Comments on: Trackbacks and comments and spam http://www.starchamber.com/2005/05/trackbacks-and-comments-and-spam.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2005/05/trackbacks-and-comments-and-spam.html#comment-678 Ned Mon, 16 May 2005 01:01:14 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1073#comment-678 Wow! Fascinating news from the dark side. It's actually refreshing to have even a glimmer of information about how the whole scam works. Poker sites outstrip every other source of spam in my experience. Eventually they will bury us all. Until then, eat, drink, and be merry. Wow! Fascinating news from the dark side. It’s actually refreshing to have even a glimmer of information about how the whole scam works. Poker sites outstrip every other source of spam in my experience. Eventually they will bury us all. Until then, eat, drink, and be merry.

]]> By: Doug http://www.starchamber.com/2005/05/trackbacks-and-comments-and-spam.html#comment-677 Doug Sun, 15 May 2005 22:57:58 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1073#comment-677 As for the economics of spam: I have heard legends on the net of how much spammer make, but now I know with more certainty what a ridicuous sum these jerks make. I have a friend that is the marketing manager for a poker/casino site. She personally has written the checks to "affiliates" on the order of $100,000 per year. She knows they are spammers, but economically she can not afford to not employ these guys. I am assuming these spammers have more than one site paying them off. It will never end, sir. I think she owes me a dinner to compenate for the spam I have received this week. As for the economics of spam: I have heard legends on the net of how much spammer make, but now I know with more certainty what a ridicuous sum these jerks make.

I have a friend that is the marketing manager for a poker/casino site. She personally has written the checks to “affiliates” on the order of $100,000 per year. She knows they are spammers, but economically she can not afford to not employ these guys. I am assuming these spammers have more than one site paying them off. It will never end, sir.

I think she owes me a dinner to compenate for the spam I have received this week.

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