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The Economics of Spam

Posted by michael on from the i-am-clearly-in-the-wrong-line-of-work dept.

higgins writes "The Wall Street Journal has the best story I've ever seen on the economics of spam. A self-described "spam queen" (Clean link; should work for non-subscribers) talks about not just the millions of emails she spews, but what it costs per mailing ($250 for 500k emails), what the response rates are (1-2 one-thousandths percent) and what she actually makes. (40% of each sale of one product: anti-spam software)."

3 of 726 comments (clear)

  1. Eff Pee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps. Just perhaps.

  2. Frost Pist 'n Spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    spam spam spam

  3. So sad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No one takes time to speak with the mighty Trollaxor. I guess your rein is over.

    Goodbye Midnight Phone Boy.