
This book examines the changes in the commercial and political advertising systems prompted by the new interactive media, and significant issues raised by the new economics gaining consumers' attention. It addresses important public policy issues, such as privacy, the eroding distinction between editorial and advertising content, and targeting children, for advertising the age of new media.
Richard P. Adler is a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto and Principal of People & Technology, a research and consulting firm in Cupertino, California. Charles M. Firestone is director of the Aspen Institute's Communications and Society Program.