Verizon will allow advertising on their mobile phones

zekrahminator · Dec 27, 2006, 01:57 AM

Verizon Wireless, one of America's most heavily advertised wireless phone carriers, has recently decided to see how much money they can make in the mobile advertising department. Considering that advertisers spent $45 million in 2005 and $150 million in 2006 on phone ads from various other carriers, mobile advertising really should take off this year. The market is predicted to be worth $1.3 billion by 2010. Verizon is working hard to find places to put that ads so that while they will still be on news, weather, sports and other internet sites, they will not be intrusive.

Source: CNET

hat · Dec 27, 2006, 02:04 AM

gay. EA started it, now verison is following. You get advertisements on shit you pay for.

XooM · Dec 27, 2006, 02:17 AM

EA didn't start it... cable TV/Dish anyone? We pay for our TV channels, of which what, 1/3 of the time is spent on ads? 1/3 of your cable bill is entirely for commercials.

EastCoasthandle · Dec 27, 2006, 03:12 AM

In either case I am sure you don't want to look at your blackberry or any other cell phone for that matter and see cereal ads on your screen. I am sure there are those "do as your told" people out there who welcome this. However, there are plenty of people who don't think that way at all. And rather not experience this nor are they going to "do as they are told". Sometime I wish those people stayed in the military

. That why they are not upset when they realize there are people who don't think like them!

WarEagleAU · Dec 27, 2006, 03:52 AM

Not bad, if they pop up while browsing on the internet for sports or news. Granted, if Im checking football scores or whatever, I dont wanna see ads, but as long as they arent intrusive. What would be nice is to offer top notch phones even cheaper or free with ads placed on them or popping up, or service being cheaper because you elect to have ads!

mout12 · Dec 27, 2006, 08:22 PM

Mobile phones are ghey... unless you live in Jap.

overcast · Dec 27, 2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

gay. EA started it, now verison is following. You get advertisements on shit you pay for.

This is the dumbest post I've seen to date on TPU.

zekrahminator · Dec 27, 2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overcast

This is the dumbest post I've seen to date on TPU.

And insults get you banned, especially when you do them over and over again.

Dec 27, 2006, 01:57 AM	#1
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Verizon will allow advertising on their mobile phones Verizon Wireless, one of America's most heavily advertised wireless phone carriers, has recently decided to see how much money they can make in the mobile advertising department. Considering that advertisers spent $45 million in 2005 and $150 million in 2006 on phone ads from various other carriers, mobile advertising really should take off this year. The market is predicted to be worth $1.3 billion by 2010. Verizon is working hard to find places to put that ads so that while they will still be on news, weather, sports and other internet sites, they will not be intrusive. Source: CNET

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Dec 27, 2006, 02:04 AM	#2
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	gay. EA started it, now verison is following. You get advertisements on shit you pay for.

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EastCoasthandle Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,244 (2.11/day) Thanks: 382 Thanked 1,526 Times in 865 Posts System Specs	In either case I am sure you don't want to look at your blackberry or any other cell phone for that matter and see cereal ads on your screen. I am sure there are those "do as your told" people out there who welcome this. However, there are plenty of people who don't think that way at all. And rather not experience this nor are they going to "do as they are told". Sometime I wish those people stayed in the military . That why they are not upset when they realize there are people who don't think like them!

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mout12 Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 114 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mobile phones are ghey... unless you live in Jap.

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