Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

On Jun 16, 7:31=A0am, Ron <roncliff...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <vic.hea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Here comes the cell phone ad disaster
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>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleBas..=
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> >Fascinating article
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> >"Here are just some of the conduits through which advertising will
> >enter into your cell phone:
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> >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. "
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> >"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.
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> >We have nowhere to go. The disaster is coming, and there's not much
> >any of us can do about it ."
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> 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
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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.