Musings on Spam: What if literate people were paid to write personalised spam?

Re:Musings on Spam: What if literate people were paid to wri... by jacquesm on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @08:14AM (#1610871)

> its only profitable for Spammers because it costs pretty much nothing to send millions of emails.

And because there are still idiots that buy spamvertised goods and services.

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Re:Musings on Spam: What if literate people were paid to wri... by lukeschlather on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @10:00AM (#1611113)

The important thing is education (and not calling people idiots.) I realized that after sharing this article as a PSA of sorts on Facebook:

I'm sure that there's an article somewhere that would serve the same purpose and doesn't insult all of your Facebook friends.

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Re:Musings on Spam: What if literate people were paid to wri... by jacquesm on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @10:04AM (#1611125)

Good point, thanks.

Spam is a continuous source of irritation and that shines through sometimes.

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