Tuesday, May 5, 2009

You can star in the next Batman movie!

If you peruse comic book sites, movie sites and or action figure sites that support advertising, chances are you've seen this ad:

If you're smart, you didn't click on the advertisment. If your a genius, then you didn't follow the steps that eventually asked for your personal information. There are some great online ads that actually promote value. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. The world of online advertising has its dark side, and yes, this is one ad that exploits that. What is this advertisement really saying? Let me translate.

"Hello, are you a Batman/Movie/Comic Book fan or starving actor seeking your big-break that's unemployed and would love to make money in the entertainment industry? Well, place all of your personal information here so we can sell it to a mailing list to actively send you unwanted messages."

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