"Spim" is Latest Online Annoyance 292
Pcol writes "The Washington Post reports that 'Spim,' as people are beginning to call unsolicited instant messages, is the latest sign that online marketers will seek to take advantage of other communication tools, not limiting themselves to spam or pop-up ads. The good news is that it's not easy for spimmers to send unsolicited instant messages. Instant message providers like AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo have a lot of control over their instant message networks, and since they look at their IM offerings as gateway services that help draw customers in to their paid Internet offerings, these firms are already committing resources to making sure the spim problem never reaches the same scale as spam." Even without the providers assistance, many people who use IM systems are smart enough to limit incoming messages to those from their buddy lists. Still, there must be enough of a success rate to move spimmers to continue messaging users.
SPIM (Score:3, Funny)
this is your chance (Score:2, Funny)
problem is, i'll bet someone will actually do that...
hrmm (Score:3, Funny)
Spim? spim! where's the monty python refreence (Score:5, Funny)
Well, there's AOL messenger and Yahoo! messenger; AOL messenger MSN messenger and Yahoo! messenger; AOL messenger and spim; AOL messenger Yahoo! messenger and spim; AOL messenger Yahoo! messenger MSN messenger and spim; spim Yahoo! messenger MSN messenger and spim; spim AOL messenger spim spim Yahoo! messenger and spim; spim MSN messenger spim spim Yahoo! messenger spim tomato and spim; spim spim spim AOL messenger and spim; spim spim spim spim spim spim baked IRC spim spim spim......or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried AOL messenger on top and spim...... Well, there's spim AOL messenger MSN messenger and spim, that's not got much spim in it.
I don't want ANY spim! Seriously though, since when was this news? I remember receiving spam^H^Him years ago in ICQ.Easy to block spim when I'm on the computer but... (Score:2, Funny)
ICQ? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:ASL ? (Score:0, Funny)
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Other unwanted forms of avertising (Score:5, Funny)
SHAM = Commercial messages delivered via amateur radio
SPANK = Commercial TV in the classroom
SPUD = Commercial crop circles, especially in potato fields
SPELUNK = Advertisements on cave walls
what's next?? (Score:0, Funny)
You forgot . . . . (Score:3, Funny)
QUIM (Score:2, Funny)
I propose the term Quasi-legal Instant Messages.
It may not be a particularly accurate description of the problem, but it provides us with a great acronym. I'd love to see thousands of people posting:
'I'm sick and tired of all this quim.'
'I get far too much quim.'
'Does anyone have any advice on how I can reduce the volume of my quim [urbandictionary.com]'
etc...
Damn!, I thought she was realy interested in me (Score:5, Funny)
Hmmmm....
Re:Other unwanted forms of avertising (Score:1, Funny)
SCAM: Untruthful advertising.
SPIT: In-your-face advertising.
SPIN: Political Advertising.
SPIL: Waste Advertising.
SPUTNIK: Orbital advertising.
SPIDER: Stalking ads.
SPONGE: Soft and wet adverting.
SPRING: Seasonal Advertising.
"SPIM" can be fun ! (Score:1, Funny)
SCO says SPIM is a derivative work... (Score:5, Funny)
Boycott SCO and SPIM! [boycottcity.org]
Re:SPIM (Score:1, Funny)
SPIM?! (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, err, nevermind...