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Re: commercialism (was REVIEW...)

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From: Sam Callan
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 00:00
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On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Joel A. Caughran wrote:

> 
> The actual venues may have been clean, but I saw on CNN before the games
> that they had developed technology to insert ads over green boards in real
> time.
> 
> Joel
> 
I remember seeing this also.  The idea is that ads can be aimed at 
specific countries or regions.  Does anyone know if this was actually 
used.  From a techno-geek standpoint I find this to be a neat idea.
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From: Sam Callan <gs02sdc@panther.Gsu.EDU>
Subject: Re: commercialism (was REVIEW...)
Date: 1996/08/10
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