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Survey finds one in six consumers act on spam
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| July 14, 2009
| Jeremy Kirk
Posted on 07/14/2009 9:34:09 AM PDT by Stoat
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One naturally wonders what the statistical correlation is between spam-responders and 0bamavoters......
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:34:09 AM PDT
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
So, one in six are totally brain dead morons...I figured the ratio would be much higher...
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:36:44 AM PDT
by
SandWMan
(While you may not be able to legislate morality, you can legislate morally.)
To: Stoat
Acting on spam? I’d pay good money for someone to beat the ever loving $#!t out of spammers. Post the results on UTube. Vigilantes at work!
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:37:20 AM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Stoat
And we call these people...IDIOTS.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:37:48 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Eschew exclamatory abuse.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I d0n^T 3v@n know how two re ad spa m emails.
palin pills lottery vacation winner ticket
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:39:50 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: SandWMan
So, one in six are totally brain dead morons...I figured the ratio would be much higher... You can count on it.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:41:30 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Stoat
Of the 350 million messages pitching pharmaceuticals, 10,522 users visited the advertised site, but only 28 people tried to make a purchase, a response rate of .0000081 percent. Still, that rate is high enough to potentially generate up to $3.5 million in annual revenue, they concluded. And that's why they do it. I would have laughed at the idea of a .0000081% response generating a profit, which is why I'm not a millionaire.
To: adam_az; Swordmaker; AntiGuv; ShadowAce
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:42:49 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: Stoat
One naturally wonders what the statistical correlation is between spam-responders and 0bamavoters......That was my intital reaction.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:43:19 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Stoat
I would have guessed 1 in 5000.
Obama voters once again skew the results.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:46:31 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:47:14 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: Stoat; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:47:49 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Stoat
I can't remember the last time I checked my email. I get so much spam I quit downloading my email. My work account gets no spam so I use that for important stuff.
I guess it is time to get a new email address, and retire the old one.
If you send me your bank account number and $100 I will deposit $15 mill it so I can illegally transfer funds into the us, don't worry it is not really illegal, because I am just going to keep the $100 and you will never be bothered by me again.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:49:47 AM PDT
by
DYngbld
(I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
To: Stoat
Time to appoint a “Spam Czar”!
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:53:02 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Big government more or less guarantees rule by creeps and misfits.)
To: Stoat
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:53:25 AM PDT
by
exist
To: Stoat
Based on the spam email titles I receive, that should mean about 1 in 6 are walking tripods...
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:54:07 AM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
(I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
To: SandWMan
One in six actually believes that you can get something for (near) nothing. One in six has not heard or has forgotten “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:55:08 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Leave children out of politics.)
To: SandWMan
...I figured the ratio would be much higher...The article is written in such a way that it suggests at least some of the data was derived from people's responses to questions, which suggests that these are only the people who will 'admit' to acting on a spam mail. From the article:
Eight hundred consumers in the U.S. and Canada were asked about their computer security practices habits as well as awareness of current security issues. Those who did admit to opening a spam message -- which in and of itself could potentially harm their computer -- said they were interested in a product or service or wanted to see what would happen when they opened it.
So, the 'actual' percentage of people who act on spam mails may indeed be much higher, as you suggest....the rest are too embarrassed of their own stupidity to admit it.
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:56:36 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: ShadowAce
Thank you very much for pinging your list :-)
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posted on
07/14/2009 9:58:42 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: Stoat
About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message
Seems misleading to me. Not that I argue with the ultimate point, but what does "at some time" prove? If I opened a spam in my AOL mail in 1997 and never opened one since, do I count? If somebody opens a spam once and henceforth learns their lesson, their "YES" is still be counted here and they're still basically being branded a "moron".
"The best thing a user can do is patch their machine religiously," O'Reirdan said. "It's incredible easy to do."
Until you wake up the next day and a program that worked just yesterday suddenly doesn't work anymore. A techie knows to take a look at their update history. A grandma doesn't.
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