Spams Drives Wary Shoppers Away from Internet

[directfiesta]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The exponential growth of unsolicited junk e-mail -- spam -- is shaking consumer confidence in the Internet and may hamper growth of the e-economy, officials on Monday told a global anti-spam meeting.

A survey published by consumers group the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) showed 52 percent of respondents were shopping less on the Internet or not at all because of concerns about receiving unsolicited junk e-mail.

"It is very clear that the majority of citizens are very troubled by unsolicited commercial e-mails," said the survey, which was released at a spam meeting led by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

"It is also very clear that bona fide businesses are losing money because the disreputable image of spam is making consumers uneasy about engaging in e-commerce."

Data from anti-spam software company Brightmail showed spam accounts for half of all e-mails sent. Filtering and clearing up e-mail inboxes is a rising cost for business and consumers.

An overwhelming majority of the more than 20,000 respondents to the TACD survey said they either hated or were annoyed by unsolicited junk e-mails and wanted them to be banned.

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" How to fuck up a good media " by The Spammers

[Mr.Fiction]

It's possible the U.S. government has a surprise in store for some of the American spammers.

Remember this guy?

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twinci...on/7461295.htm

John Zuccarini, 56, will get roughly three years in prison when he is sentenced by a federal judge Feb. 20.

[myjah]

well of course main stream internet sells would rise if you got rid of spam...it's like knocking out your main competition. people obviously buy things from email spam or spammers would quit. so for every person that complains about spam, 2 more are getting sucked in and making a purchase. dumbasses