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    Sarah Chong · · 2 min read

    Man to Google: I’ll Kill Myself If You Don’t Contact Me

    googleA man threatened to kill himself in a thread posted on Google Adwords Help Forum.

    The man was frustrated by the fact that his ads were not running, thereby affecting his business, which he placed all his time and money into.
    Here’s a timeline of the thread, with the man named indianmemo.

    September 5

    His threat and desperate cries were posted in the thread.

    google suicide

    September 6

    He posted an email he received earlier (Sep 3) from the Adwords team, which obviously did not provide him with a satisfying solution.

    google suicide 3

    September 7

    A day later, the Adwords Help owner tried to address the issue and also very politely asked him to be reasonable.

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    Sarah Chong

    Co-founder and editor of Penn Olson. A laid-back marketing student otherwise. Loves social media and twitters about everything! (yes even about the stranger who chants to himself) A huge Harry Potter movie fan who is extremely scared of geckos.