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Originally Posted by kennyc
And how do you see advertising as related to spam. I hate advertising, but don't have any choice but to put up with it (other than recording and fast-forwarding)...
Is spam a fundamentally different thing than advertising or is it just by context.
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I think it is the way it is presented, both delivery and content, and the item being pushed.
The biggest difference, is that, as irritating and as 'in your face' as it is, most legitimate advertising restricts itself to locations and methods that are somewhat socially acceptable.
Also, the advertising is, for the most part, done on an upfront and semi-honest basis. I do not open emails from someone named Jenny who's subject is "Long time no see" and get an ad for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. I do on the other hand get them all the time for mortgage refinancing, hair replacement, male enhancement, and many other more questionable products.
And where they do somewhat cross the line the biggest separation is the item(s) being advertised. An unsolicited email sent to a million people for Starbucks coffee is much less irritating than a sales pitch for viagra sent to the same million people.