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| Time: 15:31 EST/20:31 GMT | News Source: MSNBC | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
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Many companies with names you know are benefiting There wouldn’t be spam if there wasn’t money in spam. So to understand what primes the spam economy, MSNBC.com answered a single unsolicited commercial e-mail. Following this one spam trail led us from Alabama to Argentina, from a tiny Birmingham-based firm and someone named “Erp” past a notorious spammer named Super-Zonda — and right through big-name companies like Ameriquest, Quicken, and LoanWeb. And that’s just the beginning. The truth about spam is this: While the dirty work is done by secretive, faceless computer jockeys who are constantly evading authorities, lots of companies with names you know profit, at least tangentially, from their efforts. | ||
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| #1 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at 8/9/2003 2:09:38 PM |
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Well duu. Spammers don't spend spam because they want to help out the companies they're advertising. They send spam because the companies PAY THEM TO.
Sure, we can all be mad at spammers for their tactics, but shouldn't we be equally mad at the companies who use spam as an advertising method? |
| #2 By 5912 (217.121.189.8) at 8/9/2003 2:18:23 PM |
| Well we are. Arn't we? |
| #3 By 8589 (67.65.85.240) at 8/9/2003 5:53:43 PM |
| It's past time to put these people in jail. |
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