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Old 20-06-2008, 13:35   #9604
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

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Originally Posted by HamsterWheel View Post
Yup - I'll be happy to opt in.

Why ?

Take this site - www.autoblog.com One I look at frequently. The ads are always for women's dresses, so a waste of time sticking them in front of me and the site would make a lot more dosh if it served up targeted ads. So it could invest in more content.

That's what the next phase of the internet is all about - monetising good content. Phorm enables this to happen.
No, that is not what the 'next phase' of the internet is about. The 'next phase' of the internet is faster infrastructure and wider choices of connectivity, including through mobile and other 'non-PC' network enabled devices.

The internet is all about connecting the widest possible network in the simplest, most robust possible way. Always has been, always will be. "monetizing" it is simply what one particular set of internet users would like to get out of that network.

Do not make the mistake of assuming that the rest of the users of that network share your agenda, or that they will tolerate your attempts to alter the architecture of the network to ensure your agenda is served.

The internet does not need you. You need it - so please behave in a manner acceptable to the rest of us.
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