In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the advertisers did not adhere to the city’s rules on outdoor advertising. In return, the city banned outdoor advertising entirely. So what does an 11-million citizens city look like without advertising? You can read a little more about it here or go directly to this set of pictures.
We hear about city-advertisers disputes a lot here in Israel, too. I wonder if an Israeli city will ever ban outdoor advertising. Probably when municipal corruption is gone and pigs fly. (via Digg).
There’s a story about such a future where all advertising is banned. It’s not as bright as it may seem to be. The story is ‘The Girl Who Was Plugged In’ by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tiptree,_Jr . If by any chance you read russian, i’ll be happy to supply you a link ;)
I don’t know about municipal corruption but Algie can sure fly!
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3389863,00.html
rom: Thanks a lot. Looks like a good read. I’ll keep the book name in mind for my next book purchase. Maybe I learn Russian right after I master perl (read: probably never) :)
Ariel: I had to look up the reference for “Algie can fly” :). About that article link: I drive by that sign quite a lot. I think it’s kind of funny, actually.