Spam Turns 30
Posted by John Farrier in Science & Tech on May 3, 2008 at 10:49 am
On May 3, 1978, Gary Thuerk, a marketer with the Digital Equipment Corporation, sent the very first spam e-mail to 393 Arpanet users. You can read the actual e-mail and its consequences at the link. |
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2 comments to "Spam Turns 30"
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The Slapster
May 3rd, 2008 at
3:51 pm
Why do I have this overwhelming urge to forward this story to everybody in my address book? Oh spam, you seductive mistress you. Happy birthday.
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Divine
May 4th, 2008 at
2:48 am
The first e-mail started more or less round 1965. The first spam came in 1978? That long? Wow. Marketers today are faster to utilize new technology for advertising.
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