Google Will Eat Itself

Discussion in 'Google' started by pcdoc, Jun 17, 2005.

  1. #1
    Stumbled across this :)

    Hoping it makes for interesting conversation.

    “We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on our website GWEI.org. With this money we automatically buy Google shares via our Swiss e-banking account. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself – but in the end we will own it!”

    http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2005-06-13-n46.html
     
    pcdoc, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  2. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Sounds like peanuts vs. the rock
     
    Arnie, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  3. Umbertide

    Umbertide Peon

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    #3
    their ads are down?
     
    Umbertide, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  4. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #4
    No, they are up

    In fact it's a beautyful well organized site, good PR, just some content is questionable and others are informative.
     
    Arnie, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  5. jorge

    jorge Peon

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    #5
    "but in the end we will own it!”

    if by "the end" they mean the end of the world, well, probably... here is how they are going so far:

    "Amount of Google Shares owned by GWEI.org 000'000'000'000'000'001"
     
    jorge, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  6. AfterHim.com

    AfterHim.com Peon

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    #6
    The idea is pretty funny...so is this acronym:

    :rolleyes:
     
    AfterHim.com, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  7. lorien1973

    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    #7
    Somehow I doubt google is quaking in its boots every month this guy buys 1 share.
     
    lorien1973, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  8. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #8
    The same could be said for any company though. Say I work at Microsoft and take half my paycheck and buy Microsoft shares with it. Eventually (mathematically anyway), I would own Microsoft at some point. :)
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  9. lorien1973

    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    #9
    Time wise, it'd be better to invest in penny stocks, though. You could by 20,000 shares of those, for every share of google, right? I don't know how many shares of google there are in total, but 1 a month; I'm thinking that google's ticker will outlast yours :)
     
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  10. AfterHim.com

    AfterHim.com Peon

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    #10
    You would have to live either a really...really... long time, or have a really...really...large paycheck. Maybe even both. :)

    Brandon
     
    AfterHim.com, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  11. noppid

    noppid gunnin' for the quota

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    #11
    Abstract.


    10
     
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  12. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #12
    One thing I must admit. Besides a nice web site design, it's a catching propaganda gig, nothing else.

    Looks more like an installation art.
     
    Arnie, Jun 18, 2005 IP
  13. l234244

    l234244 Peon

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    #13
    Buy lower priced shares (yahoo £19 last time I checked), where can google expand to its already the number one search engine?
     
    l234244, Jun 18, 2005 IP
  14. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #14
    Want to commit financial suicide?
     
    Arnie, Jun 18, 2005 IP
  15. l234244

    l234244 Peon

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    #15

    How come???
     
    l234244, Jun 18, 2005 IP
  16. microtony

    microtony Peon

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    #16
    When the amount of shares in the public goes less and less...
    Then the prices will go higher and higher.
    It will be much more difficult to buy the shares.
    BTW, you see the check shown in the site?
    There is only $400, which worth 1 share only!
     
    microtony, Jun 18, 2005 IP
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    joeychgo Notable Member

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    #17
    Did you guys really read that site ? They're using bots to commit click fraud.

    http://www.gwei.org/images/GWEI_schematic.pdf

    (See p2)

    "PHP-robot - to simulate visits and clicks and therefore generate cash / income for GWEI"
     
    joeychgo, Jun 21, 2005 IP
  18. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #18
    You're right - great finding - did you report them? hopefully

    1. they say, ...designed for Google advertisement and our clicking robots...

    and then
    4....simulates visitation and clicks and therfore generates cash...
     
    Arnie, Jun 21, 2005 IP
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    joeychgo Notable Member

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    #19
    Like I said - they're about click fraud.
     
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  20. martaay

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    #20
    shame, otherwise it could have been a fun site to follow, cant believe they actually admit to committing click fraud on the actual site lol
     
    martaay, Jun 22, 2005 IP