[Infowarrior] - A random idea for tv networks

Richard Forno rforno at infowarrior.org
Thu Jul 19 12:29:56 UTC 2007


Wouldn't it be great if all TV commercials were meta-tagged and, as with
browsers and cookies, you could use your remote control to block ones that
you didn't want to encounter --- either one-by-one, or by
company/organization?  I don't mind commercials, but I resent being
carpet-bombed by certain ones.

With customers armed with such capabilities, companies and networks alike
would think twice about broadcasting annoying commercials and then airing
them endlessly...and thus angering/turning away potential customers.  (Are
you listening, Ditech, GE, CNBC, Scottrade, Comcast, Salesgenie, and the
National Autism Foundation?)

Just a thought......and btw list traffic will be light this week, I'm off
for a weekend holiday up north.

-rf





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