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Free Phone Calls... If Advertisers Can Eavesdrop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-are-my-ads-all-about-boobs dept.

Dekortage writes "Today, Pudding Media is introducing an Internet phone service similar to Skype's online service, but without any toll charges. The catch: they are eavesdropping on phone calls with voice recognition software to monitor calls, then push conversation-relevant the ads to the subscriber's computer screen. Interestingly, during tests, "conversations [were] actually changing based on what was on the screen," said the president. "Our ability to influence the conversation was remarkable.""

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  1. Test Conversation by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Our ability to influence the conversation was remarkable." Phil: Hey Bob I just got into the beta for a new Internet phone service and I'm calling you right now on it.
    Bob: Oh yeah? Oh, is that the free phone calls with conversation-relevant ads showing up on your screen?
    Phil: That's right, it's completely free!
    Bob: Heh, monkey sex.
    Phil: Uh, what?
    Bob: Monkey sex!
    Phil: Ew, gross, stop that.
    Bob: Beastiality.
    Phil: Oh yuck, these flash based ads are ...
    Bob: Goatse.
    Phil: Ahhhhhhhhh! *click*
    --
    My work here is dung.
  2. What is this madness????? by Rooked_One · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Didn't you have ads in the twentieth century?"

    "Well, sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio... and in magazines... and movies, and at ballgames, and on buses, and milk cartons, and T-shirts, and bananas, and written in the sky. But not in dreams, no sirree."

  3. Odd combination by deniable · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like Echelon got drunk and woke up next to a spam-bot. Man, that's an ugly child.