Google Runs 3-month Old Video as Super Bowl Ad
How would YOU impress a French girl?
Google, with its ever-expanding line of offerings drilling through to all parts of the world, has made its splash into the world of Super Bowl commercials.
Yesterday, it aired this simple but compelling ad entitled Parisian Love.
Unlike most of the other expensive TV spots, the ad wasn't created just for the Super Bowl. Google CEO Eric Schmidt shared on the official company blog that the ad is over three months old.
"We didn't set out to do a Super Bowl ad, or even a TV ad for search," Schmidt wrote. "Our goal was simply to create a series of short online videos about our products and our users, and how they interact. But we liked this video so much, and it's had such a positive reaction on YouTube, that we decided to share it with a wider audience."
At present time, the ad has under 2 million views online; the estimated worldwide audience of Super Bowl viewers is 1 billion people. Yes, we'd agree that it is a wider audience.

Too bad it can't make every decision for you like Bing can...
/sarcasm
I liked it, pretty good for being unintentional.
Too bad it can't make every decision for you like Bing can...
/sarcasm
I liked it, pretty good for being unintentional.
That's no doubt a big number, but you're forgetting that American T.V. shows are broadcast worldwide. Heck do you think only Germany and Brazil (I know there are A LOT more countries than that) watch FIFA? Popular sports events like this don't pertain to just the home country.
Ironically, perhaps the nfl commentaries which you can find a debunk to on the first page of a google search using the relevant keywords?
And I quote:
“available to an estimated worldwide audience of 750 million to 1 billion people.”
“We do know U.S. viewership because Nielsen tells us,” McCarthy added.
However, Nielsen cannot pinpoint how many people watch the game beyond American borders because “we are only able to track national numbers,” said Brandi Preston, a spokeswoman for Nielsen Media Research.
"My father never went to college so it was really important I go to college. After college, I called him long distance and said, now what?
My dad didn't know, so he said get a job.
"When I got a job and turned twenty-five, long distance, I said, now what? My dad didn't know, so he said, get married.
"I'm a thirty-year-old boy, and I'm wondering if another woman is really the answer I need."
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That, or Lard's song 'Mate, Spawn, and Die' - for those who don't know, an excerpt:
"In one corner of the ring
That cherished myth
Falling in love magically solves
Every problem you've ever had
In the other corner
Spoon size shredded dreams
The Gods must be lazy
The movie goers must be crazy"
The ads were local though, so no Google ad here (Canada).
Personally, I have nothing that would impress a French girl unless she likes southern accents.
also, tho i didnt watch i know that they did air american commercials here.
What!? Where have you been the last 15 years? hahaha
For people over 20, 15 years is the shortest long time imaginable.
USA economy is so bad that Google promote emigration from USA to France now?
This ad is so Google - simple, uncluttered and functional. I like it.