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  1. #1
    Larry
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    4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:56c8948e-fe25-4e83-956b-
    [email protected]:

    > "The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    > ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    > that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    > an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    > worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.
    >
    > We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > any of us can do about it ."
    >
    >


    Hasn't that become true of every other piece of entertainment hardware
    you own? I call television "the ad billboard in your living room".
    That's EXACTLY what television has become. I turned mine off for the
    last time in 1992 and never got another one. I'm not going to PAY some
    company to deliver advertising to me....i.e. cable TV.

    I believe the American public is so starved for entertainment free of
    adverts is the reason for YouTube's fantastic success. You can watch
    several minutes of YouTube without being spammed, usually. It has also
    kept usenet hopping. The downloading has gotten so heavy that ISPs are
    looking for a way to stop the downloading so the users will go back to
    watching "the ad billboard in your living room". Time-Warner is
    eliminating Usenet service this month. Others are sure to follow.

    Look at you, right now! You're sitting there reading this ADVERTISING
    FREE message your cable or telephone company isn't getting paid double to
    deliver to you! How terrible, how unAmerican!...(c;




    See More: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!




  2. #2
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >
    >Fascinating article
    >
    >"Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >enter into your cell phone:
    >
    >Unwanted calls.
    >Recorded advertising voice mails.
    >SMS ads that ring your phone.
    >MMS ads that ring your phone.
    >E-mail ads.
    >Advertiser-supported software and services.
    >Web pages that force you to view an ad before you can see the page.
    >Location-based advertising -- you'll walk by a store, and it will ring
    >your phone to tell you about a sale.
    >Viral videos.
    >Text, e-mail or Web-based ads that encourage you to "click to call."
    >Search ads tailored for phones. "
    >
    >"The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    >ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    >that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    >an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    >worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.
    >
    >We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    >any of us can do about it ."



    Easy fix. Set your general ringtone to an inaudible sound. Set audible
    ringtones for the folks in your address book you're willing to accept
    calls from.



  3. #3
    Richard B. Gilbert
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    4phun wrote:
    > Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    > http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >
    > Fascinating article
    >
    > "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    > enter into your cell phone:
    >
    > Unwanted calls.
    > Recorded advertising voice mails.
    > SMS ads that ring your phone.
    > MMS ads that ring your phone.
    > E-mail ads.
    > Advertiser-supported software and services.
    > Web pages that force you to view an ad before you can see the page.
    > Location-based advertising -- you'll walk by a store, and it will ring
    > your phone to tell you about a sale.
    > Viral videos.
    > Text, e-mail or Web-based ads that encourage you to "click to call."
    > Search ads tailored for phones. "
    >
    > "The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    > ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    > that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    > an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    > worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.
    >
    > We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > any of us can do about it ."


    There IS something we ALL can do. Refuse to buy any product advertised
    via cell phone!

    I have yet to receive ANY advertising via my cell phone!



  4. #4
    Tom J
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    4phun wrote:
    > Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    > http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >
    > Fascinating article
    >
    > "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    > enter into your cell phone:


    The sky is not falling!!
    My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you
    should do the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement with
    no experation date.

    Tom J





  5. #5
    News
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!



    Tom J wrote:
    > 4phun wrote:
    >
    >>Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >>http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >>
    >>Fascinating article
    >>
    >>"Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >>enter into your cell phone:

    >
    >
    > The sky is not falling!!
    > My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you
    > should do the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement with
    > no experation date.



    R-i-g-h-t. That works SO WELL... NOT.



  6. #6
    4phun
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    On Jun 16, 7:31*am, Ron <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > >Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    > >http://www.computerworld.com/action/...viewArticleBas....

    >
    > >Fascinating article

    >
    > >"Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    > >enter into your cell phone:

    >
    > >Unwanted calls.
    > >Recorded advertising voice mails.
    > >SMS ads that ring your phone.
    > >MMS ads that ring your phone.
    > >E-mail ads.
    > >Advertiser-supported software and services.
    > >Web pages that force you to view an ad before you can see the page.
    > >Location-based advertising -- you'll walk by a store, and it will ring
    > >your phone to tell you about a sale.
    > >Viral videos.
    > >Text, e-mail or Web-based ads that encourage you to "click to call."
    > >Search ads tailored for phones. "

    >
    > >"The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    > >ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    > >that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    > >an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    > >worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.

    >
    > >We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > >any of us can do about it ."

    >
    > Easy fix. Set your general ringtone to an inaudible sound. Set audible
    > ringtones for the folks in your address book you're willing to accept
    > calls from.- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -


    The iPhone rings and virbrates at the same time. Even a silent ring
    will still produce a buzz 0n your belt or in your pocket. It even
    thunks if you get new email.



  7. #7
    4phun
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    On Jun 16, 9:56*am, "Thurman" <[email protected]> wrote:
    > "4phun" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >
    > news:56c8948e-fe25-4e83-956b-7ffb2a4e3cbb@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > > Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    > >http://www.computerworld.com/action/...viewArticleBas....

    >
    > > Fascinating article

    >
    > > "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    > > enter into your cell phone:
    > > snip>
    > > "The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    > > ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    > > that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    > > an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    > > worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.

    >
    > > We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > > any of us can do about it ."

    >
    > " there's not much any of us can do about it ."
    >
    > Untrue.
    >
    > We developers are working alternatives even as you make ill-informed
    > statements.
    >
    > What you see as a disaster, is an opportunity for something like 40,000
    > developers world wide.
    >
    > Did you hide under the bed on Y2K?- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -


    I believe those statments are made by Mike Egan, ComputerWorld, who
    researched that article which apparently you did not bother to read in
    full.



