Postcard Spam
Spam...
Cheap viagra, Nigerian friends, Adobe products for cheap, weight-loss products, and, of course, women (or men) that want to, you know, "get to know me." Recently, I've been getting a ton of emails claiming I've received an e-Postcard from some relative - it's either the new thing or I'm being targeted because, you know, 80% of the time I'm talking about postcards on this site.
At any rate, the ePostcard spam reminds me of a postcard I have in my collection that I consider to be the origin of modern-day spam. The front of the card is a head-shot of Helen Holmes, a movie star from the early 1900s.
The back of the card has a big advertisement for the Odeon Theatre and a hand-written note from someone that says:
Someone must have really liked...wait a minute! That message is printed on the card! It looks authentic, it's addressed to a "friend" it's presented as an unbiased, friendly correspondence, and it even has grammatical errors? That's spam, baby, right there!
I tried to do a little bit of research into Helen Holmes and didn't find much, which is a real shame. She was an action movie star that did her own stunts during the woman's suffrage moment. Looking at the IMDB page for The Girl and The Game, she wasn't only the star of the movie but she was also the writer. I'll try to look into her a bit more.
Yesterday's spam is apparently today's treasure. In the future, people will use our spam to learn about male enhancers, home loans, and Asian babes.
Cheap viagra, Nigerian friends, Adobe products for cheap, weight-loss products, and, of course, women (or men) that want to, you know, "get to know me." Recently, I've been getting a ton of emails claiming I've received an e-Postcard from some relative - it's either the new thing or I'm being targeted because, you know, 80% of the time I'm talking about postcards on this site.
At any rate, the ePostcard spam reminds me of a postcard I have in my collection that I consider to be the origin of modern-day spam. The front of the card is a head-shot of Helen Holmes, a movie star from the early 1900s.
The back of the card has a big advertisement for the Odeon Theatre and a hand-written note from someone that says:
Dear Friend,
I saw Helen Holmes the fearless film star in "The Girl and The Game" the great railroad film novel, she's Great! You simply must see here.
Someone must have really liked...wait a minute! That message is printed on the card! It looks authentic, it's addressed to a "friend" it's presented as an unbiased, friendly correspondence, and it even has grammatical errors? That's spam, baby, right there!
I tried to do a little bit of research into Helen Holmes and didn't find much, which is a real shame. She was an action movie star that did her own stunts during the woman's suffrage moment. Looking at the IMDB page for The Girl and The Game, she wasn't only the star of the movie but she was also the writer. I'll try to look into her a bit more.
Yesterday's spam is apparently today's treasure. In the future, people will use our spam to learn about male enhancers, home loans, and Asian babes.