please dont spam
September 6th, 2009 by luke | Filed under blog.Its something I always cover in training and in talks, but I still see it, again and again and again.
At the talk I gave in Hampshire, one of the attendees asked at what point messages became spam – a great question.
I’m reminded of the quote from Justice Potter Stewart in the US when defining obscene pornography, and I think it’s very true of spam, “I know it, when i see it”.
But how do I explain that to others?
If you are sending a high volume of messages to a large number of un-interested people…
If you’re interrupting and not adding anything to the conversation…
If you’re buying followers/fans/friends, just to have larger numbers…
If you’re commenting under a pseudonym…
If you’re asking a question and answering it at the same time…
If you’re talking and not listening…
Its probably spam.
Your thoughts, as always, welcome.
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