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Spam Inc - In 2002, spam is not just a scourge, it's big business............
- From: "A Sprouse" <asprouse AT pickett-sprouse.com>
- To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Spam Inc - In 2002, spam is not just a scourge, it's big business............
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:08:19 -0400
Ryan Dong didn't set out to become a spammer. The 23-year-old college
student from Pontiac, Michigan, started his professional life working for a dot
com. When the Web bubble burst, he found himself out of work and out of
prospects. The computer science undergrad decided to start his own business, a
recruiting site called Havoc Jobs. He began to promote the site using e-mail.
And then he had an inspiration--why not make e-mail the business instead?..........................
Others believe that the best hope for eradicating spam is to educate the public to ignore it. "No one will admit to ordering Viagra or getting a diploma via spam," notes Jupiter Media Metrix analyst Jared Blank. "But spam wouldn't exist if it weren't so successful." .........................................................
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Spam Inc - In 2002, spam is not just a scourge, it's big business............,
A Sprouse, 07/02/2002
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- Re: Spam Inc - In 2002, spam is not just a scourge, it's big business............, Josep L. Guallar-Esteve, 07/02/2002
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