Site of the Day for Monday, April 12, 2004 BadAds.org Today's site offers an eye-opening look at the inexorable tide of advertising which washes over modern society and helpful resources to complain. Gentle Subscribers, tired of being bombarded by the relentless pitch for goods and services at every turn, will find practical advice to make their opposition heard. "How many ads did you see or hear today? ... Surprised at the number you came up with? Don't be. Advertising has become so common that it's now the background noise to our lives. But in their effort to get us to buy their products and services, advertisers are becoming more and more intrusive. ... You can complain to your friends about having to watch commercials after you've shelled out eight bucks for a movie ticket ... But the only way to stop these things is by taking a few minutes to give advertisers a piece of your mind. ...This site makes it easy." - from the website The site offers visitors' contributions on examples of intrusive advertising in various situations -- phone and fax, in schools, movies, sporting events and e-mail, as well as defining when ads cross the thin line from legitimate to invasive. Helpful information, including the citation of current laws against particular kinds of unsolicited ads, such as faxes, where to complain and relevant links to advertisers' online feedback forms, are provided. Stomp over to the site for a look at intrusive ads and how to quell their barrage at: http://www.badads.org/ A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.