Today the Reg has gleefully carried a great story on a farmer in the North of England who, for reasons best known to himself, carved the word *** into a field of crops (clearly the word *** doesn't get past our automatic censor, so see the image below). Then along comes Google Earth, immortalises his artwork and serves it up online to a potential audience of millions.
The questions are:
Has this probably bored, slightly rude agricultural worker stumbled onto something?
Is this a sly viral test run for a brand new advertising medium?
Will it develop beyond mild obscenities into big money brands?
How can Google monetize it?
And does the IP belong to the Nazca indians?
