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Google Gift

Posted by TomFulp - December 11th, 2007


The timing couldn't have been any better; just as I was struggling to figure out why some new Google ad code wasn't loading up properly from our ad server (it works now), Bob approached my desk with a box from Google. I opened the box and observed a little leather pouch (like something you would carry business cards in), so my first impression was, "Oh cute, they gave me a little leather pouch... That's a step above just sending a card." But there was more...


Inside the leather pouch was something the size of a credit card, but the thickness of a piece of cardboard. A note read, "Ultra thin 2.0 USB flash memory drive with 2GB of storage." Sure enough, a piece at the end of the card flips out as a USB plug! I've never seen one so thin before. I took a picture but I can't find the USB cable for my camera to put the pics on my computer... If only my camera had a jack to plug this card into.


The box also had a traditional holiday card containing a gift card for DonorsChoose.org, where one can choose individual school projects to donate money too! This is MUCH cooler than those "we've made a donation on your behalf" gifts, where you don't know for sure if they really DID make the donation. I loaded up the site, found a school in Philly that was trying to upgrade their computers, and donated the money myself. I was surprised to find I had $100 on the gift card!


In case anyone wonders what a Google holiday card says, I figured I might as well include that too:


"Thank you for your partnership with Google this year. To show our appreciation, Google would like to support a public school classroom of your choosing through DonorsChoose.org.


DonorsChoose.org is a non-profit organization where you can choose a classroom project to bring to life - a reading corner, a field trip, a computer lab, or whatever most inspires you.


When you redeem the enclosed gift code, you will give books, art supplies, technology, or other resources to students in low-income communities.


Thank you for taking the time to help us give back."


Those Google folks have a lot of class.


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google gift

What is that credit xard looking thing anyway?

OMG ARE YOU TomFulllp?!

that is awesome! cant wait to see that pic of the flash drive!

How does one get on google's mailing list?!

Yeah, google is known for their adsense gifts, I hear about it on sitepoint.com. I was hoping to maybe break the threshold this year in terms of adsense earnings, I've done much better than I have before, but probably still not enough. I don't see any google boxes in the mail, so I think I missed out already :)

Bummer... I never got any gifts from them before, but I've been pushing the Google ads a lot harder this year. I wonder what the threshold is...

What ever happened to the "I am Legend" collab?

Still considering it, I am thinking it could be after the movie, so people can see the movie before spoofing it. Otherwise it would have been based on the short story, and just taking guesses at the movie.

How nice. Maybe they won't buy you out yet.

Now don't I feel like a dick for using Firefox and blocking all Google ads with AdBlockPlus?

*goes to settings and unblocks Google ads, waits for his Christmas card*

man google and you must be friends or something.

Man I wish I could get free stuff from google. If you ever get another one of the donation cards could you send some money over to my school? It's called Pictou Academy. It's in Pictou NS, Canada. Come on Tom we need half way decent computers :( We also just had a projector stolen. Then we bought another one and it was stolen too. Maybe we need some security instead of new computers...

o-o ........................ google is silly

You know those small ads on the left hand corner of your profile and now down the bottom of flash submission screens, how do they gather the information to display relevant ads? My ads always involve "Australia", and "IT" and for some reason,"The story of satan"????? How does the system work.

Also, your doing a lot of charity work lately, possible noble prize award? :D

They are like any other Google ads on the page - they should be based on the text on the page, but could also be geo-targetting ads based on the country you are visiting from.

In your header...I remenber playing that game in an acrade....Its was something like Jet fighting plane things...and stuff...what was the name of it again? =\

Aero Fighters 2 for the Neo Geo. :)

lol thats awesome, all i have is a 32 mb one the size of my arm, anyways, whats up with the response you gave to zombiephil?

He has an alt account.

GET A NEW USB FOR YOUR CAMERA TOM!!! Sheesh.

They're trying to win you over; DON'T FALL FOR IT TOM!

I can't help it, they are too charming.

so you have to like... be "mega rich" off the google ads to obtain free stuff?

Google Gift? Sounds like an idea as a searching device for finding the right Christmas gifts :P

SBB is mentally challenged, don't listen to him.
Although that WOULD be an awesome tool. Just enter some personal details about the giftee and up pops a gift suggestion.

Those Google folks have a lot of money also!

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