Comments on: Coming to a Phone Near You: The Nigerian Spammer http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/07/07/coming-to-a-phone-near-you-the-nigerian-spammer/ Marketing, Media, and Technology Conversations Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jehutson.com - Life and Technology Musings from Jamie Hutson » Blog Archive » Mobile Opportunities - 2D Barcodes http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/07/07/coming-to-a-phone-near-you-the-nigerian-spammer/comment-page-1/#comment-48399 jehutson.com - Life and Technology Musings from Jamie Hutson » Blog Archive » Mobile Opportunities - 2D Barcodes Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:49:00 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=745#comment-48399 [...] Nigerian Spammers, no number harvesting, just on demand information. Brilliantly [...] [...] Nigerian Spammers, no number harvesting, just on demand information. Brilliantly [...]

]]> By: Darren http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/07/07/coming-to-a-phone-near-you-the-nigerian-spammer/comment-page-1/#comment-47203 Darren Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:18:06 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=745#comment-47203 Eric, I realize the VentureBeat article wasn't around SMS, but wanted to bring to light issues I have around SMS. Kirsten, thanks so much for reaching out. I totally understand that there is no such thing as free lunch (built many services that take advantage of that) but how can we target these advertisements better? Eric, I realize the VentureBeat article wasn’t around SMS, but wanted to bring to light issues I have around SMS.

Kirsten, thanks so much for reaching out. I totally understand that there is no such thing as free lunch (built many services that take advantage of that) but how can we target these advertisements better?

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/07/07/coming-to-a-phone-near-you-the-nigerian-spammer/comment-page-1/#comment-47184 Kirsten Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:15:27 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=745#comment-47184 The main thing I'd mention is that you asked for that Yahoo! Weather alert. There's no such thing as a free lunch, as they say, so in order to get that free service, you have to put up with ads in the message. It would be better if the ads were on something that interests you more than the ones you've received, but that's the flip-side of having your privacy protected. Somehow I doubt that many people will want to provide their phone numbers to opt into a Nigerian SMS service! Full disclosure: I work for 4INFO, which is the company that places the ads in the Yahoo! text messages you receive. We offer tons of free text message services, but you do get ads along with the text alerts you request. On the bright side, you won't ever get a text that is just an ad unless you ask for it. The message is always whatever it is you asked for (sports scores, weather, diet tip of the day) with an ad at the bottom. The main thing I’d mention is that you asked for that Yahoo! Weather alert. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as they say, so in order to get that free service, you have to put up with ads in the message. It would be better if the ads were on something that interests you more than the ones you’ve received, but that’s the flip-side of having your privacy protected. Somehow I doubt that many people will want to provide their phone numbers to opt into a Nigerian SMS service!

Full disclosure: I work for 4INFO, which is the company that places the ads in the Yahoo! text messages you receive. We offer tons of free text message services, but you do get ads along with the text alerts you request. On the bright side, you won’t ever get a text that is just an ad unless you ask for it. The message is always whatever it is you asked for (sports scores, weather, diet tip of the day) with an ad at the bottom.

]]> By: Eric http://www.darrenherman.com/2008/07/07/coming-to-a-phone-near-you-the-nigerian-spammer/comment-page-1/#comment-47173 Eric Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:53:30 +0000 http://www.darrenherman.com/?p=745#comment-47173 The VentureBeat article wasn't about SMS advertising. The VentureBeat article wasn’t about SMS advertising.

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