Remember the “Do Not Call” list and how it threatened to destroy direct marketing? Didn’t happen. And you can expect the same non-event if the FTC-proposed “Do Not Track” guidelines<\/a> are implemented.<\/p>\n

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Miami ad on NYT.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The screenshot above is the NYT’s Online Debate about this issue<\/a>. Funny thing is, the banner ad at the top of the page is for NBCMiami.com because NYT.com knows where I am and shows relevant ads.<\/p>\n

If you ask me, Washington is going to mess this up, because they don’t really understand what’s going on. There is a real difference between “tracking,” “behavioral tracking” and “geo-targeting” but you can bet DC will treat them all the same. And I imagine people are more worried about data compilers building a dossier about their every move on the web, and selling that information. Having relevant ads on the page when you are reading the NYT in Miami is not a bad thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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