The 10 Biggest Spam Myths: A very interesting article from a lady who would know. Everything that’s “gospel” about spam that I’ve ever heard — and repeated, I’m now ashamed to admit — is in there.
5. Legitimate marketers don’t spam.Oh, yes they do. This is true only for those whose definition of spam is the egocentric “e-mail sent by others, not by us.” Former ClickZ contributor Nick Usborne coined the term “white-collar spam” in a recent New York Times interview to describe the phenomenon. Like Mafia capos, white-collar spammers tend to engage henchmen (list outfits, renegade affiliates) to do the dirty work.
Congress Passes Bill That Will Limit Spam: Yesterday, I would have been thrilled. But after reading this article, I don't know if it matters anymore. The bills would prohibit senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail from disguising their identity by using a false return address or misleading subject line. They also…
