Sunday, November 30, 2008

Dubious Birthday: Spam Turns 30 This Year...

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May 3, 1978: A Marketer Sends the First Spam Message...

It had to start somewhere. Little did anyone know at the time that a relatively small-scale marketing idea would later set a precedent for future spammers generating millions of dollars in profit by targeting end users around the world. In 1978, however, Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager for Digital Equipment, paved the way for the spam industry with a program that sent a single e-mail message to numerous users over a network of government and university computers known as ARPAnet.
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And Now for Your Viewing Pleasure, Some Entertaining Nigerian Spam....



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