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Instant Messenger or Instant Advertiser?

Posted by timothy on from the insidious-synthetic-friends dept.

Shadow2097 writes: "ABC News is running this moderately disturbing story about a new, highly targeted form of advertising. Two companies, SmarterChild.com and ActiveBuddy.com have teamed up to deliver interactive Instant Messenger bots that talk to children and deliver ever-so-subtle ads for various products. Just when you think market saturation has reached the limit, leave it to a greedy corporation to start targeting the most naive and vulnerable demographic there is."

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  1. Well is this just doesn't take the cake by ahuimanu · · Score: 0, Troll

    Utter crap.

    BTW, look for any companies distantly related to big tobacco in the "subtle ads." If they are not there now... they will be.

    Sigh...

    J

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    shock the monkey
  2. Re:Smarter loser by 1iquidflare · · Score: 0, Troll

    More like smarter penis...he's great in the sack.