British Colleges Selling Screen Saver Ad Space

gotroot801 writes: "The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that eighteen British institutions plan to generate income during the coming academic year by displaying advertisements on the computer screen savers of students, professors, and staff members. Why does this remind me of that Simpsons episode where Troy McClure is teaching a Pepsi-sponsored class?"

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Re:Need more school income? This is a good idea.

[Anonymous Coward]

Even ignoring the influence that advertisers have over those they pay, this just wastes electricity. The contract no doubt requires that any power saving sleep modes on the monitor be turned off so people can see the screensaver...