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Spam can be either annoying, detrimental, or a horrible case of both. It also comes wearing many different faces, innovative methods developed by experienced, determined spammers to swindle their recipients out of what could be easily thousands of dollars. This form of intrusion has quickly become criminal based - the fastest rising category of them [...]
Most people hate the thought of spam especially when it involves a cell phone, a text message and a huge bill on the end. Unfortunately, much to the dismay of mobile users, this evil advertising approach of sending unwanted text messages to cell phones isn’t slowing down its rapid pace. Text spam , which caught [...]
The evolution of spam has created a myriad of spam categories that can plague your inbox, outbox, harddrive, software, and internet browser. The key to protecting yourself and your operating system against spam is to empower yourself with knowledge. Know what the typical spam characteristics are, what they look like, and how they would like [...]
One of the earliest types of spam came bearing adult and pornographic content. To the current day, it remains one of the most common forms a user will find in their inbox. Content may range from explicit dating services to enhancement products. This type of spam is often difficult to prevent, as clicking on a [...]
When a message containing information on the latest wonder product hits your inbox, it is usually sent by an organization or individual that has no permission to send you email. Your email address may have been found on a list that the sender leased or purchased. Perhaps they found it through a service that you [...]
The Cost of Spam: Financial Risks
While spamming is very inexpensive for the sender, it can prove to be costly for your business and internet service providers. A recent study by Nucleus Research Inc. reports that the management of spam costs U.S. business owners well over $71 billion per year in lost productivity - that translates [...]
While there has been much debate about what was truly the first spam, these unsolicited messages became well known in the mid 1990’s. When people realized that this was the most cost-efficient way to advertise on the web, spam quickly became a serious issue - the RBL (Real-Time Black List) released in 1997 was solid [...]
Any internet user with an email account understands how spam can be a total inconvenience. Each and every day, literally tens to hundreds of these unsolicited messages flood a user’s inbox. Regardless of its annoyance, spam has become one of the most common ways to advertise on the web. The method is similar to how [...]
One of the latest trends in online marketing directly targets a user via their internet service provider. This method is a variant of advert spam that is taking a tremendous toll on both users and service providers across the World Wide Web. It works by displaying an unsolicited pop-up window in the middle of a [...]
There has been much speculation about when and what was actually the “first spam.” Many have declared that the first unsolicited email message was written and sent out by an employee at DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation). The employee’s intent was to send the message to every email address on ARPANET, the network that eventually became [...]
