Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near You: Ads 363
mindless4210 writes "A new generation of spam is born with the launch of FreeFi's new Wi-Fi advertising network. It is the first service of its kind, with intentions of delivering ad content to hotspots around the world starting in mid-Summer. FreeFi's President, Lawrence Laffer, says that the service displays a 'persistent set of ads adjacent to the user's browser without use of invasive advertising software or pop-up ads.' He also claims '[their] market research indicates that, except for pop-ups, people really don't mind ads.'" This seems like the kind of thing that would keep me from using "free" wireless access, but I've a feeling I'm in the minority.
heheh (Score:3, Funny)
Mod parent up (Score:5, Funny)
In other news, television, magazines, radio stations, newspapers, taxi cabs, and sporting events may soon have to turn to advertising to help cover costs.
Nice to have a free hotspot, but... (Score:2, Funny)
Larry Laffer? (Score:5, Funny)
Lawrence Laffer (Score:3, Funny)
Laffer? Larry Laffer? Ditched the Leisure Suit for a business suit I see.
What?! (Score:1, Funny)
Lawrence Laffer? Larry Laffer?! Is this guy Leisure Suit Larry? No wonder he's trying to make more money from ads - he's still trying to get that hooker!
Huxley
Re:what browser? (Score:1, Funny)
Remember that Sierra Game... (Score:1, Funny)
I always wondered what happened to old Larry - thought he died of an STD or something. Turns out he's running a wireless hotspot startup. Who would have thunk it?
Market Research by Kang and Kodos (Score:3, Funny)
Furthermore, market research* indicates that people really don't mind anal probes.
-kgj
*Market research conducted by Kang and Kodos [szilagyi.us]. All test subjects consented voluntarily to mind-control ray and anal probe. No human species were exterminated during this course of this research. Earth void where prohibited.
Re:Ads... so what? (Score:2, Funny)
Speaking of disruptive (or annoying) sounds...they're doing something in the elecrtonics lab upstairs that sounds like the warp core of the STTNG Enterprise.
Re:Past experience, but (Score:1, Funny)
Hmm, did you mean dung dealing? I thought monkeys were the only ones who did that. And, BTW, I don't really find dung dealing to be very appealing. There may be some weirdos out there who like it. But I don't think I'd get addicted to it.
That is, I might get addicted, nay, even willing to pay if the dung dealing was occurring to people whom I loathe. For example, Darl McBride. I'm sure lots of other people would too.
Larry Laffer? (Score:3, Funny)
A businees model to exploit (Score:4, Funny)
Our water network, here in Montréal, Québec, is in a very bad state. It will cost billons of dollar to repair it, and neither municipalities, provincial or federal government want to pay for fscking it.
I personnaly wouldn't care to have an ad displayed in the bottom of my toilet. I might even enjoy using it, sometimes, depending on the advertiser!
Re:Past experience, but (Score:1, Funny)
It's all the psychedelic effects of drugs with the stink of dung! You too will say, "Man, this is some good shit!"
Re:But how does it work? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Past experience, but (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry it's nothing like that. Dealing in one of the 56 ethnic groups in China [wikipedia.org] is totally different to this.
I've never received a supply of free Chinese people only to have them turn around and ask to be paid.
John.
Leisure Suit Larry (Score:3, Funny)
I know I've seen that name somewhere before.
Ah yes, here. [dyndns.org]
1998 called. (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah...
1998 called. It wants its business model back.
Re:Didn't NetZero try this and fail miserably? (Score:1, Funny)
Forget about that, at which point does a state become super-sized? Do you get fries with that?