Comments on: Google Turns Widgets Into Ads http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Adam Martin http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-568555 Adam Martin Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:22:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-568555 <p>The widgets need to provide value to the user/adopter - a simple ad will turn people off and this nascent area needs to be creatively approached, how about Conde Nast Traveller create a 'green travel guide' widget, on the one hand they inform for free on the other their brand sits there on the widget, not actively promoting, but raising brand awareness and retention - these brands have got to think creatively in the widget sphere, sponsoring valuable content - there is so much that can be achieved but seemingly so little creativity - I touch on this and 'appvertising' at the Fat Man Collective blog.</p> <p>Adam Martin</p> The widgets need to provide value to the user/adopter – a simple ad will turn people off and this nascent area needs to be creatively approached, how about Conde Nast Traveller create a ‘green travel guide’ widget, on the one hand they inform for free on the other their brand sits there on the widget, not actively promoting, but raising brand awareness and retention – these brands have got to think creatively in the widget sphere, sponsoring valuable content – there is so much that can be achieved but seemingly so little creativity – I touch on this and ‘appvertising’ at the Fat Man Collective blog.

Adam Martin

]]> By: Parag Mathur http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-566210 Parag Mathur Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:49:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-566210 <p>Om,</p> <p>This is an interesting launch by Google and one I think they need to be a bit careful while executing.</p> <p>On the one hand, this provides ample opportunity for advertisers to create interesting/creative ads that could potentially increase CPM. On the other hand however, there is a lot of potential for these flashy ads to cause annoyance to users by distracting them from the original content (much like those flashy banners and popups that are all over the web). Atleast the text based AdSense ads were relatively non intrusive.</p> <p>However, implemented right and in the right context, I do think they have significant potential.</p> Om,

This is an interesting launch by Google and one I think they need to be a bit careful while executing.

On the one hand, this provides ample opportunity for advertisers to create interesting/creative ads that could potentially increase CPM. On the other hand however, there is a lot of potential for these flashy ads to cause annoyance to users by distracting them from the original content (much like those flashy banners and popups that are all over the web). Atleast the text based AdSense ads were relatively non intrusive.

However, implemented right and in the right context, I do think they have significant potential.

]]> By: Matching advertisement on consumer profiles « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-565078 Matching advertisement on consumer profiles « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:13:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-565078 <p>[...] they will start using user profiles to customise the adds you get to see. And Google is now turning widgets into adsense, leveraging the media plan as the message as John Battelle says it. Looking at the discussions at [...]</p> [...] they will start using user profiles to customise the adds you get to see. And Google is now turning widgets into adsense, leveraging the media plan as the message as John Battelle says it. Looking at the discussions at [...]

]]> By: Jon Kelly http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-564753 Jon Kelly Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:39:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/18/google-turns-widgets-into-adse/#comment-564753 <p>This is a very good move for Google and the only way I can imagine that they can get a decent CPM on some of the social media ad space they are buying up (or renting as the case may be). They need to engage users far more than AdSense links do (which I believe users are more blind to than banners these days). The branding play also makes sense as social media users are not anywhere near the purchase funnel.</p> This is a very good move for Google and the only way I can imagine that they can get a decent CPM on some of the social media ad space they are buying up (or renting as the case may be). They need to engage users far more than AdSense links do (which I believe users are more blind to than banners these days). The branding play also makes sense as social media users are not anywhere near the purchase funnel.

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