Whenever Google’s services don’t quite work the way they’re supposed to, we typically accept it as the downside of getting so many great services for free, right?Well, what about the Google services we actually pay for? Shouldn’t we hold Google to a higher standard for such services?
Salesgenie Criticized Over Super Bowl Ads
In the history of Super Bowl ads, there were those that got forgotten as soon as the game resumed. There were those that got mentioned around the water cooler. And then there were those that got a company called racist. For examples of this last group, you can look to Salesgenie.com.
Flickr Criticized For Regional Censorship
Yahoo’s Flickr is the latest target of criticism after restricting access to erotic art photos in Hong Kong. Though Internet companies self-censoring in certain countries is not a new dilemma, this incident coincides with a blogger that faces fines for just linking to offending material.
Bloggers Criticized for Microsoft “Spokesblogging” Ads
If you’re reading this post on Monday morning, boy did you miss a flare-up over the weekend. I don’t even know where to begin!
NASA Models Criticized
An oversight panel has criticized NASA for over reliance on computer models when designing safety modifications for the Space Shuttle.