In Seattle, Traffic Is Good For Some
21 September 2000 - 11:00am
Having some of the worst traffic in the U.S. is actually good for something in Seattle -- dot-com advertising.
"With the average Puget Sound area motorist wasting 69 hours a year in traffic jams, according to a recent study, high-tech companies are increasingly targeting the captive audience. They're making Adopt-A-Highway signs, delivery trucks and even boats on Lake Washington the canvases for promotion and recruiting."
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Seattle Traffic Sends Net Ads To the Roads
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Wall St. Journal, September 20, 2000
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