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How much information do they actually want, and how much do they check? I seem to recall that they wanted some info for giving to the advertisers and for targeting the advertising. -Allen ["They (TM)" being Juno, the free email people]
Basic marketing stuff: (I just abbreviated from their survey, which you can go back and change at any time :) Full address, phone numbers optional. How often do you use this computer, and for what? Which of the following (shopping, bill paying, horoscope, etc...) would you do online if you could? Which online services (AOHell, CI$, MSN, etc. ) have you used/do you use? What is your profession? What is your income level? What about children? Which major appliances/ electronics do you use? What magazines do you read? What about your free time? What hobbies/other interests have you? (Optional question: have you traded any securities in the past twelve months?) OTOH, there is nothing at all preventing you from completing all of this with your favorite pseudonym's information; Juno says that they can't/don't verify all of this, since they just don't have the resources or the inclination. Besides, the ads are cute - so far, I've gotten ads for Welch's grape juice, an Okidata laser printer, Columbia House record club, and Snapple. I already buy from three of those four, so I guess they're preaching to the choir :) dave -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBMY6S1jVTwUKWHSsJAQEcywf+NgrPzFH002OEwtNOoQozidxHN2V8KmlK +//dLmTz2YkKr1Nrndb1QUHxYYP4n0Bdp0s4Y/GOh30gTKN71WFpa8+wOyEP/kOC 6iaz7KfC9PKBrxWSmpUOeDjnxL3YBzP2LcCvB057gB5Tvrwx6qC9pZ5W6cYnjg9w 77b6EKSP75Seh7jOVDmcEbfSJBOQoTqhjOQhrKHg1uoMvJnojlTGk3HZirr1bDsP 4mISloHVxuJGcg5SDAiOHQu/NG1fRITckV00M9t/YFV3E9BtraJX4AvbBK5zttoJ 2V/ExGvkAVF+VV85tj8OFjms6uzUFzxEQYtlQRz+Ku205uv4A6ZJWg== =Sj/T -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----