"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.

<Linkedin launches new search fea...

France does it on its own, but m...>

Comment

Have a Conversation with Google

Thu 23 May 2013, Seema Sanghavi

0 comments

When you first use it, it may seem like something from a sci-fi movie. Confirmed just yesterday, Conversational Search started rolling out on Google.com in the latest ...... read more

Google+ Updates Announced

Fri 17 May 2013, Seema Sanghavi

0 comments

Google+ updates were another big topic at the annual Google I/O Conference. The updates have been in effect since Wednesday. In total 41 new features have been added t...... read more

Will Google Announce Spotify Com...

Wed 15 May 2013, Seema Sanghavi

0 comments

Will Google Announce Spotify Competitor Today?

Rumor has it Google will be debuting a subscription based music service at its annual developer conference, Google I/O, commencing today. The rumors intensified yester...... read more

Paid Subscriptions Now on YouTube

Fri 10 May 2013, Seema Sanghavi

0 comments

YouTube has just announced that it is launching a subscription based program where users can pay to access specific channels. The company said the purpose of this prog...... read more