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Does negative press make you Sicko? (via) Google’s Health Advertising Blog encourages the healthcare industry to buy ads against Sicko as part of an “issue management campaign” to help “educate” the public. Creepy.

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3 comments

  1. Google make money selling targeted ads. What's "creepy" about that?

    Dean Edwards - 1st July 2007 00:29 - #

  2. "issue management campaigns" that help "educate the public" are a creepy subset of targeted ads.

    Simon Willison - 1st July 2007 02:19 - #

  3. Google is quickly becoming the "evil" company that the founders didn't want. Oh well, I supposed they already have their billions and don't care any more.

    Scott Johnson - 1st July 2007 05:21 - #

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