--- F R E N D Z of martian --- Sorry! url should be http://freespace.virgin.net/nick.sandberg/orange.htm Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "nick.sandberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 12 February 2001 11:55 Subject: Orange promoting "mark of the beast"? > Orange, the Anglo-asian mobile telephone company with offices worldwide, > have a bizarre new ad campaign currently running in the UK (Feb 2001). The > series of ads, found on billboards and in magazines, all show a human hand > with the orange logo, an orange square, imprinted on it, and refer to having > one of Orange's services "in the palm of my hand." > > Intentional or otherwise, marketing strategies like this strongly associate > in the mind of the viewer the concept of electronic communication with > implant-enhanced body function, and can thus be seen as a means of preparing > public consciousness for the notion of microchip impants. > > It may well not be the intention of the advertiser to do this, but this will > be the effect. I recommend concerned members of the public, write to Orange > requesting that they withdraw adverts of this nature. Public protest worked > with Digital Angel. > > Checkout http://freespace.virgin.net/nick.sandberg/orange for further > details and ad sample. > > -- Sent to you via the frendz list at marsbard.com The archive is at http://www.mail-archive.com/frendz@marsbard.com/
