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A Brief History of Spam

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A Brief History of Spam

A Brief History of Spam

Today, while having a look around my RSS feeds, I came across a blurb at FastCompany.com for its “Infographic of the Day” feature. Today’s feature is “The Spam Industry.” You can click the image for a closer look.

In the graphic you can see the back and forth battle between those purveyors of All That Is Evil, and the ISPs and filter companies that are doing their best to block them. If you’ve ever wondered why your fully opted-in messages are sometimes caught in spam filters and blocked, this graphic should help you to understand why.

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    This post was mentioned on Twitter by scottcohen13: RT @spamtacularcom: Blog post: A Brief History of Spam http://bit.ly/cWX0QI...

    Posted by uberVU - social comments | March 24, 2010, 12:42 pm
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  2. [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John Caldwell, Ryan Phelan, Scott Cohen, James Hoddinott, CAUCE and others. CAUCE said: A Brief History of Spam – MIckey Chandler's Spamtacular http://shar.es/mghTe [...]

    Posted by Tweets that mention Mickey Chandler's Spamtacular | A Brief History of Spam -- Topsy.com | March 24, 2010, 2:13 pm
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