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The word spam is derived from [http://www.hormelfoods.com/brands/spam/default.aspx Spam]<ref>http://www.templetons.com/brad/spamterm.html</ref> (uppercase), the name of the canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, which was used in a popular 1970 Monty Python sketch<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)</ref> in which a restaurant's menu has Spam in nearly every selection and in which the script repeats the word "Spam" liberally. The consequent annoyance caused by this repetition in one character who dislikes Spam thus semantically mimics the annoyance electronic spam causes to recipients. | The word spam is derived from [http://www.hormelfoods.com/brands/spam/default.aspx Spam]<ref>http://www.templetons.com/brad/spamterm.html</ref> (uppercase), the name of the canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, which was used in a popular 1970 Monty Python sketch<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)</ref> in which a restaurant's menu has Spam in nearly every selection and in which the script repeats the word "Spam" liberally. The consequent annoyance caused by this repetition in one character who dislikes Spam thus semantically mimics the annoyance electronic spam causes to recipients. | ||
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| + | == Overview == | ||
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| + | Due to the low cost and ease with which electronic messages can be sent, spam is one of the most ubiquitous problems in information and communication technologies. Statistical studies estimate that around 200 billion spam messages are sent per day<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/10/email-spam-record-activity</ref> and that 97% of all email messages are unwanted<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7988579.stm</ref>. | ||
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| + | From a perspective of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost-benefit_analysis cost-benefit analysis], spamming is | ||
| + | Anecdotally, the mass presence of spam suggests it is profitable, because if it were not profitable it would likely cease to exist. | ||
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| + | The vast majority of spam is sent by networks of virus-infected computers<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/10/email-spam-record-activity</ref>, known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnets botnets]. | ||
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| + | == Ethical Implications == | ||
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| + | Spamming has many negative effects upon targets and is generally recognized as wrong or bad. | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, 11 October 2012
Spam
Spam is any mass sending of unsolicited electronic messages which creates annoyance, disruption, deceit, or any otherwise harm to the recipient. Email is the most commonly recognized venue of spam, but other media such as chat rooms, blogs, online forums, mobile phone messaging, wiki sites, video-hosting websites, and social networks are susceptible to spam.
The word spam is derived from Spam[1] (uppercase), the name of the canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, which was used in a popular 1970 Monty Python sketch[2] in which a restaurant's menu has Spam in nearly every selection and in which the script repeats the word "Spam" liberally. The consequent annoyance caused by this repetition in one character who dislikes Spam thus semantically mimics the annoyance electronic spam causes to recipients.
Overview
Due to the low cost and ease with which electronic messages can be sent, spam is one of the most ubiquitous problems in information and communication technologies. Statistical studies estimate that around 200 billion spam messages are sent per day[3] and that 97% of all email messages are unwanted[4].
From a perspective of cost-benefit analysis, spamming is Anecdotally, the mass presence of spam suggests it is profitable, because if it were not profitable it would likely cease to exist.
The vast majority of spam is sent by networks of virus-infected computers[5], known as botnets.
Ethical Implications
Spamming has many negative effects upon targets and is generally recognized as wrong or bad.
References
- ↑ http://www.templetons.com/brad/spamterm.html
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/10/email-spam-record-activity
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7988579.stm
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/10/email-spam-record-activity
