{"id":6772,"date":"2017-04-17T17:52:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T17:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6772"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:52:46","slug":"linked-google-home-now-includes-unsolicited-ads-from-your-friends-at-walt-disney-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/04\/17\/linked-google-home-now-includes-unsolicited-ads-from-your-friends-at-walt-disney-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Google Home Now Includes Unsolicited Ads From Your Friends at Walt Disney Pictures&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3158,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/gizmodo.com\\\/google-home-now-includes-unsolicited-ads-from-your-frie-1793347250&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230326164140\\\/https:\\\/\\\/gizmodo.com\\\/google-home-now-includes-unsolicited-ads-from-your-frie-1793347250&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 03:07:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-12 22:40:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 11:57:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 08:44:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-11 23:18:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 19:45:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 02:48:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 06:05:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 06:05:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/google-home-now-includes-unsolicited-ads-from-your-frie-1793347250\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Gizmodo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Bryson Meunier, a Chicago-based SEO marketing professional, filmed a bizarre interaction with one the search giant\u2019s friendly robot obelisks earlier today. After Meunier asked what his day \u201cwas like,\u201d Google\u2019s knowledge cylinder responded with the current time, local weather, and information about his commute\u2014before launching into a 15-second ad for Beauty and the Beast complete with musical accompaniment and sound effects.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Google is saying it wasn\u2019t an advertisement. Either way, just add it to the many list of reasons why you shouldn\u2019t use any Google products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Gizmodo: Bryson Meunier, a Chicago-based SEO marketing professional, filmed a bizarre interaction with one the search giant\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-04-17T17:52:53Z","apple_news_api_id":"d9eee991-e1bb-49fb-a8eb-190eb4806bbf","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-04-17T17:52:53Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/A2e7pkeG7Sfuo6xkOtIBrvw","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/a6dbab72-c794-3987-8514-c419907b32a3"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linked","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1Le","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4743,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/linked-why-not-google\/","url_meta":{"origin":6772,"position":0},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Why not Google?&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"July 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"via Marco: There\u2019s a widespread assumption that heavy use of Google products is unavoidable and that they\u2019re always the \u201cbest\u201d. That hasn\u2019t been my experience. I\u2019m still very happy with DuckDuckGo for search, and Apple Maps has been no worse than Google Maps for me recently. My standard IMAP email\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5838,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/06\/01\/linked-google-accused-of-enabling-photography-piracy\/","url_meta":{"origin":6772,"position":1},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Google Accused of Enabling Photography Piracy&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via Time.com: In its complaint to the European Union\u2019s antitrust commission, Getty says Google Images, which displays full-screen slideshows of high-resolution copyrighted images, has hurt the stock agency\u2019s licensing business as well as content creators worldwide. Google first introduced the feature in Jan. 2013. Previously, the search engine only displayed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6653,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/02\/14\/linked-ringing-in-2017-with-updates-to-our-google-voice-apps\/","url_meta":{"origin":6772,"position":2},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Ringing in 2017 with updates to our Google Voice apps&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"February 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Via Google Blog: The first thing you\u2019ll notice about the updated Google Voice apps is a cleaner, more intuitive design that keeps everything organized. Your inbox now has separate tabs for text messages, calls and voicemails. 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And because of the arrangement between Google and many public schools,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6119,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/08\/24\/linked-google-deletes-artists-blog-erasing-12-years-of-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":6772,"position":4},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Google &#8220;deletes&#8221; artist&#8217;s blog, erasing 12 years of work&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via BoingBoing: \u201cIt seems that the only option I have left is to sue Google,\u201d Cooper told Artforum. \u201cThis will not be easy for me for the obvious reasons, but I\u2019m not going to just give up ten years of my and others\u2019 work without doing everything possible.\u201d Anyone in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6750,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/04\/07\/linked-laugh-it-up-google\/","url_meta":{"origin":6772,"position":5},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Laugh It Up Google&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"April 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"via CJ Chilvers: Today (April Fools Day) we're reminded how much time and money Google spends on gags. 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