Today's (Sunday) 60 Minutes program was about on line advertising and the impact of what Tech companies do to capture the computer user. While a major part of the program was about the effect on the mind, and the interaction with society, an interesting side note was that online advertising has more than doubled in three years, to 31 Billion dollars.
Did you notice?
I thought that the TV advertising was bad with one minute of ads, for two minutes of program... (even worse on some, like Nascar..,. with continuous ads on the screen 90% of the time.)
Now, browsing the web means continuous clicking, just to get to what you are interested in.
Never mind that we pay for TV, and for internet access... we're at the mercy of those who wield more power than any government.
1984 was written in 1949 by George Orwell, and came to the movie theaters in 1956. Thought to be the ultimate in mind control.
How far we've come.![Nonono :nonono: :nonono:](https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
Am I alone?
Did you notice?
I thought that the TV advertising was bad with one minute of ads, for two minutes of program... (even worse on some, like Nascar..,. with continuous ads on the screen 90% of the time.)
Now, browsing the web means continuous clicking, just to get to what you are interested in.
Never mind that we pay for TV, and for internet access... we're at the mercy of those who wield more power than any government.
1984 was written in 1949 by George Orwell, and came to the movie theaters in 1956. Thought to be the ultimate in mind control.
How far we've come.
![Nonono :nonono: :nonono:](https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
Am I alone?
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