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DoubleClick Gets Into Spam

Posted by timothy on from the now-with-50-percent-more-evil dept.

keytoe writes: "Well, just when we thought everyone's favorite Privacy Snoop was starting to mellow out a bit, we discover this little tidbit. DoubleClick is now branching out from the ad serving business into the SPAM business due to the fact that direct email marketing 'is one of the few forms of Internet advertising that is thriving.' Using DARTmail, you can now target your bulk mailings 'based on profile data.' I wonder which profiling data they're talking about. Perhaps, say, all the data they've been collecting for years?"

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  1. I want to believe in God... by toupsie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am an atheist but now I want to believe in a God for the sole purpose of praying to him/her to smite the executives of DoubleClick. Suggestions appreciated.

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  2. Re:paranoia will destroy ya by HCase · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hey now, i at least don't need rogaine... and it won't ALL be anime....

  3. Re:frosty posty by LordKariya · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That Does it, I'm becoming a full-time troll. Do we have a union ?

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  4. Re:Spam isn't effective - market forces don't appl by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You can't name a single major company that spams.

    The Democratic National Committee? They rake in enough soft $$$ to be called a "Major Company". See this guy's rant.

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