  8. #8
    Dennis Ferguson
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    On 2008-06-16, Paul Hovnanian P.E. <[email protected]> wrote:
    > 4phun wrote:
    >>

    > [snip]
    >
    >> We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    >> any of us can do about it .

    >
    > Time to switch to a 'caller pays' system?


    Noooo. You should try living with a UK "caller pays" mobile phone
    for a few months, it is worse than my landline at dinner time used
    to be. Since the advertisers are paying for the calls they feel
    perfectly free to call, so for a lot of people there that future
    is now.

    It is the fact that you pay for incoming calls and messages which
    has kept those guys mostly away from your cell phone in the US
    so far.

    Dennis Ferguson



  9. #9
    Tom J
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    News wrote:
    > Tom J wrote:
    >> 4phun wrote:
    >>
    >>> Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >>>
    >>> Fascinating article
    >>>
    >>> "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >>> enter into your cell phone:

    >>
    >>
    >> The sky is not falling!!
    >> My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you
    >> should do the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement
    >> with no experation date.

    >
    >
    > R-i-g-h-t. That works SO WELL... NOT.


    SO?? I don't get those type calls on my home phone OR my cell phone??
    Works for me!!

    Tom J





  10. #10
    Tom J
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    4phun wrote:
    > On Jun 16, 11:05 am, "Tom J" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> 4phun wrote:
    >>> Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...viewArticleBas...

    >>
    >>> Fascinating article

    >>
    >>> "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >>> enter into your cell phone:

    >>
    >> The sky is not falling!!
    >> My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you
    >> should do the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement
    >> with no experation date.
    >>
    >> Tom J

    >
    > Actually all my phones have been registered with DO NOT CALL. I
    > still
    > received a text message in a shopping center a month ago from some
    > local robot that sensed my nearby cellphone. I thought it was neat
    > and
    > at the same time I was annoyed that they could do that.


    You thought it was neat, but I wouldn't. They would hear from me & not
    as a customer either!

    Tom J





  11. #11
    Paul Hovnanian P.E.
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    Larry wrote:
    >

    [snip]

    > Look at you, right now! You're sitting there reading this ADVERTISING
    > FREE message your cable or telephone company isn't getting paid double to
    > deliver to you! How terrible, how unAmerican!...(c;


    Meanwhile, in related news, Verizon moves to block access to the alt.*
    newsgroup hierarchy. Others to follow soon?

    --
    Paul Hovnanian [email protected]
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Have gnu, will travel.



  12. #12
    Paul Hovnanian P.E.
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    4phun wrote:
    >

    [snip]

    > We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > any of us can do about it .


    Time to switch to a 'caller pays' system?

    --
    Paul Hovnanian [email protected]
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Have gnu, will travel.



  13. #13
    George
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    News wrote:
    >
    >
    > Tom J wrote:
    >> 4phun wrote:
    >>
    >>> Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Fascinating article
    >>>
    >>> "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >>> enter into your cell phone:

    >>
    >>
    >> The sky is not falling!!
    >> My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you
    >> should do the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement with
    >> no experation date.

    >
    >
    > R-i-g-h-t. That works SO WELL... NOT.


    Works for me. I have our cell numbers and also home VoIP numbers on the
    do not call list and also the businesses we have a relationship with
    have also been asked not to call unless it is business related per the
    do not call regulation and I can't remember the last unsolicited call.



  14. #14
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    "4phun" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:5505e8a5-6cdf-4e71-9d94-8e03452e5289@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    On Jun 16, 7:39 am, "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    > 4phun wrote:
    > > Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    > >http://www.computerworld.com/action/...viewArticleBas...

    >
    > > Fascinating article

    >
    > > "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    > > enter into your cell phone:

    >
    > > Unwanted calls.
    > > Recorded advertising voice mails.
    > > SMS ads that ring your phone.
    > > MMS ads that ring your phone.
    > > E-mail ads.
    > > Advertiser-supported software and services.
    > > Web pages that force you to view an ad before you can see the page.
    > > Location-based advertising -- you'll walk by a store, and it will ring
    > > your phone to tell you about a sale.
    > > Viral videos.
    > > Text, e-mail or Web-based ads that encourage you to "click to call."
    > > Search ads tailored for phones. "

    >
    > > "The problem isn't that somebody out there is looking for innovative
    > > ways to leverage your cell phone to sell you something. The problem is
    > > that everybody is doing it. The result will turn your cell phone into
    > > an annoying, interrupting, commercial idiot box that combines all the
    > > worst qualities of TV, telemarketing and spam.

    >
    > > We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
    > > any of us can do about it ."

    >
    > There IS something we ALL can do. Refuse to buy any product advertised
    > via cell phone!
    >
    > I have yet to receive ANY advertising via my cell phone!- Hide quoted
    > text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -


    How about the prrostitutes who start advertizing this way? How are you
    going to explain thosr unwanted text messages to your wife?

    Something you will never have to worry about.




  15. #15
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest

    Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

    "Tom J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > 4phun wrote:
    >> Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
    >> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=1
    >>
    >> Fascinating article
    >>
    >> "Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
    >> enter into your cell phone:

    >
    > The sky is not falling!!
    > My cell phone is listed on the National "do not call list" & you should do
    > the same thing. The "do not call list" is now permement with no experation
    > date.
    >
    > Tom J

    BFD.. There is no enforcement on that list. They know it and there is
    nothing anyone can do. SBC Told me they can't do anything but change my
    number.

    The list is bogus.




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