http://news.com.com/TiVo+tests+pop-u...l?tag=nefd.top
how fucked up is this?
you invent a new electronic thing that most homes will want and are willing to pay a subscription fee for- you could make huge amounts of money just selling it on the benefits of it to consumers- what next?
buy a private jet?
No. get greedier-
Tivo will start having pop up ads-
- TiVo tests pop-up-style ads
Published: March 28, 2005, 5:17 PM PST
TiVo began testing interactive advertising tools during the weekend as it looks to appease companies wary of users' ability to skip over ads.
The company confirmed late Monday that it released the first in a series of advertising features to a random and limited number of subscribers to the digital-video recorder service. The first test feature--a tag--pops up on the screen when a viewer is fast-forwarding through an advertisement.
If viewers press the thumbs-up or select button during the half second the tag is displayed, they will be redirected to a menu that leads to more information about the advertised product. The tag takes up about 25 percent of the screen, according to the company. TiVo said it is working with only one advertiser, a movie studio, on the trial balloon.
and what do they mean "customers?" I'm their customer and I don't want ads. I wonder if anyone has recommended to Apple to plug ads to pop in-between songs on IPods?
