DoubleClick Gets Into Spam

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Posted by timothy on Monday February 25, 2002 @07:59AM 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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frosty posty by beee · 2002-02-25 08:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fp... propz to cmdrtaco for letting the terr0ristz win.

canada 5, usa 2

canada #1, go home usa

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1. Re:frosty posty by LordKariya · 2002-02-25 08:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  She needs to post some nude pics, I guarantee that would get her some more donations. Same for Cmdrtaco.
  
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2. Re:frosty posty by LordKariya · 2002-02-25 08:29 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  That Does it, I'm becoming a full-time troll. Do we have a union ?
  
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Two words to Double Click by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:01 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fuck you.
1. Re:Two words to Double Click by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Is that why you modded me down? :'(
  
  I'm sorry, papa.
come on! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

how manyth spam article is it already today?
HaHa1 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Byte me!
I want to believe in God... by toupsie · 2002-02-25 08:14 · 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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Re:paranoia will destroy ya by HCase · 2002-02-25 08:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

hey now, i at least don't need rogaine... and it won't ALL be anime....
Important Stuff by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:25 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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In some countries by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-25 08:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

the IV league is the intravenous drugs users' association (i.e. heroin etc.) I understand that it means something else in the US...
Re:Spam isn't effective - market forces don't appl by Amazing+Quantum+Man · 2002-02-25 08:39 · 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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