Seizing a domain is like seizing a billboard, argue the attorneys appealing Kentucky governor Steve Beshear’s attempt to take possession of 141 gambling domains. Even if domains were forfeited, users could still access gambling sites via IP addresses, which become destinations without signs over them.
Malls Should Make Ready For Google Billboards
Google is a very powerful Internet company, but it’s still, for the most part, just an Internet company; consumers aren’t very likely to encounter the search engine and advertising giant unless they’re near a computer. That may change, though, given some recent patents that relate to digital billboard technology.
RFID Billboards Target Mini Audience
Drivers of the charming little Mini Coopers may be invited to sign up for an interactive billboard promotion called Motorby, where RFID equipped keyfobs will change the message as these drivers approach the billboard.
Virtual Billboards With Microsoft’s Virtual Earth
As with any self-respecting blogger, I hate to say anything positive about Microsoft because they are synonymous with evil (just kidding!), but I must admit that the latest update to Virtual Earth – or whatever we’re supposed to be calling it nowadays, which is probably Windows Live Web Search Satellite Virtual 3-D Planet – is pretty damn cool.