Nokia Ovi’s Tagalog Adsense ad is funny

While checking my Gmail inbox last weekend, a Google Adsense advertisement of Nokia’s media sharing site Ovi.com appeared.

The ad was written in Tagalog. The reason, obviously, is to attract more of the target Filipino audience to click on the ad and eventually try Nokia’s site to upload their photos, videos, and other media.

What’s interesting, though, is how the ad was phrased. It seems like it was translated from English either using a crude Translator Tool or by a person who is not that fluent in the Filipino language.

Take a look.

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Globe Telecom to bring iPhone to the Philippines

Globe Telecom will be the official network carrier of the iPhone in the Philippines and units may be sold locally starting this September.

That’s according to an Inquirer news story and a short press statement published in Globe’s website:

Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.

More information will be released at a later date.

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