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Web Profits in the Gutter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the storm-drains-clogged-with-spam dept.

The New York Times has an article about the web's one true growth industry: spam, fraud and porn. Societal meltdown or flourishing ecosystem? The talking heads debate.

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  1. Re:Nothing changes... by rjkimble · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to this and this, Gutenberg's second book was the Psalter, a collection of the Psalms of the Old Testament, printed by themselves. So I think you're correct to question the assertion that Gutenberg's second book was a collection of erotica. Besides, it just doesn't make sense when you consider the time and place.

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    Guns don't kill people -- people kill people.
    But the guns seem to help a bit. (apologies to Eddie Izzard)
  2. Gutenberg has 400 books!!!???! by dmoynihan · · Score: 3, Informative
    Other initiatives to dilute the bad by raising the concentration of the good have also begun. Project Gutenberg, an arduous effort conducted largely by volunteers, has put more than 400 books online

    Try 5,750!

    Not that the author wasn't doing their homework or anything.