People Still Buying From Spam
from the in-fairly-large-numbers... dept
There have been similar studies in the past, but the numbers on this one are fairly disturbing. Despite the continued annoyance most people claim concerning spam, a new study suggests that 20% of Americans admit to buying products from spam. No wonder the damn stuff keeps increasing. There are plenty of suckers out there.
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what kind of survey?
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When you factor in the Internet penetration rate..
I would reckon that "spam" in the survey included opt-in programs. Heck, I have received emails advertising deals from computer companies with which I've done previous business. If I had bought something in one of those mails, would I be buying something from Spam? It ain't c1@las.
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