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Craigslist to Beam Ads into Space (for Free)

Posted by timothy on from the unintended-consequences dept.

rdarden writes "According to a press release issues yesterday, Craigslist will be broadcasting 10,000 ads into space later this year. CEO Jim Buckmaster won an eBay auction offered by Deep Space Communications Network, a Cape Canaveral, Florida company. According to an article at Technewsworld.com, they may have already received permission from 10,000 ad submitters."

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  1. Advertizers are vermin by Mister+Liberty · · Score: 0, Troll


    Never mind space, look around you.
    Ads are terror and advertizers should be shot on sight.

    Sure, I know what you're saying, "without ads you wouldn't this that or the other blah blah blah"

    Baloney I say.

    bjd