Spamalicious! Spam Hits the BIG THREE OHHHH!
Can you believe it? SPAM is 30 years old!
What was the first SPAM message ever sent? Check it out on Brad Templetons’ site…
Want to learn about the origins of the word SPAM? Brad Templetons’ site… or read about his Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of Spam.
There is also another article over at NewScientistTech about the 30th Anniversary of Spam.
I realized that there is a lot of stuff archived on the Internet, I’m surprised that the original message that kicked it off is still around!
UPDATE – April 28, 2008:
Some additional information on SPAM for you…
From 2006 – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501166.html
Another interesting post – http://spamnotes.com/2008/02/29/va-sct-rejects-first-amendment-challenge-to-spam-statute-on-standing-grounds.aspx
SpamCop also has some interesting statistics – http://www.spamcop.net/spamstats.shtml
And finally another excellent link – http://spamlinks.net/stats.htm
