Google Bribing the Next President of the United States?

Monday, July 30th, 2007 by Andy Beal

Google Bribing the Next President of the United States?

How do you make sure your company is fondly remembered by the next president of the United States of America? Simple; invite them to the Googleplex, make them feel very special, and give them free lunch and M&Ms.

Ok, so I’m being flippant, but Google’s still using the Googleplex as a means to make nice with the potential next American president.

Five White House hopefuls from both Republican and Democratic parties have stopped by Google’s Silicon Valley campus in recent months to face questions and endear themselves with voters in the country’s most populous state.

Google has an impressive list of those that have spoken:

Ron Paul
John McCain
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
~~(no idea who the fifth is)~~Bill Richardson

The debates are aired on YouTube and the questions come from Google employees. Google gets up close and personal with the next president, while the candidates get to show they’re hip by visiting Google.

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5 comments on “Google Bribing the Next President of the United States?”

Tex MacRae Says:

July 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am

Google employees are the ones who request the @GoogleTalks. BTW, the fifth one is Bill Richardson.

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=AtGoogleTalks&p=v
Andy Beal Says:

July 30th, 2007 at 11:09 am

Thanks Tex.
NewsAndMediaBlog.com » The New Media: Will Google Squander Its News and Media Opportunity? Says:

July 30th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

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Bushido Says:

July 31st, 2007 at 8:42 am

Desperate times require desperate measures!
CT Moore Says:

July 31st, 2007 at 3:51 pm

This is the thing with Privacy Policies. Governments have to follow rules to collect personal data, and that can either be time consuming or outright impossible.

But users are waiving that right whenever they use online services, so the private sector is amassing data that governments are simply going to be able to ASK for. It’s ludicrous: http://gypsybandito.com/privatization-of-privacy/

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