RC Car Craze: The Spam Connection

Rick Zeman writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the latest toy craze, miniature radio-controlled cars, is actually fueled by spam, and that spammers are actually helping brick and mortar retailers. Dunno about you guys, but I get a couple of those a day...and I've resisted the 'temptation.'" The Washington Post wants to know your age, ZIP code and sex, and even provides you with hints on the first two. ...or read the same story on MSNBC.

Comments

Err....

[twiztidlojik]

Story's been up for awhile. Hasn't anyone posted a reply?

If not, FP. Suck my troll!

It must be good for many toy stores, although usually the spams I get try to sell you sometihng intangible. Hrm, I've never gotten a spam for an RC car. Someone forward one to me.

don't worry it will all get worse.

[twitter]

I was a bit dismayed to see that this article seemed to glorify spamming without mentioning any of the negative/annoying side effects.

Don't worry, M$NBC will make sure that only a few "legitimate" operations will be able to spam you. To do so, they will pump up the problems of unregulated email servers or some other stupid pap. How else can you extend your monopoly into the net? Works for both M$ and NBC. Then all your mail boxes will look like your AOL or Hotmail. At least then they might stop paying people to send out porn spam. Annoy people enough and you can screw them as you please when you claim to be their savior. Good stuff, eh?

Re:Zip Zaps Vs. Women

[larry bagina]

Unlike women, Zip Zaps are: 1. Easy to pick up

Have you ever met your mom?

2. Low cost

Have you ever met your mom?

3. Low commitment

Have you ever met your mom?

4. Low maintenance

Have you ever met your mom?

5. Have a short recharge interval

Have you ever met your mom?

Oops, you said "women". Sorry, i guess you were right after all!