The Bright Side of SPAM

June 2, 2004

My grandmother used to say, try to find the good in a bad situation. In honor of grandma, let us look at the bright side of SPAM.

1. Lowered the unemployment rate. From start-ups focused on email filtering to extra IT staff needed to manage the flood of junk mail, SPAM has created jobs and helped the economy flourish.
2. Lowered Taxes. Congress was too busy writing the “iron-clad” CAN-SPAM bill and didn't have time to write a bill that would tax the Internet.
3. Launched GMail. With 1000 megabytes of free storage, I'll never have to delete another SPAM message again.
4. Returned the DOT COM IPO. Because less money was spent on email marketing and more on search marketing, Google ceased the opportunity.

So, next time your deleting the flood of SPAM in your inbox don't get mad, simply say, “Thanks Mr. SPAMMER for keeping the economy thriving.” That would make my dear ole' granny proud.

So why are you thankful for SPAM?

Posted by Bill Flitter on June 2, 2004 11:36 PM
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