Internetnews: FTC to Pursue Deceptive E-mail Advertisers
The Federal Trade Commission is planning to announce a series of actions against suspected spammers in coming weeks. (February 1, 2002)
Newsbytes: DMA To Adopt New Rules On 'Spam,' Privacy Policies
The Direct Marketing Association next week is expected to announce sweeping changes to its policy on unsolicited bulk e-mail ? or "spam," which would require the expulsion of member companies that do not adhere to the group?s new standards. (January 25, 2002)
CNET.com: Marketing group scrapes off spam label
The Direct Marketing Association has created mandatory ground rules for members sending sales pitches via e-mail, a move designed to help avoid a government crackdown on commercial messages. (January 24, 2002)
Washington Post: 'Résumé Spamming' Brings an Online Backlash
Already frustrated by unwanted sales pitches and suggestive come-ons, e-mail users now face another onslaught, this time from desperate job seekers. (January 24, 2002)
seattlep-i.com: 'Spam' bill would require senders to include personal info
Unsolicited e-mail, also known as "spam," would become a thing of the past under a bill introduced by Sen. Bill Finkbeiner, R-Kirkland. (January 22, 2002)
San Francisco Chronicle: Spam going mobile
Fight is on to keep unwanted text ads off cell phones. (January 15, 2002)
San Francisco Chronicle: Court upholds anti-spam law / Unsolicited e-mail not protected, judges say
In a victory to thrill anyone annoyed by the "spam" that clogs e-mail accounts, an appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of California's tough 1998 law regulating unwanted commercial messages. (January 4, 2002)
USA Today: E-mail avalanche even buries CEOs Take some tips from harried chief executives who are drowning in it
In the three seconds it takes to read this sentence, more than a half-million e-mails will land in in-boxes. By 2005, nearly that many will land each second. The e-mail avalanche knows no rank. (January 4, 2002)
Wired: Liverpool: I Wanna Hold Your Spam
A woman in a major British media company recently contacted the company's entire, 30,000-strong staff with an urgent query: "Has anyone got any blu-tack?" (July 22, 2000)
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