Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <vic.healey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9097878&pageNumber=1
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>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-sup****ted 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.