Cable Forum - Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Don't get too excited...
...there has been an update to the blog.

Update: Virgin's spokesman says that there has "been no change" in Virgin's policy, which you can find at its Webwise page. That says

Virgin Media has signed a preliminary agreement with Phorm to understand in more detail how this technology works but we have not yet decided if it will be introduced.

Time for us (VM customers anyway) to send an e-mail congratulating them if this is true, but reminding them we will be ex-customers if not. And the BT customers won't be coming either.

Doing mine now.

AlexanderHanff

13-05-2008 23:52

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

There may well be no change in VMs current policy. That certainly doesn't mean the rumour is not true though. It was stated that a Director made the comment and he/she may well have done but that nothing has been officially decided yet. Also just because their policy hasn't changed, doesn't mean it won't :)

Alexander Hanff

mark777

14-05-2008 00:05

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Charles Arthur on his blog.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technolo...hun_phorm.html

Quote:

@tidlenny and others: "Also there is rumour that your good self had a live spat with Kent at the PIA forum a month ago and no videos have since been released. Is it true he maintains that The Guardian have not dropped Phorm?"

He did say that, and I asked him to clarify. He didn't.

The clarification is that the Guardian hasn't signed anything with Phorm, so in that sense it hasn't dropped Phorm - there was nothing to drop.

For the record, I wish to state that I have not divorced Kate Winslet.

thebarron

14-05-2008 00:15

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Just a thought tonight while driving home. The major Supermarkets online shopping sites might object to Phorm profiling as the only time it goes https is at the point of purchase.

All the product selection is open to Phorm and could be relayed to a rival this would also include the shoppers previous selections over months of shopping (favourites).

I am sure Tesco would like to know what I use Sainsbury for.

I think an email is called for.

BadPhormula

14-05-2008 00:20

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NTLVictim (Post 34551349)

What's the best site to look at to watch their shares tank in realtime if the rumour is true?

ADVFN will give you that live drubbing of shares that you require. You can sit there with all the flashing colours like the stuff you see on TV and the movies going up and down... and you can join in and pretend you are on the floor at the London Stock Exchange shouting BUY!!! SELL!!! BUY!!! SELL!!! at your screen

:D

davethejag

14-05-2008 00:20

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Hi All, This is now getting phormnomenally exciting!!!

davethejag

Paul Delaney

14-05-2008 00:31

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

To attain the maximum impact wouldn't VM save any announcement concerning ditching webwise/phorm until BT's trial was underway? It would Insure that (presuming this was pre-planned) they had BT's gonads firmly on the trowel...

I know I would...

:D:devsmoke:

Chroma

14-05-2008 00:37

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dephormation (Post 34551438)

By co-incidence, just read this paragraph in 1984;

As O'Brien passed the telescreen a thought seemed to strike him. He stopped, turned aside and pressed a switch on the wall. There was a sharp snap. The voice had stopped.

Julia uttered a tiny sound, a sort of squeak of surprise. Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue.

" You can turn it off ! " he said.

" Yes ", said O'Brien, " we can turn it off. We have that privilege. "

Virgin, do yourself a favour. Turn it off.

Id like to see Kent wind up in the "ministry of love" if you follow me, id be awfully interested to find out what he thiks two plus two really equals.

Now ive watched the Alex V Kent video a good few times and somethings never sat quite right with me, ive been watching it repeatedly over and over to put my finger on exactly whats been irritating me and you know what? ive figured it out.

Its Kent, he looks to me like Walts version of Robin Hood.

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Robbing the poor to pay the rich, just the backwards logic ive come to expect.
Phorm has now officialy RUINED MY CHILDHOOD :(

Dephormation

14-05-2008 00:46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarron (Post 34551532)

I am sure Tesco would like to know what I use Sainsbury for.

I think an email is called for.

popper

14-05-2008 00:51

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

another US bit of copy for NebuAd and a smattering of Phorm,
go over there and point out the tech points he skips over and have some fun helping inform the US readers of EXACTLY how these work.

its a shame we dont have a good tech report for the NebuAd DPI given they are sat in the Uk offices right now waiting on Phorm outcome here, its in our interests to not forget about them....

http://techliberation.com/2008/05/13...#comment-41782

Dephormation

14-05-2008 00:55

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarron (Post 34551532)

I am sure Tesco would like to know what I use Sainsbury for.

I think an email is called for.

Barron sssshhh, FGS!!!

That's my plan for retiring to the Bahamas. Tell no one. Heavens if everyone reading this board finds out they'll all want a cut of the action...

You might want to mention this in your email...

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConBlogEntry.425

And when I say, retire to the Bahamas, I mean buying an island.

Pete.

Update; if you're a web master with logs from the trials in 2006/7 I've made an offer on badphorm to process your log data free of charge into an invoice for BT. I recommend a charge of Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10-Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 per page impression for unlicenced copying during the two week trials (according to the value of your content, the cost of equivalent printed material, and a penalty fee for unlicenced use).

BadPhormula

14-05-2008 00:59

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chroma (Post 34551566)

Id like to see Kent wind up in the "ministry of love" if you follow me, id be awfully interested to find out what he thiks two plus two really equals.

Now ive watched the Alex V Kent video a good few times and somethings never sat quite right with me, ive been watching it repeatedly over and over to put my finger on exactly whats been irritating me and you know what? ive figured it out.

Its Kent, he looks to me like Walts version of Robin Hood.

http://xs227.xs.to/xs227/08203/kenthood738.jpg

Robbing the poor to pay the rich, just the backwards logic ive come to expect.
Phorm has now officialy RUINED MY CHILDHOOD :(

Please can you swap the order of your Kenthood picture so that the arrow is being shot through that d*ckheads ear!

Dephormation

14-05-2008 01:09

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadPhormula (Post 34551587)

Please can you swap the order of your Kenthood picture so that the arrow is being shot through that d*ckheads ear!

Kent reminds me more of Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham (arguably the finest performance of any evil villain you will ever see).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_21...eature=related

thebarron

14-05-2008 01:18

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dephormation (Post 34551572)

Thanks for the tip. email sent to Tesco. Will post reply if I get one.
I hope you do not get your trip to the Bahamas (this way anyway) but Brighton is nice this time of year.

serial

14-05-2008 01:19

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Does anyone else see the likeness of the younger Palpatine?

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