Over the past several weeks, myself included, a number of people have complained about the True Singles network advertising that consumes at least 50+% of the ad space in my MSN Messenger alone.

When you get used to using MSN Messenger, it is not uncommon at all to have it open all the time; even during presentations and in Live Meetings.

Of late however, I have found myself closing Messenger simply because of these ads - they're simply not appropriate for Corporate America - no matter how much money is spent on the advertising - certainly MSFT has more couth, finesse... Or not?

A Road Less Traveled...

I have had a number of colleagues already that have approach me w/ideas for a new approach: That's right - we wipe out Messenger altogether and start new.

IMPOSSIBLE and INSANE is largely what the feedback was. Well, is it really? Come on! It's simply a messenger tool - and IM client that allows for peer-to-peer networking! Good heavens, surely no one thinks Microsoft's is a bed of any sort of rocket science? I didn't think so! :)

Just this past week, work on AMEN began - Anti-Messenger... Sorry, we were not really creative when the idea of an acronym came out of discussions - but hey, there is a decent pun there - if not a pun!

So... We will keep you posted on the success / feedback of the project. Please feel free to leave feedback for me personally here.

It's simple: NO MORE ADVERTISING - unless we opt in? That's a thought. But that's a second phase of the project. The first phase is to obviate MSN Messenger altogether.

Sorry MSFT - enough is enough - even if we do love your many other warez.