"Google Ads" in bus shelters in Russia

Tue 15 December 2009 16:00, Bas van den Beld

A remarkable sight in the streets of Moscow these days: Google ads on bus shelters. The ads show what a Russian celebrity is Googling for.

The ads seem to have a political purpose. The ads were placed by a group called "Ovoscham". The bottom text of the ads say “You can find it on the web, but can you find it in your country? Depends on you”. Which indicates this might have something to do with the climate convention which is going on in Kopenhagen these days.

According to Techcrunch the search terms Russians might be looking for are:

Police without bribes
Government for the people
Construction without kickbacks
Alternative during elections
Fun without alcohol
Whistle blowers (or people with active civil position)
Television without lies

The video below shows two guys with a strong resemblance to Page and Brin changing the ads.

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