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Skype To Feature Giant Ads

Posted by Soulskill on from the when-advertising-departments-attack dept.

benfrog writes "Skype will be introducing a new 'feature' into calls for users don't have subscriptions or credit. Giant ads. They are actually calling them 'Conversation ads' because they hope the ads (as large as the picture of the person to whom you are speaking) will 'spark additional topics of conversation that are relevant to Skype users and highlight unique and local brand experiences.' The ads, of course, are tailored to each individual user, though there is an opt-out for that."

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  1. Re:A recent conversation about closed standards by Macrat · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, that will be so easy for my family and friends to figure out how to implement. Maybe I should just dig a dedicate landline to all their houses while I'm at it.

    Good example of why they should have Apple products and use Facetime.