Jerry Raia
01-24-2006, 02:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/18/mobile-carriers-to-test-out-tiny-ads-for-tiny-screens/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/18/mobile-carriers-to-test-out-tiny-ads-for-tiny-screens/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Well, it was inevitable really, but get ready for a whole new world of phone based advertisement. Verizon and Sprint Nextel are tiptoeing around the idea of opt in video ads, with plans to test the functionality in March but fears of upsetting consumers, while ESPN is jumping into the fray with Visa, Nike, and Hilton Hotels all lined up to provide video ads to accompany their service."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Jerry-screen_ads.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />Yeah I bet they are tip toeing around the idea. As long as I can opt out of all this garbage if they want to give reduced rates for looking at ads, fine. The problem is once the camel's head is in the tent, well you know the rest. It figures the Verizon is one of the first to want this. Lets hope the "test" falls on its face.