23.Nov.2010 Do you want your directories back?
What happens when you try to deliver unwanted directories back to Yellow Pages headquarters:
“It’s is a fire hazard that you’re creating here”, said the Yellow Pages Montreal spokeswoman. You couldn’t make it up!
Meanwhile, two directory publishers sued Seattle because they didn’t want to let residents decide if they wanted to receive business phone directories (read the [...]
12.Nov.2010 The USA leads the way in binning the book
Acknowledging the inefficiency and environmental cost of mass-produced phone books, US regulators are granting permission for telecoms companies to stop mass producing residential white pages.
Below are edited extracts from a November 11 AP dispatch written by reporters Michel Felberbaum, Samantha Gross and Peter Svensson:
In the past month , New York, Florida and Pennsylvania approved Verizon [...]
25.Nov.2009 Save Money and the Planet this Christmas
When was the last time you used a printed phonebook?
192.com and the ‘Say No To Phonebooks’ campaign have teamed up with origami expert, Mark Bolitho, to provide three easy to follow guides that make use of those unwanted phonebooks by creating origami Christmas Tree, Star and Angel decorations.
To download the instructions and to watch the [...]
19.Nov.2009 75% of British kids support opt-in system for phonebooks
Research released today shows that three quarters (75%) of Britain’s school children believe that phonebooks should only be delivered to those that ask for them.
The campaign has teamed up with Intuitive Media, award-winning safe social network provider, on their sites SuperClubsPlus.com and GoldStarCafe.net to survey almost 3,000 school children aged 6-14 years old*. The children [...]
05.Nov.2009 Free directory enquiry searches online
For those people wanting to know how to get their directory enquiry searches for free online, read the lastest guidance on the 192.com blog: http://blog.192.com/
23.Jul.2008 Say No to Phonebooks is going to the OLGA's!
What are the OLGA’s you say? The Online Green Awards of course! Designed to encourage environmentally friendly aspects of the Internet, the OLGA’s promote the importance of the online economy and empower consumers and websites to be more socially responsible.
We are very proud to be shortlisted for the ‘Say No to Phonebooks’ campaign at these prestigious awards, as we continue to promote online directories as a much greener [...]
