Comments on: The menace of targetted advertising http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2009/04/the-menace-of-targetted-advertising/ helping people break out of pigeonholes since 2003 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:30:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blogging .101 | Kuba Seniorita Blog and links http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2009/04/the-menace-of-targetted-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-8301 Blogging .101 | Kuba Seniorita Blog and links Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:35:26 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2009/04/the-menace-of-targetted-advertising/#comment-8301 [...] advertising is visual spam”. Which resonates with me totally, of course. She links to her own post on the subject, which sources this post by Brian [...] [...] advertising is visual spam”. Which resonates with me totally, of course. She links to her own post on the subject, which sources this post by Brian [...]

]]> By: Dave Walker http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2009/04/the-menace-of-targetted-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-8289 Dave Walker Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:17:58 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2009/04/the-menace-of-targetted-advertising/#comment-8289 This is an interesting observation, in that my preferred brands for specific things, don't actually explicitly advertise their capabilities in producing such things. In a Mine! manner, what I didn't discover by experimentation and experience, I discovered from recommendation by people I trust to have good taste in such things. * if I need a new laptop, it's the latest fully-loaded MacBook Pro, no questions asked. Apple don't advertise these, widely. * if I need a new calculator, it's the latest top of the line HP, no questions asked; fortunately, my 48SX is still going strong and entirely sufficient for my needs. HP just doesn't advertise their scientific calculator line. * if I need new audio equipment, it's Meridian, no questions asked. Again, it's not down to ads (they don't advertise), just reviews - and some personal experience. * if I need new clothes, I have a relatively newly-developed habit of hitting Men's Wearhouse in California (a hint to fellow gents; if you don't want to go so far as spending large amounts of money in Jermyn Street, American shirts are sized by collar, sleeve and chest, and thus, fit!) * if I need a new car - sorry, that's an academic question, as while I might need a new runabout every decade or so, I'm never letting go of my DB7 Vantage. James Bond never drove one, being in BMW Hell at the time they were made, and AFAIK they were never advertised; they "just" had a few favourable reviews and looked and sounded and drove like... (sorry, I just ran out of superlatives 8-) ) This is an interesting observation, in that my preferred brands for specific things, don’t actually explicitly advertise their capabilities in producing such things.

In a Mine! manner, what I didn’t discover by experimentation and experience, I discovered from recommendation by people I trust to have good taste in such things.

* if I need a new laptop, it’s the latest fully-loaded MacBook Pro, no questions asked. Apple don’t advertise these, widely.

* if I need a new calculator, it’s the latest top of the line HP, no questions asked; fortunately, my 48SX is still going strong and entirely sufficient for my needs. HP just doesn’t advertise their scientific calculator line.

* if I need new audio equipment, it’s Meridian, no questions asked. Again, it’s not down to ads (they don’t advertise), just reviews – and some personal experience.

* if I need new clothes, I have a relatively newly-developed habit of hitting Men’s Wearhouse in California (a hint to fellow gents; if you don’t want to go so far as spending large amounts of money in Jermyn Street, American shirts are sized by collar, sleeve and chest, and thus, fit!)

* if I need a new car – sorry, that’s an academic question, as while I might need a new runabout every decade or so, I’m never letting go of my DB7 Vantage. James Bond never drove one, being in BMW Hell at the time they were made, and AFAIK they were never advertised; they “just” had a few favourable reviews and looked and sounded and drove like… (sorry, I just ran out of superlatives 8-) )

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