Beyond TiVo: The Next Generation (Of Ads)
from the I'm-A-Dr.-Not-An-Advertiser dept
Just as TiVo gets users to (sort of) see more commercials, the next generation of PVRs is planning a new form of advertising to deliver more targeted marketing (and maybe even more ads). Forget about all this skipping 30 seconds stuff, no one will be able to avoid the video-on-demand menus covered in targeted ads. But before the anti-ad folks have a fit, this might actually mean the ads you see are the ads you don't mind seeing.
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The other day I came home to find a 7minute commercial for their services, etc automatically recorded and left for me as a nice little present.
I was easily enough deleted, but I believe they are testing the waters for consumer feedback on such things.
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I wouldn't mind watching ads if I got something useful out of it.
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I've had a similar scenario with a telemarketer. I told him I wasn't interested before he told me what he was pitching and he said "...how do I know I'm not interested, I haven't told you yet."
It's simple. Whatever you're pitching I don't want it. If I wanted it, I'd go get it without prompting from you. If you have to talk me into it, I must not need/want it.
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But I guess you're saying that you might use a coupon, but you'll seek out that coupon somehow instead of wanting it to be delivered to you in some "convenient" way....?
While I can appreciate not enjoying spam, I think you've taken your hatred of ads a bit far... But that's just my opinion. If you hate ads that much, I'll try not to give you any....
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