What's the 411?
Free directory assistance . . . gotta love it. From the NYT:
Already, two new services — 800-FREE-411 and 800-411-METRO — offer directory assistance free of charge, though users have to listen to advertisements.Tell em Lef sent ya. And call me!
posted by Detlef at 3:39 PM permalink
3 Comments:
"Time is Money" they say. A new variable is introduced into the equation (Time=Money) called, Commercials. So we have:
Time=Money
Money=Commercials
Via the transitive property, Time therefore equals Commercials. So, for the future of our spieces, if we wish to get somewhere quicker, technology can make it happen, but you'll need to connect your brain to this device over here and download our latest commercials before you leave, or you can just pay a whole bunch more Eartho, or you can just take the slow route...
One of the many reasons I've planned my death for 50.
-B
4:53 PM
Your math frightens me.
I still remember Broadpoint, though, and making lots of long-distance phone calls totally free just for listening to a few Geico ads. Your equation got me to thinking: Under what circumstances would I NOT be willing to listen to/see/endure/download ads to get something free? Would I be willing to save, say, $200 a month on rent if a semi-unobtrusive ad window were installed somewhere in my home?
I have to say: Maybe I'd do it, for $200. Then again (to borrow an old punchline), I've already demonstrated I'm a whore, now we're just negotiating the price . . .
4:39 PM
I'm reminded of the free automobiles people were given that were covered, bumper to bumper, with ads.
I wonder if the amount of ads I would go for in my home/car, etc. is one of the many "dimmensions" used by Dr. Neil Warren to assess my compatibility with the opposite sex.
2:33 AM
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