Anti-Ads post two
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything but gaming ads, so it’s kind of hard to criticize something that doesn’t lie that much.
Anyways, here is the latest bing fail. I’ve always hated Microsoft (Since I got a mac, and learned they were different), but I didn’t know they would go this low…
At first glance, this image implies that the system uses some kind of image analyzation program to detect the size of the dog. (Not only would this be a technological feat for search engines, it would also imply that the system has text recognition, and knows that to look for.)
However, a closer glance, shows that the picture of the chihuahua is actually smaller, in pixel size. “–images by size.” basically means “–images their size.”, and not “–images by the size of what they capture.”
That picture of the chihuahua could just as easily be a high-res picture, completely outdoing the monster dog.
Further investigation (A visit to bing.com) shows, that not only does it use IMAGE size, you don’t even get to specify pixel range! All you get are the four options: Small, Medium, Large, and Wallpaper!
I hear you. I think they are just doing that to demonstrate the point -not so much trying to misrepresent their product. (You know I have no love for M$.)
Anyway, it is good to maintain a critical eye against *all* advertising… even Apple’s.