Comments on: Ban the phonebook / Yellow Pages http://votefor.me.uk/ban-the-phonebook-yellow-pages/ Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sarah Hughes http://votefor.me.uk/ban-the-phonebook-yellow-pages/#comment-336 Sarah Hughes Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:39:30 +0000 http://votefor.me.uk/?p=195#comment-336 What you need to ensure is that if yellow pages are to be taken out of circulation then an online service replicates what is lost. I use Yell.com on a regular basis for work but due to their maximum of 10 free searches in any 24 hour period I have to resort to getting the book out most days. Otherwise I will have to pay - and it's not cheap - desperate to get a number to contact a new client the other day I had to buy credits to find information - £14.95. What's more I had to use this - eg I couldn't then have my free searches back before the credit had run out. Don't fall victim to a company planning a monopoly of information - we need global freedom of information, after all this is OUR information they are peddling. What you need to ensure is that if yellow pages are to be taken out of circulation then an online service replicates what is lost. I use Yell.com on a regular basis for work but due to their maximum of 10 free searches in any 24 hour period I have to resort to getting the book out most days. Otherwise I will have to pay – and it’s not cheap – desperate to get a number to contact a new client the other day I had to buy credits to find information – £14.95. What’s more I had to use this – eg I couldn’t then have my free searches back before the credit had run out. Don’t fall victim to a company planning a monopoly of information – we need global freedom of information, after all this is OUR information they are peddling.

]]> By: Fiona http://votefor.me.uk/ban-the-phonebook-yellow-pages/#comment-307 Fiona Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:27:13 +0000 http://votefor.me.uk/?p=195#comment-307 I don't want a yellow pages/thompson etc, it is a huge waste of money and not good for the environment. An opt in system would be much better the take up I'm sure would be minimal. As for the staff selling advertising, couldn't they just sell it for Yell.com instead? Without the cost of producing the directory they may even be able to sell it cheaper which may increase the take up? Also far easier to monitor the advertising performance on the web. I don’t want a yellow pages/thompson etc, it is a huge waste of money and not good for the environment. An opt in system would be much better the take up I’m sure would be minimal.

As for the staff selling advertising, couldn’t they just sell it for Yell.com instead? Without the cost of producing the directory they may even be able to sell it cheaper which may increase the take up? Also far easier to monitor the advertising performance on the web.

]]> By: Richard Falconer http://votefor.me.uk/ban-the-phonebook-yellow-pages/#comment-240 Richard Falconer Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:25:39 +0000 http://votefor.me.uk/?p=195#comment-240 Lol. You would say that since you work for them, Russ: http://www.mooks.co.uk/Site/Welcome.html They might be made from recycled paper but there is still a huge amount of energy wasted in recycling, printing and delivering these things. I would argue that the amount of money spent on advertising in Yellow Pages could be better spent marketing in other ways. Far from stimulating the economy, directories use hard-sell techniques to waste company budgets. It's true that not everyone has the internet. Those people should be able to request directories if they want them. Sending them out to everyone is exceedingly wasteful. Lol. You would say that since you work for them, Russ: http://www.mooks.co.uk/Site/Welcome.html
They might be made from recycled paper but there is still a huge amount of energy wasted in recycling, printing and delivering these things. I would argue that the amount of money spent on advertising in Yellow Pages could be better spent marketing in other ways. Far from stimulating the economy, directories use hard-sell techniques to waste company budgets.
It’s true that not everyone has the internet. Those people should be able to request directories if they want them. Sending them out to everyone is exceedingly wasteful.

]]> By: Russ Iden http://votefor.me.uk/ban-the-phonebook-yellow-pages/#comment-237 Russ Iden Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:19:21 +0000 http://votefor.me.uk/?p=195#comment-237 35% of the UK population DON'T have internet access and Yellow Pages employs thousands of people throughout the UK and stimulates the UK economy, it is a recyclable product that uses managed forest paper, why don't you a little before spouting your mouth off. 35% of the UK population DON’T have internet access and Yellow Pages employs thousands of people throughout the UK and stimulates the UK economy, it is a recyclable product that uses managed forest paper, why don’t you a little before spouting your mouth off.

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