What is spam?

[ScAndal]

I was thinking about this as I get closer to releasing a software product.

Is it spam if I find a website in my area that I think would be interested in a product. They have their email address displayed in the 'contact us' page and I send them an email suggesting my product.

Is That SPAM? If not, how is it any different than those jacka$$es that harvest emails off of websites?

ScAndal

 

[ragazzo]

sure. just stick "Advertisement" in the subject header like this and you will be fine(?):

SUBJECT: [Advertisement] Fight SPAM with my new super, duper SPAMINATOR!

 

[Schadenfroh]

Hi,

Im a Nigerian prince. A distant relative of yours, Andy ScAndal, a national of your nation recently died. In order to retrieve the money that is yours, you must send me $8,000 to cover the legal fees in advance. His assests were up to $250,000 US.

Thank you for your time,


Ramen Ishitinmypants

 

[EMPshockwave82]

you are selling an item it seems..... so you wouldnt have to put "advertisement" in the subject if you are selling to a company



i would put something like "business inquiry - software sales" or something like that

you arent spamming if you are only sending to one or a few businesses

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Hi,

Im a Nigerian prince. A distant relative of yours, Andy ScAndal, a national of your nation recently died. In order to retrieve the money that is yours, you must send me $8,000 to cover the legal fees in advance. His assests were up to $250,000 US.

Thank you for your time,


Ramen Ishitinmypants

Thats the email he sent? wow so shitty.

 

[ScAndal]

LOL good input so far guys, however I will be sending to 50-100 businesses. This is a legitimate product that their businesses will be able to use, not some get rich scheme, etc..

ScAndal

 

[SofaKing]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Hi,

Im a Nigerian prince. A distant relative of yours, Andy ScAndal, a national of your nation recently died. In order to retrieve the money that is yours, you must send me $8,000 to cover the legal fees in advance. His assests were up to $250,000 US.

Thank you for your time,


Ramen Ishitinmypants

lmao :thumbsup:

 

[clamum]

I dunno but it stanks.

 

[dullard]

If it is a good ligitimate product, what is wrong with making a phone call and talking in person? Or what is wrong with mailing a pamphlet that clearly shows your advantages? Email like what you are discribing probably will be deleted without being read by 99 of those 100 companies.

 

[40Hands]

SPAM

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i consider spam to be unsolicited email from a stranger
if i didnt request it, its spam

i also consider door to door salesmen, telemarketer calls, and junk snail mail to be spam

 

[nakedfrog]

Lovely.
Goes great with spam, spam, spam, eggs and spam.