You get a call on your free Internet phone service.
RING
“Hello.”
“Hey, it’s me.”“Hey you. What’s up? I was thinking about you and me going to that movie “3:10 to Yuma.”
AD FOR SEVERAL MOVIES SHOWS UP INSTANTLY ON YOUR SCREEN.
“Oh, I’ve heard it was good but I am a bit hungry. What if we go get something to eat first?”
AD FOR SEVERAL LOCAL RESTAURANTS POPS UP ON YOUR SCREEN.
“Chinese? Mexican? Italian?”
ADS FOR EACH TYPE OF CUISINE RUNS ACROSS THE SCREEN WITH EACH WORD SAID.
NOTE: About now I should tell you that a company called Pudding (started by two ex-intelligence officers in the Israeli military) is beta testing a new web-based phone service that listens in on your conversations and tailors ad content to your words. So if you talk about movies and food, the ads pop up about those two things.
“I was thinking about that new restaurant over on the east side.”
ADS FOR SEVERAL EAST SIDE RESTAURANTS SHOW UP.
“You mean Bush Street Grill?”
ADS FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AGENDA SHOW UP ON YOUR SCREEN. ADS FOR BILL MAHER’S SHOW POPS UP WHEN YOU SAY “GRILL” AFTER YOU SAY “BUSH.”
“Yeah. I’ll be by in an hour.”
ADS FOR WATCHES APPEAR.
“Whoa, Captain Jack…”
PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN AD POPS UP. SMALL CAPTAIN MORGAN ADS SLIDES ACROSSBOTTOM JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE.
“I need to put on some make-up, so give me a little more time.”
ADS FOR MAC AND REVLON FILL YOUR SCREEN. PLASTIC SURGERY DOCTOR ADS SLICEACROSS TOP AS TIMEX AND SEIKO ADS AD START FIGHTING IN THE CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN.
“You need more than an hour? You’re killin me here!”
ADS FOR FUNERAL HOMES POP ON. YOUR DOGS BARKS AT THE NEIGHBOR’S CAT AND YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW. INSTANTLY, PURINA AND MEOW MIX ADS COME ON.THE SYSTEM CAN READ YOUR DOG’S VOICE TOO.
