bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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AT&T sent an unsolicited ad touting "American Idol" to only 3 percent of its customers.
zatznotfunny.com - 1/10/2009
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zatznotfunny.com —
Like Chris Lanier, I’ve been disappointed in Microsoft’s
apparent inability to deliver an IPTV solution onto the
Xbox 360 platform… As announced during Bill Gates’ 2007 CES keynote. We’ve heard relatively little regarding ...
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Xbox 360 IPTV Initiative Isn’t Dead
wireless.att.com - 1/16/2009
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Skip To Content att.com Wireless Home Personal Business
Center About Us My Account AT&T, formerly Cingular Find
a Store Coverage Viewer Español Cart Enter your ZIP Code for local online offers Explore Why AT&T Wireless Basics Messaging & ...
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VentureBeat —
... AT&T sends text message ad to Idol fans: About two million American Idol fans got an unsolicited text message from AT&T after the debut of the eighth season of the show, which gets about 28 million viewers per show. ...
Australian Regulator Sues Text Spammers For First Time
mocoNews —
... messages—NYT reports that the telco is now claiming messages were sent to 2 million people, or 3 percent of its customer base. It previously said that messages had been sent to a "significant number" of its customers…I suppose technically a single customers could be considered "significant", but it's really removing any meaning from the word in this context. It ...
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AT&T turns to text spam to sell American Idol
blogs.chron.com 1/14/2009 — Text messaging continues to be a huge moneymaker for wireless carriers, and no wonder. The more people use it, the more they love it. Last June, American SMS users sent more than 75 billion text messages, or about 2.5 billion...
'American Idol' Teams Up With Habbo For Virtual World
paidcontent.org 1/20/2009 — FremantleMedia Enterprises and teen virtual world Habbo are partnering on an American Idol virtual world slated to launch at the end of January, a first for the iconic music talent show. But those looking for virtual Simon, Paula or David Cook likely ...
AT&T Idolises promotional texting —
The Register
Spamming you say? How very dare you US operator AT&T decided to let customers know about American Idol by sending a "significant number" of them a text message about it, without asking first.…