Ever see that perferct girl or guy across a crowded room or, in this case, airport? Of course, before you can get over there they’ve vanished into the night or San Francisco traffic. Now what do you do? Open and AdWords account of course.
I good friend of mine spotted this adgroup on a local search for Marriott Hotels in San Francisco:
The bottom ad leads here. No reason to cost the dude more clicks – he’s in love – let’s be kind 
Efterlysning via AdWords - Mikkel deMib Svendsen
April 12th, 2006 at 12:30 am[...] Min gode ven Oilman gjorde mig i går aftes opmærksom på nedenstående, lidt usædvanlige, annonce i Google AdWords. En fyr har set en sød pige i San Fransisco’s lufthavn. Det har vi sikkert allesamen prøvet (om ikke lige i San Fransisco). Fyren kommer hjem og kan ikke glemme hende pigen, og hvad gør man så? Ja, man sætter naturligvis i annonce op i Google AdWords … [...]
IrishWonder
April 12th, 2006 at 5:46 amAm I being too cynical or is it a cool case of linkbait?
MauricioTakahashi.com » Blog Archive » AdWords sendo usado para encontrar o amor perfeito
April 12th, 2006 at 6:24 am[...] Vi no blog do Oilman – Viu os olhos dela no meio de um aeroporto cheio. Um cara fez uma página e colocou anúncio no Adwords para ver se encontra uma pessoa com quem ele cruzou no aeroporto de San Francisco. Não sabe nada sobre esta pessoa, apenas trocou olhares com ela. [...]
SeoRom Blog » Caut femeia visurilor mele… cu AdCenter/AdWords
April 13th, 2006 at 10:35 am[...] [via] [...]
Kev
April 13th, 2006 at 7:33 pmHey.. just wanted to thank you for noticing my ad on yor blog.. Leigh told me about it.
That’s a kind gesture
Unfortunatly, it hasn’t been succesfull so far, I’ll run it for one more week, and I guess I’ll just have to forget about it then :~(
Jason Murphy
April 14th, 2006 at 5:30 pmFantastic story and good luck Kev.
Although if it were me I would have mentioned rolex, prada, a Maserati, maybe a gold tooth or two in my ad. (That, or tattoos, a custom chopper, and well worn 501s, depending on what type she seemed.)
Best of luck to ya
Stefan
April 17th, 2006 at 2:40 pmThis is good stuff…great for the romantic at heart. I really don’t think this is “link bait”, but if it were it would be genius.
Kev
April 18th, 2006 at 1:26 pmhahaha, no it wasn’t link bait
Thank you for the advices Jason, I appreciate it.. anyway, I had to stop the ad, I couldn’t afford to pay several hundred bucks on finding someone.. I guess it was just not meant to happen 
Thanks for your support!!
Mort
April 18th, 2006 at 10:27 pmWorst case: She thinks it’s creepy.
Best case: She knows you’re interested, which killed it for her.
Love at first sight in an airport; can be complicated at UbiKann
April 19th, 2006 at 9:03 pm[...] A young French man (why young, just a guess actually) called Kevin Amoros, seems to have met the love of his life in an airport. The problem is that he didn’t get her number or her name for that matter, but love “gives you wings” as they say in French. So he placed an advert through Google, hoping that someone could help him find her, or that the love of his life would read the Google ad! Read Oilman’s account of the event ! [...]
Navito UK Shopping
April 20th, 2006 at 3:02 amIt just goes to show that being shy can cost you … in AdWords clicks that is.
John Garner
April 20th, 2006 at 7:46 amHi,
It’s funny that name Kevin Amoros rings a bell. I’m wondering whether it was from when I worked in Paris !
John
Coincidence, unlucky or linkbait ? at UbiKann
April 20th, 2006 at 10:36 am[...] In an article posted on Oilman’s blog there is a story about a guy looking for a girl he met in an airport, I posted a note about it yesterday. I also came across a comment by IrishWonder on the same post : Am I being too cynical or is it a cool case of linkbait? [...]
Kev
April 21st, 2006 at 3:51 pmHolly…
Why is everybody so suspicious on the internet ? I just tried to find that girl so that I could see her again, there was chemistry, I’m pretty certain of that! lol
I’m french, but I live near san francisco, not in France… Anyways, I had to stop the ad after a week or so, ’cause the damn thing costs a lot! about 30cents a click! I just have to forget about her I guess… But I tell you, guys out there, if any of you had seen her, (and if you had been stupid enough not to talk to her, like me) I bet you would have wanted to try anything to find her
netadblog » ¿Dónde estás amor de mi vida? ¡Adwords te puede encontrar! :: Publicidad y Marketing Interactivo
May 20th, 2006 at 3:48 pm[...] Via Oilman Archive. [...]
nunca nueve » es coneixen a un aeroport, es busquen a AdWords
May 20th, 2006 at 4:44 pm[...] Què fas quan coneixes algú però no li demanes l’email i no saps com trobar-lo? Poses un anunci al AdWords de Google! [...]
