Written on December 19th, 2005 at 02:12 pm by Darren Rowse
Adsense Gift Arrives
My AdSense Christmas Present just arrived. It came in a spotted box that said ‘from your friends at Google’. Inside the box was (as reported previously):
- carrying case with embossed google logo. zipper closure
- wireless mini mouse, with scroll wheel
- usb charger for mouse with retractable cord
- usb 4 port hub
- usb gooseneck led light
- 128mb usb flash drive with wrist strap
- headset with retractable cord. has two plugs (one for mic and one for earbud) so it is for a computer, not a mobile phone.
I’ve included pictures of it all below the fold for those interested.
Thanks for another great year to the team at AdSense.
21 Responses to “Adsense Gift Arrives”
PlusOne Marketing
December 19th, 2005 2:21 pm
it must be nice to be one of the inner circle!
I’ll keep trying!
Trollhattan Saab
December 19th, 2005 2:27 pm
I’m still waiting by the PO Box…….I figure a 4-fig blogger must at least get a balloon!
sara
December 19th, 2005 2:32 pm
Wow thats nice. I hope i get one of does in the future.
JT
December 19th, 2005 2:35 pm
Lucky….
I am seeing mroe yahoo ads on your site. Any reason?
JT
December 19th, 2005 2:40 pm
Darren, forget the last post as I reviewed some posts that I missed.
Can’t wait to hear your results.
A.H
December 19th, 2005 4:23 pm
Well deserved i’m sure, those are some really nice stuff… =)
A.H
Anthony
December 19th, 2005 4:57 pm
I got mine down at the Brisbane GPO this morning as well. Yay.
What was interesting was that at the parcel collection point the person on duty said there was about 20 of these boxes awaiting collection and asked me what the go was. He pointed to them on the shelf thingys and I said 20 mini media moguls getting the love they deserve.
How’s that though??? 20 people who get their mail at the Brisbane GPO are earning enough to qualify for gifts. That’s a pretty big number if you ask me but shows the reach and potential of internet advertising.
Jon
December 19th, 2005 7:44 pm
Nice little perk you got.
Me
December 19th, 2005 8:46 pm
What’s the “sent at” date on your box?
Yaro
December 19th, 2005 8:54 pm
Anthony - Brisbane! Wow hey, that is surprising. What was the qualification cut off?
We should get these Brisbane people together and chat. I tried to find some contact details for you but your blog seems to be a work in progress so I’ll trust you to contact me ;-)
Yaro
Mark Goldstein
December 20th, 2005 12:34 am
I got mine this morning in London, UK.
Digger
December 20th, 2005 2:45 am
Can’t read the beginning paragraph of your posts because Yahoo ads are covering them.
Nice gift BTW, I wonder what the cutoff is to receive one.
S-O-S SEO Blog
December 20th, 2005 3:30 am
Google Adsense Weihnachtsgeschenk
From your friends at Google. So steht es geschrieben auf dem kleinen weißen Päckchen, das heute am frühen Nachmittag bei mir abgeliefert wurde. Wie schön, hatte schon Sorge ich könnte leer ausgehen, nachdem ich vor Tagen bei Jojo auf den Beitra…
dave
December 20th, 2005 8:40 am
I received a used condom in the mail from google.. I guess I must have been part of the $1 a month club :)
Frank Johnson
December 20th, 2005 8:53 am
Anthony:
Companies who pay for ads get the gifts too, so it’s not necessarily true that all those receiving the gifts are adsense publishers. Might include advertisers as well.
Steven Roussey
December 20th, 2005 9:38 am
Well, this year’s gift is more *useful* than last years for sure!
Mary
December 20th, 2005 2:17 pm
Gr8 to c the gifts. Is it meant for all the adsense users.
Darren Rowse
December 20th, 2005 2:21 pm
No Mary - seems to be just for those earning a certian undisclosed amount as well as those spending a certain amount on their adwords program.
Ken
December 21st, 2005 7:36 am
Just received my Google box! Either we didn’t spend enough or the advertiser package is different, because my mouse is wired, flash drive is only 64mb, and I didn’t get the nifty headset.
Oh well–I’m still excited. Thanks Google!
Hock
December 21st, 2005 5:43 pm
There seems to be two different versions of the Google gift. Look on the outside of your box. If there’s a “red dot” sticker on the corner of the box, that means you got the “deluxe” version which includes the wireless mouse, the 128MB memory stick and the earpiece. The other version has a wired mouse and a 64MB memory stick. I’ve also posted some pictures on my blog.
This year, I also got a gift from Yahoo! :)
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