Comments on: The Business of Canning Spam – Educate the Masses http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/the-business-of-canning-spam-educate-the-masses/ thoughts on communications and social media Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:25:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jen Zingsheim http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/the-business-of-canning-spam-educate-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jen Zingsheim Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:09:13 +0000 http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/?p=40#comment-33 I agree, public education would be key. However, when former members of Congress are getting caught up in the schemes, I'm not sure what the answer is... http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/12/father_of_chels.html Anything is worth a shot at this point! Jen I agree, public education would be key. However, when former members of Congress are getting caught up in the schemes, I’m not sure what the answer is…

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/12/father_of_chels.html

Anything is worth a shot at this point!

Jen

]]> By: Mark Story http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/the-business-of-canning-spam-educate-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Mark Story Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:46:54 +0000 http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/?p=40#comment-32 Jonathan, Thanks so much for reading and providing your comments. We both agree that the way to make it go away is to remove the demand. In past jobs, I have worked to develop a lot of coalitions, and have seen much done in terms of raising public awareness that would fall below the probably $30 billion a year it costs businesses and computer users. Thanks again for reading. Mark Jonathan,

Thanks so much for reading and providing your comments. We both agree that the way to make it go away is to remove the demand.

In past jobs, I have worked to develop a lot of coalitions, and have seen much done in terms of raising public awareness that would fall below the probably $30 billion a year it costs businesses and computer users.

Thanks again for reading.

Mark

]]> By: Jonathan Coffman http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/the-business-of-canning-spam-educate-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Jonathan Coffman Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:53:18 +0000 http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/?p=40#comment-31 I think you hit the nail on the head with this post. Spam isn't worth anything if people aren't clicking on those links and buying their wares. I have yet to meet anyone who actually follows those links, but maybe the people I hang around with are a different breed of human? I dunno. Anyway, cheap shots against people who click on spam aside...education is a very powerful tool and it certainly would be nice to dry up the market for these unsolicited messages. I think you hit the nail on the head with this post. Spam isn’t worth anything if people aren’t clicking on those links and buying their wares.

I have yet to meet anyone who actually follows those links, but maybe the people I hang around with are a different breed of human? I dunno.

Anyway, cheap shots against people who click on spam aside…education is a very powerful tool and it certainly would be nice to dry up the market for these unsolicited messages.

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