Spam Numbers Rise, Although Porn Is Down

[dbarrow]

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2011334,00.asp

A survey released on Friday shows that while emails pushing porn are down, overall spam emails—and phishing attempts—are growing significantly. ...

[Terry Hanushek]

Doug

I've seen a huge increase is spam hustling cheap, obscure stocks. I'm not biting but they are better than the Viagra ads.

Terry

[Tortanick]

If I was a parent I'd much rather my kids saw obsure companies than hardcore porn, so stock spam is better.

Pity about the unchecked growth in total spam but thats been happening for years