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WSJ article on the economics of spam
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 18:37:32 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Chris Gulker <cg () gulker com> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:07:04 -0800 To: dave () farber net Subject: WSJ article on the economics of spam Dave- If you or IPers ever wondered why they do it: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1037138679220447148,00.html ...recounts how a Florida woman makes $200,000 a year off spam. Her response rate? One-thousandth of a percent. Best, Chris -- Chris Gulker cg () gulker com http://www.gulker.com/ ""I'm just trying to make a living like everyone else," says Ms. Betterly. Her e-mail marketing operation, she says, allows her to raise her children, Chris, 10, and Craig, 11, and to spend quality time with them. "You can call me spam queen, I don't really care. As long as I'm not breaking any laws, you don't have to love me or like what I do for a living." " ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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