{"id":31410,"date":"2009-10-23T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T14:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=76499"},"modified":"2009-10-23T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T14:22:10","slug":"will-ads-stop-your-dangerous-texting-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/31410","title":{"rendered":"Will Ads Stop Your Dangerous Texting Habit?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"vztext\"<\/a>Verizon is showing off an advertisement today<\/a> (that will run on TV starting Monday) aimed at stopping people from texting and driving, but it’s far too mild for me. I prefer something along the lines of this CTIA ad<\/a>, which has some of the drama we’ve come to expect from public service announcements. However, the CTIA ad is aimed at teenagers rather than adults; given how many adults text or even just browse on their phones as they drive, perhaps they need an ad targeted at them, too. But will these ads, a bevy of upcoming laws and even the existence of sites like AKBadDriver’s tweet stream<\/a> actually stop folks from texting (or reading emails) while driving? What about you? Take the poll below the fold.<\/p>\n

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