Comments on: Phone Book Spam http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/ Techmology Bits Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kevin http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-2029 Kevin Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:21:59 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-2029 Consumers can “opt out” of receiving telephone books at www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org. They will contact the publishers and inform them to stop delivering books. This is a free service for consumers. www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is working with state and local governments on ordinances concerning the delivery of unsolicited telephone books. www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is not against the telephone books but against the delivery of 4 to 5 pounds of paper on people’s door step 5 to 6 times per year and being told it is our responsibility to recycle something we did not ask for. If we need a book we will call. Otherwise I “opt out” from receiving it. Consumers can “opt out” of receiving telephone books at http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org. They will contact the publishers and inform them to stop delivering books. This is a free service for consumers. http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is working with state and local governments on ordinances concerning the delivery of unsolicited telephone books. http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is not against the telephone books but against the delivery of 4 to 5 pounds of paper on people’s door step 5 to 6 times per year and being told it is our responsibility to recycle something we did not ask for. If we need a book we will call. Otherwise I “opt out” from receiving it.

]]> By: Jeremy Scott http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-1751 Jeremy Scott Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:02:26 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-1751 Well, I'm mostly talking about doing a Google search for the name or type of business you want the phone number to... and finding their website. Of course, with Google (and Yahoo) expanding the "Local" section of their results... you can often find addresses and phone numbers right there in the Google results. There are sites like YellowPages.com that serve as online phone directories... but I'm not a huge fan. I can usually find the same information just through Google, and the phone directory sites aren't very easy to navigate. Well, I’m mostly talking about doing a Google search for the name or type of business you want the phone number to… and finding their website. Of course, with Google (and Yahoo) expanding the “Local” section of their results… you can often find addresses and phone numbers right there in the Google results.

There are sites like YellowPages.com that serve as online phone directories… but I’m not a huge fan. I can usually find the same information just through Google, and the phone directory sites aren’t very easy to navigate.

]]> By: CAROL PATRICK http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-1749 CAROL PATRICK Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:01:53 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-1749 what i would like to know is where do you get addresses and phone numbers that it does not cost you? i have went from site to site and i have found none that do not want to charge me a fee to find a phone number. any suggestions? what i would like to know is where do you get addresses and phone numbers that it does not cost you? i have went from site to site and i have found none that do not want to charge me a fee to find a phone number. any suggestions?

]]> By: Eric Jackson http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-1725 Eric Jackson Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:44:37 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-1725 I keep mine around in case King Kong has an epileptic fit in my back yard. I keep mine around in case King Kong has an epileptic fit in my back yard.

]]> By: Jeremy Scott http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-1717 Jeremy Scott Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:43:55 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-1717 Well, you make an excellent point about the power outage. At the same time, in my little self-absorbed world, whenever the power goes out... I generally figure that someone else in the neighborhood will alert the electric company about it--if the electric company can't themselves see automatically when a grid goes out (I think they can). I also think there's something to be said for the growing mobile industry. As iPhones and SmartPhones become more and more commonplace...people won't need power to be online. I can already plug a Sprint or Verizon wireless card into my laptop when the power's out and still connect to the web via the local cell towers. But I totally see your point. Heck, there are still a ton of citizens that don't have a computer in their home or a cell phone. There are many years left of a phone book's usefulness (to some)... but my point was more about the fact that the trend indicates they will go away eventually. They're obsolete to me right now... but won't be so to everyone for quite some time. Well, you make an excellent point about the power outage.

At the same time, in my little self-absorbed world, whenever the power goes out… I generally figure that someone else in the neighborhood will alert the electric company about it–if the electric company can’t themselves see automatically when a grid goes out (I think they can).

I also think there’s something to be said for the growing mobile industry. As iPhones and SmartPhones become more and more commonplace…people won’t need power to be online. I can already plug a Sprint or Verizon wireless card into my laptop when the power’s out and still connect to the web via the local cell towers.

But I totally see your point. Heck, there are still a ton of citizens that don’t have a computer in their home or a cell phone.

There are many years left of a phone book’s usefulness (to some)… but my point was more about the fact that the trend indicates they will go away eventually. They’re obsolete to me right now… but won’t be so to everyone for quite some time.

]]> By: justin http://blog.kbsweb.com/phone-book-spam/#comment-1716 justin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:51:13 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=200#comment-1716 thats ubsurd. what happens when you loose power... how are you going to call the electric company if you cannot use the computer to get the number?! not saying im a fan of paper books either just theres some use left in them. also they make good booster seats for children thats ubsurd. what happens when you loose power…

how are you going to call the electric company if you cannot use the computer to get the number?!
not saying im a fan of paper books either just theres some use left in them. also they make good booster seats for children

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