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Re: Not new news, but still disturbing... I still have not determined what is in this proposal that benefits the consumer, other than the reasoning that custom advertising is good for the consumer! Have we reached that reality? |
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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| Well if you watch TV in a nice suit you may not get the Joseph A. Banks ads which might be of benefit (e.g. to dave  ). On the other hand perhaps they'd try and sell you more suits.
That said this is all about targeted advertising. Or putting it another way getting the most bang for your (advertising) bucks.
BTW Google (and others) already use targeted ads based on your location, web searches etc. Verizon just wants the same for TV.
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said by lcnoble:I still have not determined what is in this proposal that benefits the consumer, other than the reasoning that custom advertising is good for the consumer! Have we reached that reality?
The advertisers insist that if they didn't perform their public service, out of the goodness of their hearts, we wouldn't know what to buy.
(And then we might have to be called "people" rather than "consumers"). |
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