TecnoCHICA » Una historia de amor
May 20th, 2006 at 6:43 pm[...] Netadblog: Él es francés, ella neoyorquina. Se conocieron un 5 de abril en el aeropuerto de San Francisco. Estuvieron conversando un rato largo, ella contó que había parado en el Marriot, su hotel preferido en la ciudad, donde se aloja cada vez que va a visitar a sus proveedores californianos. Luego él contó que trabaja en una empresa de software. Hablaron de París, ellá con romanticismo, él con orgullo. La charla se hizo larga, en un momento hablaban como si se conocieran de toda la vida. Las miradas se convertían en cada vez más cómplices y apasionadas. Tanto, que encandilaban con su brillo a la tremenda impersonalidad de los aeropuertos. Pero lo que parecía que iba a convertirse en una linda historia de amor (o por lo menos, de enorme pasión), terminó abruptamente cuando él por un segundo volvió en sí de la embriaguez de la charla, y escuchó un mensaje por altoparlante que mencionaba su nombre. Era la última llamada para su vuelo de Air France a París, que iba a salir en tres minutos. Alterado, tomó sus cosas, besó a la neoyorquina, y salió corriendo a su puerta al otro lado de la terminal. Cuando llegó al avión, se sentía afortunado por haberla conocido y por haber tenido la suerte de alcanzar el vuelo. Pero en ese momento se dió cuenta de una cosa: no le había pedido los datos, ni siquiera sabía su nombre. Nunca más conseguiría volver a verla. ¿Nunca? Bueno, en el siglo XX quizá debía haberle rezado a las bondades del destino para que los volviera a cruzar en algún otro aeropuerto, pero en el 2006 tenía una opción: poner un aviso en Adwords, para la búsqueda “San Francisco Marriot”. Y eso fue lo que hizo. Si la encontró o no, nunca lo sabremos. Pero ahora sí sabemos que Adwords sirve no solamente para generar ventas; tráfico y branding (esto último según algunos); sino que también sirve para buscar amores perdidos. Via Oilman Archive, más un poco de imaginación (el aviso es real, todo lo demás inventado, aunque es altamente probable). [...]
Adwords no es sólo publicidad
May 25th, 2006 at 12:27 am[...] por Redacción el 25 de Mayo de 2006 9:30 · Noticias de: Adwords Interesante anuncio que nos llega desde Oilman Archive y que amplia, en tono de humor netadblog. [...]
Mike
June 9th, 2006 at 6:18 amlol adwords help you find people, now how geeky is that
Misty
September 22nd, 2006 at 6:34 amI know how it is to keep wondering about well… what if I thought a little faster maybe you would have had a chance to meet this person. I had a experience somewhat like your’s except I did meet this person. we flew on the same flight july 4 2006 to Houston. We spoke and exchanged first name’s. I was in a rush to get home with it being a holiday. I Know his first name is Brian and he was traveling on buisness. I could kick myself for being in such a rush because now I too wonder about this person that I saw in the airport but also met and did not take the chance to find out more than just his first name. Good luck maybe you’r paths will cross again.
ituloy angsulong
November 27th, 2006 at 5:23 amGenius. Adwords experts move over.
Jimmy
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:31 pmThat girl must of had one heck of an impression. I might of did a craigslist ad, but not adwords lol!
Gray
July 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pmThe link to the splash page is dead…… what did it say? I’m assuming he didn’t find the girl or their would be a follow up article.
Phil Taylor
October 11th, 2008 at 12:35 pmSooo – either he found her or gave up as the page isn’t up anymore. Hope he did – I can relate to his situation… it sucks when you see someone and can’t connect.
Praksah Thapa
October 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pmhahaha crazy ppl]
Mark Mattey
November 18th, 2008 at 9:07 amwow .. is this for real?
Chris Abdey
December 11th, 2008 at 11:14 amadwords help you find people
Justin Smith
December 12th, 2008 at 8:52 amyou remind me of “Youre Beautiful – James Blunt” xD xD xD
kelly
January 4th, 2009 at 5:36 pmHey, Im starting to look into adwords, and somehow I endedup here! Gonna dig in and start to look around for good information! Gonna look around here! Thanks
Kelly
Chip Toriani
January 10th, 2009 at 1:03 amWorst case: She thinks it’s creepy.
lol
Panusport K.
January 10th, 2009 at 11:42 amThat girl must of had one heck of an impression
Google Shadow
February 6th, 2009 at 8:31 pmAh man, I know how you feel about this chick. I laid my eyes on the sexiest women I have ever seen when I was at a party about 4 years ago. Thought she was the best looking girl in the world. Now we have been together for 3 1/2 years and have 2 kids !
Science of Identity Foundation
February 9th, 2009 at 6:15 amI just stumbled across this post today, but wow, what a story! Too bad the link is not working anymore – I would love to see what it said. That would be great if he actually found the girl. But who knows, maybe they will cross paths again… Good luck to Kev!
Dave Williams
February 16th, 2009 at 2:58 amShe thinks it’s creepy.?…
short sales
February 18th, 2009 at 8:50 pmDid you ever find her? Just ran across the post and found it interesting even though it was so long ago. Not sure how well this would work in too many situations. lol.
Kelly Allen
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:02 pmi find my first sexiest woman when i am with my friends on a picnic she is so sexy and she was wearing bikini on beach
me and my friends were totally bold out when we see her
but still we are good friends hey she is only 20 years
but so hot!!!!!!!!