Thank you Gary Thuerk, Spam's 30-year milestone |
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Thank you Gary Thuerk, Spam's 30-year milestone |
 May 3 2008, 07:34 AM
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 Vented Out  Group: Administrators Posts: 1,360 Joined: 10-August 07 From: USA Member No.: 8  |
The first recognisable e-mail marketing message was sent on 3 May, 1978 by Gary Thuerk to 400 lucky people on behalf of DEC (a computer company) via Arpanet, the Internet's forerunner.
In 1991 ,The name of Spam was given to unsolicited E-mail by Joel Furr, an Usenet administrator, who reputedly got his inspiration for the name from a Monty Python sketch set in a restaurant where the menu featured the processed meat in various dishes. The sketch ends with everyone, led by a group of chanting Vikings, shouting in unison: "Spam. Spam. Spam. Spam. Spam." Z -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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May 3 2008, 07:53 AM
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 Who's your Daddy? Group: Moderator Posts: 1,986 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 11 |
Did somebody say
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This post has been edited by JohnWho: May 3 2008, 08:28 AM -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!  |
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May 3 2008, 08:36 AM
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 Mods and Rockers Group: Moderator Posts: 1,071 Joined: 13-August 07 From: West of the Empire State Building Member No.: 16 |
I suspect the wonderful Mr. Thuerk wished he had a nickel for every one sent after
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May 3 2008, 09:03 AM
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Vented Out Group: Administrators Posts: 1,360 Joined: 10-August 07 From: USA Member No.: 8 |
And just think, Hormel gets a million free advertisements a day for its wonderful "meat product"!
Z -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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May 4 2008, 09:39 PM
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Mods and Rockers Group: Moderator Posts: 1,071 Joined: 13-August 07 From: West of the Empire State Building Member No.: 16 |
Never considered that before Z,that is perhaps the largest free advertising scheme ever. Quite interesting.
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