Gmail introduces ads in the form of emails

6 pointsby marinosover 11 years ago

I checked my inbox this morning and I noticed this under the Promotions tab. Native ads in the form of emails in Gmail.1) http://i.imgur.com/1HrzZhs.png2) http://i.imgur.com/klmxqwp.pngGood or bad? What do you think?

5 comments

dangrossmanover 11 years ago

This ad format was there from the start of the promotions tab; it's not new. Here's an article about them from June:<a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/06/ads-in-gmails-promotions-tab.html" rel="nofollow">http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/06/ads-in-gmails-promo...</a>

MildlySeriousover 11 years ago

Isn't that exactly why we moved away from other freemail services, back in the days?

Gustomaximusover 11 years ago

This is part of the ongoing downfall of Google. They held it together for so long but we seem to have reached the tipping point where monetisation is replacing user experience.My verdict: This is bad and too intrusive.

Gaurav322over 11 years ago

Now Google Adwords starts one more way of PPC marketing. It is great for advertisers and bad for users.Now, Google works for profit only, not for user convenience...