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Old 31-07-2008, 11:45   #12992
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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 feesch View Post
So my point is that advertsing and technology ARE part of the debate - and how both are combined and used is a given. You are not going to win this one by saying advertsing doesn't work and we don't want progress - there has to be a smarter and more navigatable solution.

Phorm is not progress,it is far too intrusive, it is a retrograde step back towards spyware.

Advertising works if people see it, when advertising on the web starts to annoy people they will block it.


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Nor is it appropriate in certain cases , such as listening into my phonecalls to sell me something or keyword scraping my instant messenger chats - when I am searching for info fine, not when I am communicating with friends. Facebook take note.
What's so very different about phone calls and messenger chats, many people will anonymously discuss very private issues in a public forum that they wouldn't discuss with their friends or family.
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