user" href="http://www.sitepoint.com/print/domains-launched-icann">http://www.sitepoint.com/print/domains-launched-icann</a>[...].tel – two competing interests have sponsored the .tel TLD. Pulver.com of Melville, New York and Telname Limited of London, England. According to the Telname Website, "The purpose of .TEL will be to provide individuals and businesses a text-based naming and navigation structure for the Internet-Communications space: any individual or business will be able to initiate communications or access services simply by inputting AdamSmith.Tel or Hertz.Tel on their Internet-enabled communications device."[...]
hergioNov 24, 2005
"No digg ... because they didn't invent this"Who's claiming they invented this? Google sure isn't.Neat idea, I can see it being abused alot, more so than with all these other companies that have had it already, mainly becaue the sheer availability Google will give it since their ads are EVERYWHERE. But I'll digg it because its gonna generate some revenue and because there are gonna be some funny prank phone calls.
volatileacidAug 2, 2006
search for: CARIBBEAN for example